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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 330 p4p, 47 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 77 p4p, 13 weight class). Jack Stone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yonglong Li's chin.
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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
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Stone unleashes a big counter combination but Li bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Li - just one landing.
Stone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Li misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li slips under a jab.
Li looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone instigates a clinch.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Li.
Stone misses with some punches.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Li lands with a left to the head.
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone blocks a body shot from Li.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li blocks a body shot from Stone.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li blocks a body shot from Stone.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone slips a straight right by Li.
A low kick from Li misses
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li tried to counter with a leg kick but Stone avoided it.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
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 throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Stone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Li takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li 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.
A low kick from Li misses
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone pushes Li away with a front kick.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
Li scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li in his tracks.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone tries a low kick but Li avoids it.
Stone misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Li misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
Li swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone feints a counter leg kick.
Stone cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Stone as he connects with a hook.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Li blocks it well.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Li scores with a one two! Stone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Li.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li misses with a left hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li throws a lazy head kick
and Stone counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone avoids the head kick by Li.
Li with a jab.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Li to score with a decent uppercut.
Li misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone tries a quick counter leg kick but Li is wise to it.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Li throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Li
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Li dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Li blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Stone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Li throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Li cracks Stone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with an inside leg kick.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Li. That snapped Stone's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Li checks a leg kick nicely.
Li swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Li is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Li throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Li slips a straight right by Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone looks for the body kick but Li saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone thinks about the counter body kick.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Li is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Nice uppercut lands for Li. That snapped Stone's head back.
Li swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Li away with a front kick.
Yonglong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Stone slips under a jab from Li.
Li misses with a low kick.
Li misses the jab.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stone blocks a jab.
Li misses with a body kick.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Li misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
A cross from Li lands.
Li looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Li.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Li moves away from the strike by Stone.
Li swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a good, hard body kick but Li shrugs it off.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Stone misses.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Li misses with a left hand
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Li appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Li.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a huge left! Li is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stone isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Li from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stone! Jack Stone retains his welterweight title!
Jack Stone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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