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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uhtred Bebbanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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179 lbs
13 - 4 - 2 |
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180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uhtred Bebbanburg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bebbanburg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bebbanburg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bebbanburg throws an elbow but Li slips to the side and avoids it well.
Li is looking for a sweep.
Li pushes Bebbanburg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bebbanburg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bebbanburg is working Li over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've been hearing that Bebbanburg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bebbanburg working away.
The strikes coming from Bebbanburg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bebbanburg throws an elbow but Li slips to the side and avoids it well.
Li regains half guard.
Bebbanburg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Li taking some punishment here, with Bebbanburg in his half guard.
Bebbanburg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Li is trying to stand back up but Bebbanburg is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bebbanburg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bebbanburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bebbanburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
Li tries to roll over but Bebbanburg keeps him under control.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bebbanburg.
Li wants to stand but Bebbanburg is controlling the position.
Bebbanburg wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bebbanburg stops Li from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bebbanburg darts in looking for a takedown but Li gets double underhooks and turns Bebbanburg into the cage.
And Li tries to counter it with a takedown but Bebbanburg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bebbanburg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Li sprawls and moves away.
Bebbanburg dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Bebbanburg's head and hops out.
Bebbanburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bebbanburg goes for a double leg but Li avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Li continues to drive forward.
Li feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uhtred Bebbanburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bebbanburg slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Bebbanburg attempts a counter takedown but Li avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a jab. Bebbanburg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bebbanburg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Li did well to prevent Bebbanburg getting side control.
Bebbanburg passes to full mount!
Li tries to lock up and control but Bebbanburg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bebbanburg scoring with strikes but Li is staying in there.
Li slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bebbanburg slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Bebbanburg prevents Li from improving his position.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bebbanburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Bebbanburg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li wants to stand and escape but Bebbanburg is having none of it.
Bebbanburg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bebbanburg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bebbanburg looking to pass the guard.
Bebbanburg throwing strikes but missing.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bebbanburg lands a couple of digs.
Bebbanburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uhtred Bebbanburg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li misses with a body kick.
Bebbanburg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Li throws a head kick but Bebbanburg moves out of range.
Bebbanburg appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Bebbanburg looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bebbanburg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bebbanburg blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebbanburg shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Bebbanburg looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebbanburg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Li looking to control.
Bebbanburg forces his way into half guard.
Bebbanburg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bebbanburg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Li tries to get to full guard but Bebbanburg has control of the leg.
Bebbanburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bebbanburg lands with a punch from half guard.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Bebbanburg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg lands strikes from half guard.
Bebbanburg lands with a punch from half guard.
Li is looking for a sweep. Bebbanburg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bebbanburg lands with a punch from half guard.
Li trying to hold on to Bebbanburg's head to control him but Bebbanburg postures up.
Li tries to get to full guard but Bebbanburg has control of the leg.
Uhtred Bebbanburg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bebbanburg.
Li gets back to full guard.
Bebbanburg stops Li from standing up.
Bebbanburg is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li keeping full guard, as Bebbanburg tries to pass.
Bebbanburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bebbanburg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bebbanburg landing with the ground and pound.
Li is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bebbanburg presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bebbanburg fails to pull guard.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bebbanburg ducks right into an uppercut from Li.
It looks like Uhtred Bebbanburg has been cut.
A head kick by Li misses
and Bebbanburg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bebbanburg dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bebbanburg lands some shots froms side control.
Bebbanburg is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bebbanburg looks up at the clock and then as Li takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bebbanburg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Bebbanburg working away.
Bebbanburg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Li is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound from side control.
Bebbanburg working the head and body with strikes.
Li managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bebbanburg.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Li sneaks out the side door and pushes Bebbanburg away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uhtred Bebbanburg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uhtred Bebbanburg's cut.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bebbanburg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Li sprawls and moves away.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bebbanburg tries to counter with a takedown but Li is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Bebbanburg attempts a counter takedown but Li avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebbanburg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bebbanburg cracks Li with a big elbow.
Li wants to control but Bebbanburg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebbanburg scores with punches from side control.
Li is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bebbanburg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bebbanburg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Li is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bebbanburg looks up at the clock and then as Li takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bebbanburg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li is rocked!
Bebbanburg scoring with punches from side control.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Bebbanburg finish him?
Bebbanburg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bebbanburg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bebbanburg cracks Li with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bebbanburg immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Li is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bebbanburg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uhtred Bebbanburg!
Uhtred Bebbanburg retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Uhtred Bebbanburg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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