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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Starr II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiao Hu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Starr II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiao Hu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiao Hu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starr II misses with a few strikes there.
Xiao Hu doesn't manage to clinch there - Starr II circles away.
Starr II scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Xiao Hu dodges the punch combination from Starr II.
Xiao Hu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xiao Hu moves in looking to clinch but Starr II pushes him off.
Xiao Hu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Xiao Hu showed some decent athleticism there.
Xiao Hu wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Starr II uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Xiao Hu is looking to work some ground and pound but Starr II has wrist control.
Xiao Hu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xiao Hu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr II keeping moving, preventing Xiao Hu from controlling successfully.
Xiao Hu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xiao Hu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Xiao Hu throws and elbow that misses. Starr II uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xiao Hu's guard. Nice move by Starr II!
Starr II stands up from Xiao Hu's guard - Starr II perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiao Hu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starr II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xiao Hu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Starr II smiles and moves away.
Xiao Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starr II swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiao Hu lands with a kick to the temple. Starr II shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tommy Starr II has been cut.
Starr II misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiao Hu throws a head kick that misses.
Starr II slaps away a takedown attempt from Xiao Hu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xiao Hu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starr II avoids it really well and circles away.
Tommy Starr II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Xiao Hu.
Starr II moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Starr II moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr II looks to land a combination but Xiao Hu avoids it well.
Xiao Hu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xiao Hu fails with the takedown.
Xiao Hu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xiao Hu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starr II.
Starr II misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xiao Hu closes the distance and clinches.
Xiao Hu landing knees to the head.
Xiao Hu tries a knee to the head but Starr II blocks it.
Xiao Hu lands a knee to the head.
Xiao Hu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Starr II's face.
Starr II is breathing heavily.
Xiao Hu connects with a knee to the head.
Xiao Hu goes for a takedown attempt but Starr II pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tommy Starr II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xiao Hu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiao Hu connects with a high kick.
Starr II is rocked!
Starr II swinging wildly here.
Oh Starr II is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xiao Hu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiao Hu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starr II blocks it with crossed arms.
Starr II seems to have got his legs back now.
Xiao Hu jumps guard but Starr II stands there with Xiao Hu around his waist. Xiao Hu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Xiao Hu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiao Hu moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xiao Hu tries to pull guard but Starr II holds him up against the ropes and eventually Xiao Hu drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Starr II's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiao Hu with a knee to the head.
Xiao Hu breaks from the clinch.
Starr II throws a series of punches but Xiao Hu moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiao Hu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Starr II's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Starr II swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xiao Hu tries a head kick but it misses.
Xiao Hu pushes Starr II up against the ropes in a clinch.
Xiao Hu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xiao Hu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starr II pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Starr II looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xiao Hu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starr II pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Xiao Hu drags the fight down to the ground.
Xiao Hu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Starr II is looking to stand up but Xiao Hu won't let him.
Starr II got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xiao Hu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Starr II has managed to get both his arms back between Xiao Hu's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starr II wants to stand and escape but instead Xiao Hu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Xiao Hu stops Starr II from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiao Hu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xiao Hu looking to sit in guard and control but Starr II gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xiao Hu looking for a sweep. Not yet Xiao Hu, not yet.
Xiao Hu has Starr II pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Xiao Hu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xiao Hu is wriggling around but Starr II manages to pass to half guard.
Xiao Hu wants to get back to full guard but Starr II has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xiao Hu tries to hold on but Starr II pushes him away.
Xiao Hu is looking to get to half guard.
Starr II get's back to his feet.
Starr II blocks a head kick by Xiao Hu.
Xiao Hu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starr II's waist but Starr II gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xiao Hu off to one side.
Tommy Starr II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Xiao Hu.
Starr II misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xiao Hu with a knee to the head.
Starr II takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiao Hu fails to pull guard.
Xiao Hu jumps guard and drags Starr II to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Starr II has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Xiao Hu is proving hard to escape from.
Xiao Hu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Starr II's guard.
Starr II keeping moving, preventing Xiao Hu from controlling successfully.
Xiao Hu is stalling in the full guard.
Xiao Hu with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiao Hu prevents Starr II from getting back to his feet.
Xiao Hu pushes down on Starr II's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Xiao Hu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Xiao Hu wants to control but Starr II is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiao Hu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Starr II's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Xiao Hu closes the distance and clinches up with Starr II, looking for a takedown. Xiao Hu pushes Starr II against the ropes but Starr II circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Xiao Hu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xiao Hu throws out a leg kick but Starr II moves out of range and Xiao Hu only half commits.
Xiao Hu clinches up against the ropes.
Xiao Hu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Starr II just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Xiao Hu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tommy Starr II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Xiao Hu.
Xiao Hu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starr II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xiao Hu circles away quickly and effectively.
Starr II blocks the body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Starr II as Xiao Hu shoots in.
Starr II lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xiao Hu fails with the takedown.
Tommy Starr II is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xiao Hu wants to clinch.
Starr II lands with a nice combination. Xiao Hu backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starr II avoids the head kick by Xiao Hu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr II keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiao Hu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xiao Hu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starr II.
Xiao Hu forces Starr II back against the ropes and clinches.
Xiao Hu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Starr II fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Starr II lands with a nice combination. Xiao Hu backs away looking to recover.
Starr II lands with a good body shot.
Starr II gets tackled into the ropes by Xiao Hu. Xiao Hu maintains the clinch.
Xiao Hu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xiao Hu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Xiao Hu manages to end up in side control.
Xiao Hu wants to control but Starr II is keeping him busy.
Starr II is letting Xiao Hu control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiao Hu tries to advance to mount but can't.
Xiao Hu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xiao Hu scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiao Hu controls the position from side control.
Xiao Hu is trying to get an arm triangle but Starr II is defending well.
Xiao Hu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Starr II takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Xiao Hu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Starr II has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Xiao Hu but great work by Starr II.
Xiao Hu can't do much from the bottom here.
Xiao Hu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li Xiao Hu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Xiao Hu.
I've got Xiao Hu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiao Hu!
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energy
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RATING
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