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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Oliver (ranked 4348 p4p, 3389 weight class) and Zhun Li (ranked 0 p4p, 366 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhun Li!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Li is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Li trying to move into half guard but instead Oliver has managed to sweep!
Oliver landing with the ground and pound.
Li wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oliver trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li has Oliver pulled in close to control his posture.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Li has his foot on Oliver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliver works his way back into a safe position though.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
Oliver trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li wants to sweep here but Oliver controlling him for the moment.
Oliver throws an elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliver's guard. Nice move by Li!
Oliver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliver tries to get out of the position.
Oliver wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li is in close to Oliver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li trying to move into half guard but instead Oliver has managed to sweep!
Oliver advances position into side control!
Oliver cracks Li with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oliver tries to move to mount but Li blocks the move with his legs.
Li tries to bench press Oliver off him but Oliver keeps the position.
Li is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Li is trying to control Oliver's posture but Oliver avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to get an arm triangle but Li is defending well.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Li is looking to reverse the position.
Oliver could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Li struggling a bit here.
Li tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Li tries to buck Oliver off but Oliver is having none of it.
Li gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zhun Li will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li shoots in and gets a takedown into Oliver's guard.
Li landing some decent shots from guard.
Li trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Li working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li controls from within his opponent's guard.
Li distracts Oliver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Oliver's brow.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliver's head.
Oliver is rocked!
Li loads up on a big left hand. Oliver felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Li looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Oliver can't hide his disappointment, as Li celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhun Li!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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