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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Soo Young Yoo (ranked 1660 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Naoya Li (ranked 113 p4p, 122 weight class). Naoya Li looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soo Young Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoya Li!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands a jab.
Yoo catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoo to score with a decent uppercut.
Yoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoo blocks a head kick by Li.
Li throws a series of punches but Yoo moves out of range.
Naoya Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoo avoids the head kick by Li.
Yoo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li throws a hook to the side of Yoo's head but Yoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoo feinted with a counter takedown.
Yoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li has time to react.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo feints and as Li raises his hands in defense, Yoo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Yoo passes into half guard.
Yoo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yoo thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yoo in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li tries to get to full guard but Yoo has control of the leg.
Li is in trouble now - Yoo has advanced to mount!
Li looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yoo 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.
Yoo controlling from the full mount.
Yoo has hold of Li's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Li manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Li tries to hold on but Yoo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yoo working for a guillotine from mount but Li is in no mood to give up.
Yoo trying to control but Li is having none of it.
Yoo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yoo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yoo working the ground and pound effectively.
Yoo trying to control but Li is having none of it.
Yoo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoo with the ground and pound from mount.
Li felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Li tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yoo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
Yoo controlling his opponent.
Yoo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soo Young Yoo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoo manages to avoid it.
Yoo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoo.
Li takes one on the button.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Yoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoo goes for a double leg but Li avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Li continues to drive forward.
Yoo is working for takedown but Li is calmly controlling the position for now.
Li is breathing heavily.
Yoo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soo Young Yoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yoo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Yoo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Li keeping moving, preventing Yoo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yoo controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoo wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Li misses with a double jab
and Yoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoo moves nicely into side control.
Yoo tries for a kimura but Li is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo lands an elbow.
Yoo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Li, who protects the arm well.
Li tries to buck Yoo off but Yoo is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Li is letting Yoo control him for a moment.
Yoo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Li has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Yoo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoo scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soo Young Yoo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Li.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoo finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
A cross from Yoo lands.
Yoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Naoya Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Yoo.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li throws a hook but Yoo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoo is just out of range.
Naoya Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoo shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yoo showed some decent athleticism there.
Yoo is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.
Soo Young Yoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoo seems to be looking for submissions.
Yoo trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Yoo 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.
Yoo wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Yoo controlling the action here.
Li tries to roll over but Yoo keeps him under control.
Yoo moves into full mount! Li won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to improve his position but Yoo has taken his back! Yoo has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Li tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Yoo pushes Li away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Soo Young Yoo!
Soo Young Yoo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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