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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shut 'Em Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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224 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Li.
Ken Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Li bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Young cracks Li with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Ken Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Young.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young checks a low kick from Li.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li instigates a clinch.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Li feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Ken Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
Li lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Li avoids the body shot from Young.
Nice body kick there by Li.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
Li throws a leg kick but Young moved away.
Li lands with a right hand.
Li throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young looks gassed!
Young swings away with a body shot that misses
and Li counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
Li thumps Young with a low kick.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Young misses.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Li misses with the combination.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Li defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Li scores with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Li - that will leave a mark!
Li lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Young down.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Li scores with a nice right hand.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Young is trying desperately to land a takedown but Li is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Young.
Li landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Li is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Charles Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young is breathing heavily.
Li feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young blocks a head kick by Li.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Young takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Li pushes Young away with a front kick.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Young's torso.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young swinging wildly here.
Li lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Li feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Li lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Young avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ken Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Li as Young shoots in.
Ken Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Young.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Young misses.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Li takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Li lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Li works Young's body with a nice hook.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Li dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
Young 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 throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Young if he has to take too many more of those.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Li lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Jab, jab by Li - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Young 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 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Li scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Li finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Li lands a nice looking body shot.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young with a jab.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Li is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Li circles away and we're back to standing.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li working Young over with knees to the body.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Charles Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Li working Young over with knees to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Li.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Young down.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ken Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Young.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Li takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ken Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Li!
Ken Li thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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