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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kio Lunguo (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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145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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148 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kio Lunguo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunguo takes the fight into the clinch.
Li's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to clinch but Lunguo moves out of range.
Lunguo shoots in for a double leg but Li sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Lunguo.
Lunguo pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kio Lunguo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunguo shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunguo scores with a nice right hand.
Jet Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lunguo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunguo shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Jet Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kio Lunguo.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Li.
Lunguo fails with a takedown attempt.
Lunguo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lunguo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lunguo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Li slips under a jab from Lunguo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunguo closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Lunguo pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lunguo looks gassed!
Li slips a straight right by Lunguo.
Lunguo avoids the head kick by Li.
A swing and a miss from Lunguo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li thows a body kick. Lunguo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lunguo closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Lunguo pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lunguo.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt
and Li makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Li misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li gets a clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lunguo has a takedown stuffed.
Li lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Li.
It looks like Kio Lunguo has been cut.
Li lands a body shot.
Lunguo tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li slowing the pace effectively.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li has Lunguo pressed against the cage.
Lunguo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Li pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lunguo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li leaves Lunguo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li blocks a jab.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kio Lunguo's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Li throws a head kick that half lands.
Lunguo tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li counters with an inside leg kick.
Lunguo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li wants to clinch.
Lunguo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jet Li is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li throws a head kick but Lunguo moves out of range.
Li moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li pushes Lunguo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunguo jumps into guard, dragging Li to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Li gets to his feet - Lunguo follows without any prompting.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Lunguo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li pushes Lunguo up against the cage in a clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lunguo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lunguo is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lunguo is defended easily by Li.
Jet Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kio Lunguo.
Nice sprawl there from Li as Lunguo shoots in.
Li rushes Lunguo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lunguo throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Lunguo throws a poor cross that misses
and Li counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid body kick from Li.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li throws a series of strikes that have Lunguo backpedaling.
Lunguo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lunguo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Li wants to clinch up but Lunguo keeps it at a distance.
Lunguo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lunguo gets slowly back to his feet.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lunguo throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
A lazy left from Lunguo finds it's target.
Lunguo keeps the fight on the outside.
Li tries to clinch but Lunguo moves out of range.
Li throws a head kick that Lunguo semi-blocks.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Lunguo pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lunguo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Lunguo wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Lunguo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunguo misses with a double jab.
Lunguo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lunguo moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Li scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body kick from Li.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lunguo looks for a takedown but Li sprawls well.
Li thows a body kick. Lunguo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Li is looking to clinch.
Lunguo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lunguo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Li.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kio Lunguo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Li moves into range and clinches up with Lunguo.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Lunguo avoids the damage to the body.
Lunguo fails to pull guard.
Lunguo fails to pull guard.
Lunguo being controlled against the cage.
Lunguo is trying to drag Li to the mat but Li just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jet Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kio Lunguo.
Li is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lunguo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Li.
A swing and a miss from Lunguo.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Lunguo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lunguo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lunguo fails to land with a series of punches.
Li wants to clinch up but Lunguo keeps it at a distance.
Li is looking to clinch but Lunguo is avoiding it.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Lunguo in a clinch.
Li stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lunguo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Li walks away with a smile on his face. Lunguo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kio Lunguo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lunguo tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lunguo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Li.
Lunguo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lunguo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Lunguo drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lunguo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Li, who protects the arm well.
Lunguo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Li!
Lunguo looking for a guillotine from mount but Li is having none of it.
Li is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunguo tries to control but Li wriggling away.
Li is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lunguo tries to control but Li wriggling away.
Li is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunguo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunguo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Li has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lunguo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Li's face.
Lunguo wants to take his opponent's back but Li doesn't allow it.
Lunguo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Li to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Li shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kio Lunguo.
I think Li has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Li!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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