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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kayden Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kayden Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Li connects with a leg kick. Contreras looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Contreras misses with a few strikes there.
Li moves into the clinch.
Contreras tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Contreras misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Contreras throws an elbow but it misses.
Contreras doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Li stalling in the clinch but Contreras improves position.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contreras blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Contreras holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Contreras scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contreras just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Contreras.
Contreras lands a nice shot to the body.
Contreras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Contreras is working Li over against the cage.
Contreras avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Contreras.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Contreras takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Contreras lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Contreras - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Contreras blocks with his arms.
Contreras stalls.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
Li tries a knee to the head but Contreras blocks it.
Come on Contreras - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Contreras.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Contreras.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contreras blocks it with crossed arms.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Contreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Contreras lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Contreras.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Contreras lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contreras lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Contreras - that landed with a thud.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
Contreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Contreras throws an elbow but misses.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Contreras lands a left hand.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Contreras misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contreras throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contreras misses with a punch to the body.
Contreras lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Contreras as the two fighters clinch.
Contreras misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contreras just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Contreras stalling the fight.
Contreras throws an elbow but it misses.
Contreras throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Contreras lands a body punch.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Contreras.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Contreras is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Contreras has his back to the cage.
Contreras throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Contreras.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Contreras dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Contreras has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
Contreras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Contreras lands a left hand.
Contreras lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Contreras.
A right handed body shot lands from Contreras.
Contreras digs a right hand underneath Li's ribcage. Li let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Contreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Contreras can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Contreras throws an elbow that misses.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Contreras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contreras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras taking a breather.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Contreras is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Contreras stalls.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Contreras blocks with his arms.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li tries a knee to the head but Contreras blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contreras just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Contreras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Contreras throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Contreras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Contreras.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Contreras blocks with his arms.
Contreras misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contreras just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Contreras leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Contreras as Li tries to tie him up.
Contreras pushes off an throws an elbow but Li leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Contreras pushes off an throws an elbow but Li leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Li tries a knee to the head but Contreras blocks it.
Contreras misses with a body punch.
Contreras creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Contreras is working Li over against the cage.
Pablo Contreras seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Contreras is keeping busy.
Contreras pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Li tries a knee to the head but Contreras blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contreras leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras misses with an elbow strike.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Contreras has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Contreras lands a body shot.
Contreras lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Contreras pushes Li back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Contreras throws an elbow but misses.
Contreras cracks Li with a nice body shot.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Contreras.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Contreras creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Contreras tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contreras misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Contreras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Contreras misses with an elbow strike.
Contreras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Contreras pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Contreras has Li pressed against the cage.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Contreras, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contreras creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Contreras gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contreras throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Contreras, against the cage.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contreras blocks it with crossed arms.
Li tries a knee to the head but Contreras blocks it.
Li prevents a body shot from Contreras.
Contreras doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contreras blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Contreras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Contreras lands a slapping body shot.
Li feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Contreras's calf.
Contreras takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li throws a quick counter kick to the body but Contreras avoids it.
Contreras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contreras throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Contreras won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Contreras.
Contreras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Contreras.
Li tries a knee to the head but Contreras blocks it.
Contreras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Contreras taking a breather.
Contreras dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Contreras receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contreras blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Contreras - that landed with a thud.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Contreras throws an elbow but it misses.
Contreras stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contreras just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Contreras, against the cage.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Contreras.
Contreras works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Contreras.
Contreras lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Contreras.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Contreras is defending well for now.
Contreras gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contreras will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Li up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Contreras.
Still in the clinch, Contreras scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contreras creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contreras misses with an elbow strike.
Contreras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Contreras throws an elbow but misses.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Contreras throws an elbow that misses.
Contreras lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contreras scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Li is rocked!
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Contreras lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Contreras.
Contreras tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Contreras back against the cage.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Contreras throws an elbow but it misses.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Contreras is blocking nicely.
Contreras lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Contreras as the two fighters clinch.
Contreras creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Contreras pushes off an throws an elbow but Li leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Contreras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Contreras lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contreras just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
Contreras lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Contreras.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Contreras blocks it with crossed arms.
Contreras works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Contreras.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Contreras.
Contreras scores with a shoulder strike.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Contreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Contreras works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Contreras.
Contreras lands a damaging elbow.
Contreras misses with an elbow strike.
Contreras works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
Contreras doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contreras lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Contreras misses with an elbow strike.
Contreras tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Contreras back against the cage.
Contreras throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
Kayden Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contreras gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Contreras misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Contreras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Contreras has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Contreras!
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hype
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