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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Lianjie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Warne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Lianjie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Warne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lianjie shoots for a double leg takedown but Warne sprawls well. He's pushed Lianjie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lianjie.
Lianjie lands with a kick to the temple. Warne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lianjie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lianjie was well out of range. Poor timing from Warne.
Lianjie throwing a counter right hand but Warne manages to avoid it.
Lianjie lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lianjie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Warne is fending him off so far but Lianjie persists. Nope, Warne circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Lianjie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lianjie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lianjie wants it to stay on the feet.
Warne keeps the fight on the outside.
Warne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lianjie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warne on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Warne is trying to get an arm triangle but Lianjie is defending well.
Lianjie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warne tries to score with some ground and pound. Lianjie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Lianjie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Warne is trying to get an arm triangle but Lianjie is defending well.
Warne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warne throws an elbow but Lianjie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lianjie defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warne tries to score with some ground and pound. Lianjie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Warne taking a breather here.
Warne working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warne trying to control the position but Lianjie is working away.
Warne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Warne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lianjie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Warne has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lianjie is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Warne.
Warne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Warne working the ground and pound but Lianjie is defending the strikes.
Warne wants to control but Lianjie is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Warne crashes against the mat.
Warne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lianjie is not content to let Warne control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Warne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Warne lands a nice forearm strike.
Lianjie defending against the ground and pound.
Warne tries to score with some ground and pound. Lianjie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Warne is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lianjie looks calm but he's in trouble here. Warne gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lianjie is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Warne lets go of the hold and Lianjie can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Warne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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