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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
12 - 17 - 0 |
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162 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timoteo Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belo misses with a head kick.
Belo throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belo takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belo.
Belo has a takedown stuffed.
Li moves out of range as Belo throws a body kick.
Belo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belo misses with a body punch.
Belo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belo's sensitive parts.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Belo has double underhooks.
Belo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belo tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Belo back against the cage.
Li wants to break free but Belo has control.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Belo.
Li looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Belo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belo.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belo.
Belo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belo moves into the clinch.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Belo misses with a head kick.
Li lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belo throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Belo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Belo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jet Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belo - that will leave a mark!
Belo avoids the head kick by Li.
Belo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo lands a damaging elbow.
Belo can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belo.
Belo has been working on his balance at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Li.
Belo misses with a punch to the body.
Belo lands a knee to the body.
Belo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Belo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Li.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Belo's side.
Li tries to clinch but Belo moves out of range.
Li looks to land a left hand but Belo moved out of range nicely.
Belo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Li sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belo.
Belo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li with the counter takedown but Belo avoids it easily.
Belo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Belo avoids the body shot from Li.
Belo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Belo shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timoteo Belo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li scoring well with a low kick there.
Belo shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Belo content to stall in guard here.
Belo won't allow Li to get back to his feet.
Li controlling Belo's posture.
Belo trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Timoteo Belo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Belo down.
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Belo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belo shoots for a takedown but Li saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Li enables Belo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Li manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Li scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Li lands a jab-cross combination.
Belo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 scoring well with a low kick there.
Jet Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Li.
Li throws a hook but Belo blocks it.
Belo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belo throws a big counter combination but Li scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Li clobbers Belo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Belo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li tries to clinch there but Belo circles away.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Belo throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Belo seems to have got his legs back now.
Belo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Belo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Li keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belo lands a nice short elbow.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belo throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Li keeping moving, preventing Belo from controlling successfully.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belo manages to get himself to full guard.
Belo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li passes Belo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Li listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Li closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Belo! Li dives in looking to finish! Belo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Li!
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energy
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hype
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