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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Getty Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Faint - The Geeks Were Right. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Getty Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Hogan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
Li fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hogan to the ground. Li is now in Hogan's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Li stands up and waves to Hogan to follow him.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Li prevents Hogan from breaking the clinch.
Li drags the fight down to the ground.
Li keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Li looking for a guillotine here but Hogan defends easily.
Li wants to stand and escape but Hogan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li is working hard here to advance position.
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
Li is controlling Hogan's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Li bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hogan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Li is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hogan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Li is trying to get an arm triangle but Hogan is defending well.
Li has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hogan looks gassed!
A thudding body kick lands there by Li!
Hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Li gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li works Hogan's body with a nice hook.
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li instigates a clinch.
Li misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hogan is trying to keep an underhook but Li manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Li perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hogan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Li works his way into full mount!
Hogan is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Li fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Hogan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Getty Li dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Li stops Hogan from standing up.
Li wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Li gets to his feet - Hogan follows without any prompting.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Li looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Li is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Li sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Getty Li.
Hogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Li throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hogan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Li is in Hogan's guard.
Li passes Hogan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Li winds up and cracks Hogan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hogan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
Li winds up and cracks Hogan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hogan to stand up.
Getty Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Li manages to end up in side control.
Li works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hogan is not content to let Li control the position.
Li decides to stand back up. Li steps back and let's Hogan get back to his feet.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Li scores with a body shot.
Hogan misses with a body shot
and Li makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li drives through and clinches with Hogan against the cage.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here.
Li decides to stand back up. Li steps back and let's Hogan get back to his feet.
Li avoids the body shot from Hogan.
Hogan misses with a wild combination.
Li has Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Li - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li tries to pull guard but Hogan holds him up against the cage and eventually Li drops back down to his feet.
Hogan prevents a body shot from Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Getty Li dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Li shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hogan is trying to defend but Li finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hogan wants to get back to full guard.
Hogan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Li is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hogan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Li.
Li controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan wants to control but Li is keeping busy.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in half guard, Li seems content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Getty Li just wasn't active enough.
Li scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Li is nestled in close to Hogan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Li drops an elbow to the side of Hogan's head.
Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Li is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hogan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Getty Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hogan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Li manages to move to mount!
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogan can do to turn this around?
Li lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan wants to hold on but Li pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Li cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Li putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hogan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Hogan is rocked!
Li with the ground and pound from mount.
Hogan is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him?
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Li seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hogan for as long as he can get away with.
Li with the ground and pound from mount.
Li looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hogan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Li's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Getty Li!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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