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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jokic (ranked 3326 p4p, 3695 weight class) and Zhun Li (ranked 366 p4p, 393 weight class). Jokic comes to the cage accompanied by The Serbian Song. The key to victory for Nick Jokic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Jokic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhun Li!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li rushes Jokic and presses him up against the cage.
Li trying to control the position but instead, Jokic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Li into the cage.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
A short uppercut from Jokic.
Li taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokic can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Jokic misses with the head strike.
Jokic lands a left hand.
Jokic misses with a punch to the body.
Jokic lands a body punch.
Jokic misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Jokic.
Jokic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Jokic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokic digs a right hand underneath Li's ribcage. Li let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokic lands with a light punch inside.
Jokic lands with a left to the head.
Jokic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Jokic lands with a light punch inside.
Li trying to stall but Jokic improves his position.
Jokic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
A short left from Jokic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Jokic.
Jokic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokic misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokic lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jokic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokic.
Li looks winded!
Jokic lands a right hand.
Li content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jokic.
Jokic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Jokic lands an uppercut.
Jokic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li is trying to pull guard but Jokic has him pressed against the cage.
Nick Jokic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhun Li.
Jokic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokic lands a shoulder strike.
Jokic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokic lands a nice uppercut.
Jokic tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Jokic working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Li gets control of Jokic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Li will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Li is trying to keep Jokic in close.
Jokic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jokic has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jokic is one step ahead there.
Jokic being controlled here momentarily.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jokic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Li controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Li is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jokic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jokic tries to get out of the position.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Li stands up over Jokic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Jokic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li is looking to clinch.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Jokic pushes him off.
Jokic throwing a counter right hand but Li manages to avoid it.
Li wants to clinch but Jokic slips to the side
and Jokic counters with a straight right hand.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jokic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is looking to clinch.
Jokic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Li tries to clinch
and Jokic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but Jokic moves away
and Jokic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jokic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jokic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Li has Jokic up against the cage in a clinch.
Li taking a breather.
Jokic throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li is trying to stall.
Jokic lands a right hand.
Li tries to pull guard but Jokic holds him up against the cage and eventually Li drops back down to his feet.
Jokic lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Jokic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Jokic digs a right hand underneath Li's ribcage. Li let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokic.
Nick Jokic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jokic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
Li is breathing heavily.
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 will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jokic up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jokic.
Still in the clinch, Jokic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokic misses with a punch to the body.
Jokic struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Jokic lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jokic walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Li slips a straight right by Jokic.
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jokic scores with a punch to the head.
Li has managed to clinch.
Jokic can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jokic smiles and moves away.
Nick Jokic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhun Li.
Li wants to clinch
letting Jokic counter with a right hand.
Li is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Jokic cracks Li with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokic.
Jokic lands a nice uppercut.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokic finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Jokic fails to land.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Jokic lands a right hand.
Jokic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Li no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jokic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li controlling Jokic's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Jokic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokic gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Jokic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokic throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokic digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Jokic lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Jokic misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokic gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jokic is keeping busy.
Jokic tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li wants to stall.
Jokic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
A nice left hand lands by Jokic.
Jokic lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokic lands a left hand.
Jokic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jokic.
Jokic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokic.
Jokic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokic swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Jokic throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li drags the fight down to the ground.
Jokic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jokic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jokic postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li pulls Jokic in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Li is on top in guard.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nick Jokic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jokic is trying to keep Li in close.
Li's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Li is continuing to stall.
Li scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li trying to control but Jokic is working from the bottom.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li works over Jokic with some ground and pound from guard.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li advances to half guard.
Zhun Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Jokic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jokic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Jokic!
In his post fight interview, Nick Jokic gave a big smile as he said 'I wanna thank my family and my little children, who can't watch me but is the greatest source of strength I've ever had.
Let's go Nuggets!
Billy, Give me some Rakija, please!'.
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