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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jung Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Li!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li keeps control of Mir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li jumps into guard, dragging Mir to the mat.
Mir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mir wants to stand and escape but instead Li has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Li won't allow Mir to get back to his feet.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Li wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Li won't allow Mir to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
Mir shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li darts in and clinches Mir up against the cage.
Mir can't break the clinch.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Li wants to clinch.
Mir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li tries to pull guard but Mir won't allow it.
Li looks gassed!
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Mir won't want to take too many of those.
Mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Mir shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Li gets control of Mir's arms and successfully pulls guard. Li will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mir is fighting to break Li's control of his arms but Li is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Li has a closed guard, preventing Mir from standing up.
Mir stands and steps away. Li gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Li backs up against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li has managed to clinch.
Li tries to pull guard but Mir won't allow it.
Rodrigo Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jung Li.
Mir working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to break free.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Li holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Li's guard.
Li throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mir wanted to stand there but Li had control of the position.
Li is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to stand but Li is controlling from the bottom.
Li managing to control the position.
Li throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mir won't allow Li to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Li 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Li keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Li gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Li dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mir scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Mir checks a low kick from Li.
Mir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mir throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.
Li is rocked!
Mir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Mir finish him?
Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir working hard to break the clinch.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mir's efforts to push away.
Mir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Mir wants to break free but Li has control.
Li keeps control of Mir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Mir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Mir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li working Mir over with knees to the body.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
Li decides to pull guard.
Li pushes Mir off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
Mir lands a jab-cross combination.
Li lands a head kick. Mir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rodrigo Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
Li darts in trying to clinch
and Mir counters with a series of strikes. Li will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mir lands a jab-cross combination.
Mir moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Li is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jung Li.
Mir has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mir is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Mir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Li tries to score a body lock takedown but Mir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mir!
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mir is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mir tries to clinch up
and Li counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir misses with a wild combination.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Mir.
Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
Mir has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Mir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Mir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li pulls Mir into guard.
Mir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir defends well.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mir defends it well.
Mir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Li is pressing down on Mir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mir is holding on for now.
Li is trying to control the action in half guard but Mir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Mir dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li darts in and clinches Mir up against the cage.
Mir working hard to break the clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Li.
Mir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mir is trying to break free.
Mir is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
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 pulls Mir in close to prevent any damage.
Mir stands up from Li's guard - Mir perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li manages to pull guard.
Mir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Li's guard.
Li manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Li defends it nicely.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Li is controlling him.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li stays in close to Mir's body and controls the position.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Li is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Li wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir is working an open guard so Li takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mir.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Mir down.
Rodrigo Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li rushes Mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Li.
Mir working hard to break the clinch.
Li pulls guard successfully.
Mir wants to stand and escape but instead Li has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mir is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Li wants to get up but he can't break Mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mir wants to stand but Li is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jung Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jung Li!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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