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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 155 p4p, 244 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 11 p4p, 21 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong throws a hook but Dos Anjos blocks it.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Anjos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Dos Anjos circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong wants to land a leg kick but Dos Anjos is out of range.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Dos Anjos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Dos Anjos's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong thumps Dos Anjos with a low kick.
Dos Anjos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Anjos.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong clinches up against the cage.
Dos Anjos lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Anjos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Anjos can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Anjos throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is working Dos Anjos over against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Anjos is working Xiaodong over against the cage.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Anjos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Anjos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dos Anjos fails to pull guard.
Dos Anjos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dos Anjos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xiaodong can turn it around.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Xiaodong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Anjos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Dos Anjos blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Dos Anjos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dos Anjos has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong digs a right hand underneath Dos Anjos's ribcage. Dos Anjos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dos Anjos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Anjos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos Anjoss head.
Good body shot from Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Dos Anjos's head.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiaodong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong defending well as Dos Anjos loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Dos Anjos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Anjos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Xiaodong stuns Dos Anjos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Anjos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Xiaodong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Anjos throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Nice defenses there by Dos Anjos.
As Xiaodong backs away, Dos Anjos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dos Anjos throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Dos Anjos was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice defenses there by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiaodong moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Anjos swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with some punches.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Anjos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Anjos lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Anjos controls the action.
Dos Anjos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Dos Anjos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Anjos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Anjos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Anjos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dos Anjos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dos Anjos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xiaodong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Anjos is looking for a triangle but Xiaodong pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Xiaodong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that Dos Anjos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Anjos also avoids with ease.
Xiaodong is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dos Anjos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong digs a good body shot into Dos Anjos's ribs.
Xiaodong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong scores with a body shot.
Xiaodong walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong flicks out a counter leg kick but Dos Anjos steps away.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Anjos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a chopping leg kick but Xiaodong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Dos Anjos misses.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Dos Anjos moves away and avoids it.
Dos Anjos misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dos Anjos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Anjos throws out a powerful jab.
Xiaodong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Dos Anjos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos catches Xiaodong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dos Anjos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Dos Anjos throws a body kick.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos throws a hook but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Anjos rather than just go for the knockout.
Xiaodong throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Anjos's shoulder, as Dos Anjos tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xiaodong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Dos Anjos is out of range.
Li Xiaodong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xiaodong misses with a hook
and Dos Anjos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Dos Anjos moves away and avoids it.
Ademaro Dos Anjos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Anjos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Anjos staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
letting Dos Anjos counter with a right hand.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiaodong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Dos Anjos's body. Dos Anjos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Dos Anjos connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Anjos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Dos Anjos strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiaodong! But no joy.
Dos Anjos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Anjos tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong connects with a body shot.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiaodong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dos Anjos back to the cage. Xiaodong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Xiaodong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Dos Anjos scores with the left hand. Xiaodong knows he should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dos Anjos lands with a straight right. Xiaodong didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ademaro Dos Anjos 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.
Dos Anjos tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Dos Anjos's body. Dos Anjos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Anjos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong throws a series of punches but Dos Anjos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Anjos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Anjos misses with a jab to the body
and Xiaodong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Xiaodong takes a step back to recover.
Xiaodong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to land a front kick but Xiaodong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaodong blocks the body kick.
Xiaodong lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Anjos throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dos Anjos.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Anjos.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xiaodong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dos Anjos - the referee stops the clock and Xiaodong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dos Anjos. Xiaodong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiaodong lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos connects with a leg kick.
Xiaodong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Anjos doesn't seem bothered though.
Xiaodong lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
An inside leg kick from Dos Anjos misses.
It seemed like Xiaodong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Xiaodong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dos Anjos is looking to chop away at Xiaodong's legs.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Anjos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dos Anjos is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Dos Anjos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Dos Anjos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong tries to land a leg kick but Dos Anjos saw it coming and moves away.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Anjos takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xiaodong checks a low kick from Dos Anjos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Dos Anjos's body.
Dos Anjos wants to clinch.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Anjos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a jab to Dos Anjos's midsection.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos looks for a takedown but Xiaodong sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaodong really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Dos Anjos is out of range.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiaodong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li Xiaodong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Anjos tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with some punches.
Dos Anjos tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Dos Anjos lands a left hand.
Dos Anjos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Dos Anjos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos gets through Xiaodong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xiaodong smiles and moves away.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body. Dos Anjos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick which misses Dos Anjos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Anjos tries to avoid it.
Dos Anjos wants to land a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range.
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Dos Anjos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Anjos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong is looking to clinch.
Xiaodong has Dos Anjos up against the cage in a clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Xiaodong pushes Dos Anjos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Anjos lands with a left to the head.
Dos Anjos tries to pull guard but Xiaodong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Xiaodong lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Xiaodong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong works on Dos Anjos's body with a couple of short punches.
Xiaodong pushes Dos Anjos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xiaodong gets through Dos Anjos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
A short right from Xiaodong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Anjos scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong lands a left hand.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Anjos or not.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
Xiaodong is leaning against Dos Anjos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos jumps guard but Xiaodong stands there with Dos Anjos around his waist. Dos Anjos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ademaro Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Anjos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong digs a right hand underneath Dos Anjos's ribcage. Dos Anjos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dos Anjos lands a body shot.
Dos Anjos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong works on Dos Anjos's body with a couple of short punches.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Dos Anjos back against the cage.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Dos Anjos blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Dos Anjos lands a right hand.
Dos Anjos prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaodong dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Xiaodong stuns Dos Anjos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Anjos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Dos Anjos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Anjos misses with a looping left.
Xiaodong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Anjos slips under a jab.
Dos Anjos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaodong can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaodong.
Dos Anjos connects with a single shot there.
Dos Anjos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab.
Dos Anjos connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Dos Anjos moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Anjos there.
Dos Anjos misses with a straight left.
Dos Anjos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but Xiaodong avoids it.
Dos Anjos misses with a looping left.
Xiaodong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
It looked like Dos Anjos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Anjos blocks a jab.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Anjos off balance momentarily.
Dos Anjos throws a looping overhand right but Xiaodong ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Dos Anjos ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Anjos wants to clinch up but Xiaodong keeps it at a distance.
Dos Anjos thumps Xiaodong with a low kick.
Dos Anjos lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Anjos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Anjos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Xiaodong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xiaodong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Dos Anjos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
And Dos Anjos counters with a quick kick to the body but Xiaodong blocks it.
Dos Anjos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaodong is looking to slow Dos Anjos down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos dives in and grabs Xiaodong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xiaodong pushes down on Dos Anjos's head and hops out.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range.
Dos Anjos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Dos Anjos tries to keep at a distance but Xiaodong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Dos Anjos back against the cage.
Dos Anjos throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dos Anjos successfully pulls guard.
Xiaodong advances position into side control!
Dos Anjos is looking to regain half guard here but Xiaodong keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos gets back to half guard.
Dos Anjos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Anjos wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Dos Anjos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xiaodong is taking a breather. Dos Anjos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dos Anjos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaodong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xiaodong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:49
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new featherweight champion!
Li Xiaodong 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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