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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorden Anders (ranked 2590 p4p, 3260 weight class) and Weichung Li (ranked 291 p4p, 349 weight class). Anders's entrance music is Lord Knows/Fighting Stronger. A fine choice. Jorden Anders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorden Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weichung Li!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anders moves into the clinch successfully.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anders but Anders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anders stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anders gets a double leg takedown into Li's guard.
Li looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Li bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anders's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li throws a strike but Anders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Li is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Li is trying to control the position but Anders postures up.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anders throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Li pulls Anders in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Li can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anders throws a big right hand that misses.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Li holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anders is one step ahead there.
Anders has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Anders postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
Anders throwing strikes but missing.
Li is controlling Anders's posture.
Li wants to sweep here but Anders controlling him for the moment.
Li seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li closes the distance and clinches up with Anders, looking for a takedown. Li pushes Anders against the cage but Anders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jorden Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weichung Li.
Li darts in looking for a takedown but Anders gets double underhooks and turns Li into the cage.
A combination from Anders does no damage.
Li dives in for a single leg takedown but Anders sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Anders didn't expect that.
Li postures up in Anders's guard and throws a big left but Anders blocks it.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Anders has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Anders's brow.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anders's head.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Li trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.
Li sitting in guard here, content to control.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anders is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorden Anders will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anders dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Anders's head and hops out.
Jorden Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck for Anders with that takedown attempt.
Anders throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li closes the distance and clinches up with Anders, looking for a takedown. Li pushes Anders against the cage but Anders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Li closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Li lands in his opponent's guard.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li pushes down on Anders's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li wants to control but Anders is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Li has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Li raining down shots from the mount!
Li lands a big shot there that rocks Anders but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anders in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Li breaks from Anders's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Li raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Li's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Weichung Li!
Jorden Anders was interviewed post fight and said 'Not the outcome i wanted, but that's the game.Hats off to my opponent for bringing it. Ill take the loss,rebuild, and come back better. The journey continues.'.
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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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