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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Li (ranked 2818 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Sigandi Legend (ranked 314 p4p, 431 weight class). Sigandi Legend has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fu Li's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fu Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigandi Legend!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Li scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Legend throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Li scores with a couple of short elbows.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Legend on the ground.
Legend takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Li trying to control the position but Legend is working away.
Legend tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legend gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Li working Legend over with strikes.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Li.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legend wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Li connects with a nice short shot to Legend's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li working Legend over with strikes.
Legend throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Legend taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Li working over Legend with some ground and pound. Legend looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Li working over Legend with some ground and pound. Legend looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Legend actively working from the bottom here.
Li is nestled in close to Legend, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
Legend trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Li.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Li lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Legend on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Li trying to control the action but Legend is working from the bottom.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legend is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend has hold of Li's hands but Li slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Li working over Legend with some ground and pound. Legend looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Li drops an elbow to the side of Legend's head.
Legend is rocked!
Legend on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Legend is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Li pulls his head out easily.
Legend looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Legend looks winded!
Legend on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Li stalling.
Ground and pound from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li winds up and cracks Legend with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Legend is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Legend throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Legend seems to have recovered his senses.
Li is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Li content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Legend wants to get back to full guard.
Legend has hold of Li's hands but Li slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fu Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Legend pinned against the cage. Legend gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li shoots in for a double leg but Legend sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fu Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legend sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
Sigandi Legend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Legend is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Li fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
Li trying to control the position but Legend is working away.
Check out the look on Li's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Li cracks Legend with a big right hand but Legend just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fu Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legend is looking for a sweep.
Legend takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Legend is trying to improve his position.
Li working the ground and pound from side control.
Li landing strikes.
Li lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend is looking to regain half guard here but Li keeps moving and retains side control.
Legend takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Li scoring with punches from side control.
Legend takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Li working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Li scores with punches from side control.
Li scores with a couple of short elbows.
Legend takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Li working the body and head with strikes.
Legend can't do much from the bottom here.
Legend misses with a strike from the bottom.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legend can do to turn this around?
Legend is breathing heavily.
Li wants to control but Legend is keeping him busy.
Li scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Legend to see if he's OK.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Legend throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Li connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Legend some visible discomfort.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Legend keeps working.
Legend takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Li is putting a hurting on Legend here, landing some big shots from side control.
Legend is trying to improve his position.
Legend taking punishment in the form of punches.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li has control of an arm but Legend manages to advance to Li's back!
Legend gets his hands free as Li looks to control.
Li finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Legend sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Li tries to hold on but Legend postures up.
Legend prevents Li from getting the reversal.
Legend raining down hammerfists from mount.
Legend thowing shots but they're missing.
Li tries to hold on but Legend postures up.
Legend looking to ground and pound but Li is blocking nicely.
Legend has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li tries to hold on but Legend pushes him away.
Li tries to reverse the position but Legend maintains control.
Li regains half guard.
Li wants to improve his position but Legend is controlling well.
Li keeping hold of Legend's head, controlling as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fu Li dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
Li closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Legend punching from the bottom.
Legend trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend punching from the bottom.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Legend taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
Li slips a nice elbow through Legend's hands, connecting with Legend's forehead.
Legend taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working Legend over with strikes.
Li prevents Legend from improving his position.
Legend is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Legend misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Legend takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Legend is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Legend striking from the bottom.
Legend is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Legend is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li working Legend over with strikes.
Legend taking some punishment here, with Li in his half guard.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Li winds up and cracks Legend with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Legend on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Legend tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Li there.
Li lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend is staying active underneath Li, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Legend trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li is nestled in close to Legend, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Legend on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Legend is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li slips a nice elbow through Legend's hands, connecting with Legend's forehead.
Li scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Legend is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Li scores with a couple of nice shots.
Legend is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li working Legend over with strikes.
Li is trying to control. Legend wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li slips a nice elbow through Legend's hands, connecting with Legend's forehead.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Li lands a big elbow - Legend is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Li!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fu Li!
A victorious Fu Li thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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