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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yize Li (ranked 2253 p4p, 3705 weight class) and Grapple Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yize Li has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yize Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grapple Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Monkey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Li has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Li thows a huge punch but Monkey dodges it nicely.
Li trying to control the action but Monkey is working from the bottom.
Li is really struggling to control Monkey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Monkey looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li throws a strike but Monkey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Monkey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monkey tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monkey.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li is adopting a defensive guard.
Monkey throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monkey on the ground.
Monkey landing with the ground and pound.
Monkey wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li wants to sweep here but Monkey controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monkey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Li tries to get out of the position.
Li is pulling down on Monkey's head to control his posture.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Monkey wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Monkey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monkey cracks Li with a solid left hand.
Monkey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li is controlling Monkey's posture.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Monkey is proving a slippery customer.
Monkey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li trying to control the position.
Monkey passes Li's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking for a sweep. Monkey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monkey wants to work for an arm triangle but Li is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Li tries to roll over but Monkey keeps him under control.
Li is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monkey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Monkey 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 tries to roll over but Monkey keeps him under control.
Li is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monkey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Monkey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Monkey throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Monkey slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Monkey working the head and body with strikes.
Li is looking to control Monkey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Li avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li taking some punishment here, with Monkey in his half guard.
Monkey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Li doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Monkey.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Monkey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.
Monkey slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li tries to get to full guard but Monkey has control of the leg.
Monkey drops an elbow to the side of Li's head.
Li tries to roll over but Monkey keeps him under control.
Monkey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Monkey lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grapple Monkey dominated that 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.
Monkey misses with a takedown
and Li counters with a shoot takedown. Monkey fights it but they end up in guard.
Monkey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monkey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Monkey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Li controls Monkey momentarily but Monkey frees himself.
Li wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Monkey passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li wants to control but Monkey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Monkey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Li with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to roll over but Monkey keeps him under control.
Monkey throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Monkey winds up and cracks Li with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li is defending against the submission attempts here by Monkey.
Monkey is looking for a kimura here.
Monkey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Monkey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Monkey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monkey throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Monkey throwing strikes but missing.
Li pulls Monkey in to control the position.
Monkey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monkey manages to get himself to full guard.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monkey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li passes Monkey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li prevents Monkey from improving his position.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Grapple Monkey has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monkey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Li pulls his head out easily.
Monkey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
Monkey is rocked!
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Monkey is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Monkey! More strikes land and this one is all over! Li jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yize Li!
A very excited looking Yize Li made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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