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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Diamond Eyes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ying Yang !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in but no luck this time.
Yang scores with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Li.
Li tries to clinch but Yang is having none of it.
Li shoots in for a double leg but Yang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li misses with a looping left.
Yang throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Li wants to pass the guard but Yang is defending well.
Li is thwarting Yang 's attempts to control the position.
Li is trying to control the action in half guard but Yang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yang tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Li is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yang defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is trying to get back to full guard.
Yang wants to control the action here but instead Li manages to pass to full mount!
Yang tries to hold on but Li pushes him away.
Li can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yang is looking to escape.
Yang wants to control but Li is having none of it.
Li pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang gets back to half guard.
Yang wants to get back to full guard.
Li stalling away here and it's allowed Yang to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yang keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Yang wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yang keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Yang is looking for a triangle but Li pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Yang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Li working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yang 's head.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yang trying to control the position.
Li trying to control but Yang is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li dives in and grabs Yang 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yang pushes down on Li's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yang scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Li takes one on the button.
Li feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yang is trying to keep Li in close.
Yang keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li won't allow Yang to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li trying to control but Yang is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zhelin Li will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yang is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Li tries to clinch but Yang is having none of it.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Li is defended easily by Yang .
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yang counters with a good low kick that Li was not able to check.
Yang connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li jumps guard but Yang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yang misses with a punch on the inside.
Yang breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yang connects with an inside leg kick.
Li's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Li scrambles back to his feet.
Zhelin Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang motions for Li to come forward. Yang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yang tries to avoid it but Li manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yang to the ground. Yang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yang misses with a wild body shot.
Yang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Yang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yang sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li tries to clinch there but Yang circles away.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Li is defended easily by Yang .
Yang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ying Yang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Li's knee momentarily.
Li with a poor takedown
and Yang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang lands a right hand.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yang .
Yang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li tries to pull guard but Yang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yang tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yang is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Li has denied him.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li shoots and misses
and Yang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yang .
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yang thumps Li with a low kick.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Yang tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Li shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Zhelin Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between Yang 's legs - danger averted.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li throws a strike but Yang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yang wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li being controlled here, momentarily.
Yang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes 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 working for submissions but it's allowed Yang to get to half guard.
Li is staying active underneath Yang , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Li actively working from the bottom here.
Li wants to control but Yang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Yang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ying Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Li ducks under a wild hook from Yang .
Yang misses the shot to the body.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yang counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yang pinned against the cage. Yang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li shoots in but Yang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yang pinned against the cage. Yang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li dodges the punch combination from Yang .
Li shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yang swivels and escapes.
Yang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yang tries a head kick but it misses.
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li 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 swings around for an armbar but Yang sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Li's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yang wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li can't keep his opponent in guard - Yang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yang pulls his head out easily.
Li actively working from the bottom here.
Yang slows the pace down in half guard.
Yang trying to pass the guard but Li defending well.
Li is not content to let Yang control the position.
Li wants to sweep but Yang has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking for a sweep.
Li is not content to let Yang control the position.
Yang working away.
Li prevents Yang from moving into mount.
Li can't do much from the bottom here.
Yang tries to move to mount but Li blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li tries to improve position but can't.
Yang controls the position.
Yang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Li knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Li can't do much from the bottom here.
Yang is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yang passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Li!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ying Yang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yang 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ying Yang !
A relieved looking Ying Yang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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