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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Stuart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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179 cm
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164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Stuart!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Stuart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Li.
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stuart defends it nicely.
Li moves out of range as Stuart throws a body kick.
Stuart misses with a series of wild punches.
Li closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Li misses with a head shot. Stuart uses the momentum to regain guard.
Li trying to control but Stuart is working from the bottom.
Stuart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stuart keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Li is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Li trying to control the action but Stuart is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Li's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart trying to control here.
Stuart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Stuart wants to get back to full guard.
Stuart wants to get back to his feet.
Li seems to be working for a kimura but Stuart defends the submission attempt.
Li is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stuart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Li drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stuart looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stuart looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stuart!
Li is looking for a sweep.
Stuart trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Stuart scoring with punches and elbows.
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Stuart keeps moving and retains side control.
Li looks to move to half guard but instead Stuart has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying desperately to improve position.
Li manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stuart with the ground and pound but Li uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Li doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Li working for submissions but it's allowed Stuart to get to half guard.
Li is pressing down on Stuart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li working for a triangle but Stuart defends it easily.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhelin Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stuart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stuart throws out the jab.
Stuart closes the distance and clinches.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Li has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stuart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuart lands a left hand.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Stuart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Stuart.
Stuart has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Li clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stuart lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Li.
Li trying to control the hands but Stuart won't let him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Stuart loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Li hold on?
Li wants to escape the position.
Stuart is not going to allow Li to sit and survive in this position.
Li tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stuart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Li's face.
Stuart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Li is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li controls Stuart momentarily but Stuart frees himself.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuart postures up.
Stuart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Stuart trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Ross Stuart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stuart scores with a hook to the body. Li takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Stuart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries for a takedown but Stuart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stuart leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stuart scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li fails with the takedown.
Stuart throws a leg kick
and Stuart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stuart counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Li!
Stuart lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stuart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Li to see if he's OK.
Stuart just content to control the position.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart cracks Li with a big elbow.
Stuart working the ground and pound from side control.
Li tries to bench press Stuart off him but Stuart keeps the position.
Li is not content to let Stuart control the position.
Li is being controlled here.
Li is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Stuart stalls from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li is not content to let Stuart control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Stuart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Li is defended easily by Stuart.
Stuart scores with a shot to the body.
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stuart wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Li is looking to take a break and control but Stuart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li wants to pass the guard but Stuart is defending well.
Stuart is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control but Stuart is keeping him busy.
Li is really struggling to control Stuart but he's trying to hold on to the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stuart trying to control here.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ross Stuart has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stuart moves into the clinch.
Li wants the takedown. Stuart is fighting it off but Li persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stuart's guard against the cage.
Stuart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Li is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stuart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stuart has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Stuart chips away with some ground and pound.
Li tries to strike from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stuart is one step ahead there.
Stuart is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Stuart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stuart wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li is looking for a triangle but Stuart pushes his legs off easily.
Stuart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li keeping moving, preventing Stuart from controlling successfully.
Stuart is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Li throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stuart escapes and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Li is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stuart connects with a decent elbow.
Li trying his best to control but Stuart has mounted him.
Stuart lands a big shot there that rocks Li but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stuart lands a couple of good shots and Li has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Li looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stuart.
Stuart is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Li. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Li is looking for a way out.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Stuart. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Li tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stuart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Li hang on?
Stuart trying to control but Li is having none of it.
Stuart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Li is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ross Stuart.
Well Stuart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Stuart!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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