Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SYN 1062 Seran vs Bleak II
Date: Mar 17, 2024

#R1#
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Danny Cruz has been cut.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz cracks Xiaodong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiaodong! But no joy.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Xiaodong.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz throws a head kick but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Xiaodong avoids it.#T2#
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a head kick.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T3#
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Xiaodong is rocked!
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Cruz!
Danny Cruz is the new bantamweight champion!
Danny Cruz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Li Xiaodong had this to say: 'IQ 123'.

Event: SYN 1055 Cruz vs Farman
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Haa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Haa is just out of range.
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong needs to keep his hands up - Haa had a free shot at his head there.
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haa keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Haa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haa.
Xiaodong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xiaodong scores with a jab. Haa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haa.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Haa counters with a nice uppercut.
Haa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiaodong tries a head kick but it misses.
Haa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Haa checks a leg kick.
Haa misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haa.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haa blocks a jab.
Xiaodong throws a sloppy head kick and Haa moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Haa misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong misses the body punch
and Haa counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Haa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiaodong connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Haa misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Haa as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong throws out a leg kick but Haa moves out of range and Xiaodong only half commits.
A shot to the body from Haa misses
and Haa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiaodong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haa.
Haa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Haa up against the cage.
Haa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa misses with a body punch.
Haa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Xiaodong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Haa.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haa just leaning against Xiaodong, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Haa blocks it.
A body shot lands from Xiaodong.
Haa lands a body punch.
Haa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Haa.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Haa avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Haa presses Xiaodong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xiaodong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haa backwards.
Haa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Haa to work.
Xiaodong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Haa.
Haa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Haa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Haa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haa.
Haa is trying to push Xiaodong away but Xiaodong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Haa.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to work over Haa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Haa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haa.
Haa swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Haa on the inside.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Haa - that landed with a thud.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heismann Haa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Xiaodong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haa throws a front kick aimed at Xiaodong's knee but Xiaodong avoids it well.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Haa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Haa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Haa misses the target.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Haa moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a quick counter kick to the body but Haa avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Haa.
Nice defenses there by Haa.
Haa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Haa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Haa throws a body kick. #CL#
Xiaodong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haa, pushing him back against the cage.
Haa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa lands with a right to the head.
Haa pushes Xiaodong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Haa trying to stall but Xiaodong improves his position.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haa working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Haa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haa is struggling to control the position.#T2#
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong pushes Haa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Haa tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xiaodong is working Haa over against the cage.
Xiaodong scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
Haa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Haa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Haa blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong. #T3#
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
Haa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong cracks Haa with a nice body shot.
Haa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Haa.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Haa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Xiaodong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haa can turn it around.
Haa is trying to maintain a safe position but Xiaodong gets an underhook and turns Haa into the cage.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Haa tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Haa back against the cage.
Haa prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haa.
Haa lands a shot to the body.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Haa fails to land.
Haa wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Xiaodong.
Haa misses with a body punch.
Haa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong looking to stall.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Haa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaodong just leaning against Haa, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Heismann Haa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Haa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Haa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haa lands a jab.#CL2#
Haa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xiaodong as Haa tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Xiaodong.
Haa misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haa.
Haa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Xiaodong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haa misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Haa.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haa effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Haa tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Good body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Haa takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Haa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haa tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haa blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong slows down the pace here. #T2#
Haa has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haa backwards.
Haa leaning against his opponent.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Haa controls his hands.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Haa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Haa.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Haa.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Haa.
Xiaodong lands a left hand. #BC#
Xiaodong breaks from the clinch.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haa moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Haa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xiaodong finds it's way round the side to connect with Haa's head.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong scores with a leg kick.
Haa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haa moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haa manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haa's head.#ROC#Haa is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Xiaodong has cracked Haa with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Xiaodong lands another huge swinging hook and Haa tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Haa, before Xiaodong can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Li Xiaodong!
A victorious Li Xiaodong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SYN 1051 McCarthy vs Kamara
Date: Jan 28, 2024

#R1#
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sykora was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong cracks Sykora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sykora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #KD#
Xiaodong cracks Sykora with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Xiaodong has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sykora to stand back up!#ROC#Sykora is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sykora is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Sykora leaves his chin hanging out and Xiaodong seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sykora crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 1047 Diggs vs Todd II
Date: Jan 07, 2024

#R1#
A low kick from Xiaodong is predictable there
and Hlervu counters with a left to the body.
Xiaodong throws a head kick that misses
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Hlervu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hlervu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong motions for Hlervu to come forward. Xiaodong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up.
Hlervu is looking to counter with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Xiaodong misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Xiaodong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiaodong tries to score with a low kick but Hlervu moves his leg out of the way.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.#T1#
A good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hlervu.
Hlervu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Hlervu's body.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Hlervu is having none of it.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiaodong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Xiaodong tenderised Hlervu's leg. Hlervu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Xiaodong misses.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Hlervu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Xiaodong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hlervu rather than just go for the knockout.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Hlervu's body.
Jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a combination that misses
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaodong connects with a crisp jab.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Hlervu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hlervu.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hlervu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xiaodong keeps Hlervu at a distance using the push kick.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hlervu slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
It looked like Hlervu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Hlervu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Xiaodong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
Xiaodong punishes Hlervu's body with a nice straight punch.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Xiaodong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong connects with a body shot.
Xiaodong slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaodong can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Hlervu looks for the body kick but Xiaodong saw that one coming. #T4#
Hlervu moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Xiaodong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hlervu with a body shot.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Hlervu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hlervu missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong lands a front kick.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
Hlervu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hlervu.#CL2#
Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Xiaodong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong 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.#R2#
Xiaodong jabs Hlervu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
Hlervu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hlervu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong looks for the body kick but Hlervu saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hlervu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiaodong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaodong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hlervu doesn't seem bothered though.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hlervu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiaodong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlervu blocks the body kick. #T1#
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick.
Hlervu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiaodong is looking to slow Hlervu down with leg kicks.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Hlervu off balance momentarily.
Hlervu swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Hlervu's body. Hlervu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Hlervu's body. Hlervu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hlervu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Xiaodong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hlervu will feel that in the morning.
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!
Xiaodong wants to clinch but Hlervu slips to the side
and Hlervu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiaodong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiaodong scores with a nice strike.
Hlervu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hlervu moves away.
It looked like Hlervu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiaodong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hlervu misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3##CL2#
Xiaodong clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
Hlervu misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Hlervu.
Hlervu struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Hlervu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong tries to work over Hlervu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Hlervu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaodong lands a jab to the head.
Hlervu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaodong throws a lazy head kick
and Hlervu counters with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong lands a high kick!
Xiaodong throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiaodong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hlervu half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong tests Hlervu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hlervu throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hlervu. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws out a leg kick but Hlervu moves out of range and Xiaodong only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hlervu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Hlervu off balance momentarily.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Hlervu was well out of range.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the body kick from Hlervu.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Hlervu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hlervu throws a push kick but Xiaodong slaps the foot to one side.
Xiaodong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xiaodong with the inside leg kick.
Hlervu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Xiaodong finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaodong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.#T1#
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong keeps Hlervu at a distance using the push kick.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong thumps Hlervu with a low kick.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Hlervu misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Hlervu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hlervu takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Xiaodong clinches.
Hlervu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Hlervu avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage. #BC#
Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong thows a leg kick but Hlervu checks it
and Hlervu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xiaodong thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong pushes Hlervu away with a front kick.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Xiaodong. Beautiful body shot.
Hlervu misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong cracks a nice hook into Hlervu's ribs.
Hlervu clobbers Xiaodong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaodong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiaodong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T3#
Xiaodong tries to land a body kick
and Hlervu counters with a good, hard body kick but Xiaodong shrugs it off.
Hlervu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hlervu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong avoids a kick to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a single shot there.
Crunch! Xiaodong slams his shin into Hlervu's torso.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hlervu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hlervu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Hlervu counters with a nice body kick.
Xiaodong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong. #T4#
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Hlervu moved out of range.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hlervu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL2#
Xiaodong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hlervu, pushing him back against the cage.
Hlervu is trying to break the clinch but Xiaodong is controlling him.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong cracks Hlervu with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Hlervu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hlervu lands a right hand.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Hlervu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hlervu.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Hlervu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong really dominated that round.
That's time! Hlervu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Hlervu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Hlervu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hlervu slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a body kick that misses
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong keeps Hlervu at a distance using the push kick.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Hlervu's head but Hlervu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Xiaodong connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Hlervu counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#Xiaodong is rocked!
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Hlervu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Xiaodong scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Hlervu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice cross by Xiaodong.
Hlervu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hlervu.
It looked like Hlervu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Hlervu ducks down to avoid it.
Hlervu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Hlervu slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a combination
enabling Hlervu to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hlervu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hlervu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xiaodong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Hlervu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Hlervu counters with a quick kick to the body but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body. Hlervu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong misses with a kick to the body.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiaodong. #T3#
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Xiaodong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hlervu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hlervu scores with a decent looking hook.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Hlervu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hlervu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong looks to clinch
and Hlervu counters with a straight right hand.
Xiaodong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Hlervu cracks Xiaodong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong throws a front kick aimed at Hlervu's knee but Hlervu avoids it well.
Xiaodong misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hlervu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the body
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong is still on wobbly legs! Can Hlervu finish him?
Hlervu moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
A jab from Hlervu misses.
Xiaodong tries a low kick but Hlervu avoids it.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
Hlervu cracks Xiaodong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Hlervu is out of range.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Xiaodong's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hlervu before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
Braynas Hlervu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Li Xiaodong was interviewed post fight and said 'IQ 123'.

Event: C246: Albatross vs Bualuang II
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Shakes lands a left hand.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Shakes working Xiaodong over with knees to the 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!
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Shakes controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiaodong won't want to take too many of those.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Shakes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xiaodong avoids it.
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Xiaodong is blocking nicely.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiaodong won't want to take too many of those.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes cracks Xiaodong with a nice body shot.#T2#
Xiaodong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Shakes scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Xiaodong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shakes gets through Xiaodong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shakes fails to land.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Xiaodong pushes Shakes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shakes lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
Shakes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xiaodong avoids it.
Shakes tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaodong avoids the damage to the body.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Shakes.
Shakes lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Shakes blocks it.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Xiaodong's face.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shakes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Xiaodong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Shakes.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Shakes lands with a left to the head.
Shakes working Xiaodong over with knees to the body.
Shakes lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a right hand.
Xiaodong works on Shakes's body with a couple of short punches.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Nice body punch from Shakes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Shakes 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.#R2#
Shakes 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.
Shakes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xiaodong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shakes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Shakes tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shakes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Shakes.
Shakes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xiaodong - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Shakes misses its intended target.
Shakes throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Shakes misses the body punch
and Xiaodong counters with a straight right hand.
Shakes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shakes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL#
Xiaodong moves into the clinch.
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Shakes is breathing heavily.
Shakes misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes takes a shot to the head.
Xiaodong tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xiaodong's defenses.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakes takes a shot to the head.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcus Shakes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong. #T2#
Xiaodong scores with a shoulder strike.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#Shakes is rocked!
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Shakes is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong lands a big right hand that drops Shakes! The killer instinct kicks in and Xiaodong finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Xiaodong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
After winning the bout, Li Xiaodong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Marcus Shakes was interviewed post fight and said 'Maybe its time to hang it up and coach'.

Event: C235: Ji Woo vs Myers
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Xiaodong tries to keep at a distance but Bualuang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bualuang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaodong.
Bualuang lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
Xiaodong digs a right hand into Bualuang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bualuang's gas tank.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bualuang lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Bualuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong - that landed with a thud.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang lands a nice uppercut.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
A right hand to the body from Xiaodong. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Bualuang tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Xiaodong. #BC2#
Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang tries to clinch there but Xiaodong circles away.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Bualuang avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Bualuang closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Xiaodong. #BC2#
Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong moves forwards but Bualuang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Xiaodong as he checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong tries a head kick but it misses.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bualuang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bualuang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Bualuang closes the distance and pushes Xiaodong back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bualuang.
Xiaodong tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Bualuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bualuang! But no joy.
Bualuang tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bualuang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bualuang with the inside leg kick.
Bualuang works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Bualuang closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Xiaodong looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Xiaodong.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Bualuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Bualuang throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bualuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong works on Bualuang's body with a couple of short punches.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaodong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong presses Bualuang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Bualuang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
A short right from Bualuang.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Xiaodong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Bualuang coming out on top.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Bualuang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bualuang takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Bualuang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xiaodong has time to react.
Bualuang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Bualuang lands.
Bualuang tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
A left and a right from Bualuang both land. Nice combination.
Bualuang defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut there from Bualuang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Bualuang.
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Bualuang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.#T1#
Bualuang lands a jab to the head.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Bualuang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bualuang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bualuang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bualuang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiaodong under the eye.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a nice shot to the body.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
A low kick lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiaodong. Xiaodong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Bualuang circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Bualuang throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xiaodong on the side of the head. #T2#
Nice straight punches there by Bualuang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bualuang.#CL#
Xiaodong moves into the clinch.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xiaodong works on Bualuang's body with a couple of short punches.
Bualuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Xiaodong cracks Bualuang with a nice body shot.
Bualuang lands a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong is struggling to control the position.#T3#
A short left from Bualuang.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bualuangs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards. #BC2#
Bualuang manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong swats away the attempt to clinch by Bualuang.
Xiaodong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bualuang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bualuang 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.
Bualuang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xiaodong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang cracks Xiaodong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Bualuang.
Nice shot lands for Bualuang.#T4#
Bualuang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bualuang throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bualuang cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bualuang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a left and a right that stings Bualuang.
Xiaodong slips a jab and a cross from Bualuang.
Xiaodong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bualuang loads up on a big right hand but Xiaodong slips the punch.
Bualuang blocks a jab.
Bualuang lands with a straight right. Xiaodong didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Bualuang clinches with his opponent.
Bualuang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anurak Bualuang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Bualuang avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Bualuang lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Xiaodong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bualuang throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Bualuang connects with a solid leg kick.
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bualuang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bualuang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bualuang connects with a body shot that sends Xiaodong's belly button to the back.
Bualuang throws a right and a left that Xiaodong avoids nicely.
No joy there for Bualuang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bualuang scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang checks a low kick from Xiaodong.#CL2#
Bualuang forces Xiaodong back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang tries to score with a low kick but Xiaodong moves his leg out of the way.
Xiaodong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bualuang is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bualuang.
Bualuang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bualuang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bualuang connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Bualuang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Xiaodong tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang lands a right hand.
Bualuang tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bualuang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Bualuang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands with a light punch inside.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Bualuang controls the action.
Bualuang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Xiaodong is leaning against Bualuang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bualuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bualuang lands a right hand.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Bualuang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaodong lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Xiaodong pushes Bualuang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xiaodong pushes Bualuang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Bualuang blocks it.
Xiaodong lands a hook that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Bualuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Bualuang is looking to clinch but Xiaodong is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Bualuang clinches with his opponent.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong tries to stall but Bualuang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anurak Bualuang.
I think Bualuang 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anurak Bualuang!
Anurak Bualuang opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, Li Xiaodong stepped up to the mic, saying 'IQ 123'.

Event: C227: Dracul vs Gage
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Big Mouth lands with a nice body kick.
Xiaodong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xiaodong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Big Mouths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Big Mouth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big Mouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Big Mouth.
Xiaodong moves forwards but Big Mouth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Xiaodong misses.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Big Mouth misses with a hook to the body
and Xiaodong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Big Mouth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Big Mouth connects with a nice looking jab.
Big Mouth misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big Mouth jabs Xiaodong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Big Mouth misses with a looping right.
Big Mouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Mouth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Big Mouth misses.
Xiaodong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiaodong lands with a hook. Big Mouth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC#Big Mouth is rocked!
Big Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Big Mouth lands a jab to the head.
Big Mouth seems to have recovered his senses.
Big Mouth tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Xiaodong slips under a jab from Big Mouth.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Big Mouth misses #KD#
and Xiaodong counters with a nice right hand that sends Big Mouth toppling to the canvas! Big Mouth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Xiaodong finish him?!
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Big Mouth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Good shot there by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Big Mouth scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body kick from Big Mouth.
Xiaodong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiaodong with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Xiaodong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a big right hand! Oh Big Mouth is in trouble here! Xiaodong follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
During a confident post fight interview, Li Xiaodong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C220: Vaiduoklis vs Myers
Date: Aug 13, 2023

#R1#
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Gunn pushes Xiaodong up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Gunn wants to take the fight to the mat but Xiaodong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Gunn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Gunn lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunn. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Gunn.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Xiaodong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Gunn.
A short right from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunn is leaning against Xiaodong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD2#
Gunn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Gunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Xiaodong is retaining full guard. #T2#
Xiaodong keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Xiaodong is retaining full guard.
Xiaodong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Gunn drops back looking for a leg! Xiaodong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xiaodong manages to kick Gunn off! Gunn jumps back into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong looking for a sweep. Not yet Xiaodong, not yet.
Gunn trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Gunn passes Xiaodong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Xiaodong keeps control of the position for the meantime. #SUB2#
Gunn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Gunn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3##SUB2#
Gunn is looking for a kimura here.
Xiaodong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Gunn is working for a submission of some sort.
Xiaodong is looking to improve his position.
Xiaodong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gunn wants to take a breather but Xiaodong is having none of it. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Gunn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xiaodong tries to get to full guard but Gunn has control of the leg.
Xiaodong is working hard here to advance position.
Xiaodong trying to control but Gunn postures up.
Xiaodong won't allow Gunn to pass to mount.
Xiaodong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gunn advances to half guard.
Gunn wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping him busy.
Xiaodong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gunn looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Gunn moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunn misses with a body punch #KD#
and Xiaodong counters with a nice right hand that sends Gunn toppling to the canvas! Gunn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Xiaodong finish him?!#ROC#Gunn is rocked!#CL2#
Gunn rushes Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Gunn working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunn.
Xiaodong works on Gunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Gunn.
Gunn misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Gunn pushes Xiaodong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gunn has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
The referee calls for Gunn to work.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn wants to take the fight to the mat but Xiaodong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Xiaodong tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn stalling in the clinch but Xiaodong improves position.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong is pressed up against the cage. Gunn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Xiaodong down to the mat. Xiaodong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gunn tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves away
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xiaodong enables Gunn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xiaodong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Xiaodong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xiaodong is adopting a defensive guard.
Xiaodong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xiaodong is keeping the position for now.
Gunn passes Xiaodong's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Gunn is trying to work for a kimura but Xiaodong is defending well.
Xiaodong is trying to maintain the position but Gunn is very close to passing his half guard.
Xiaodong is refusing to be controlled, as Gunn sits in half guard.
Gunn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Gunn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Xiaodong trying to hold on to Gunn's head to control him but Gunn postures up. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunn is looking to advance position but Xiaodong won't allow it. #SUB2#
Gunn wants to work for an arm triangle but Xiaodong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gunn is thwarting Xiaodong's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Gunn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Xiaodong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Xiaodong keeping full guard, as Gunn tries to pass. #SUB2#
Gunn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Xiaodong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Xiaodong has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
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 Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gunn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Gunn slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Gunn throws a hook but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong scores with a jab.
Xiaodong tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Gunn rushes Xiaodong and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn can't get the takedown.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Gunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaodong.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Gunn tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xiaodong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Gunn.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Xiaodong stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Xiaodong pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xiaodong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rex Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xiaodong rather than just go for the knockout.#T2#
Gunn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong lands with a cross.
Gunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunn throws a sloppy body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Xiaodong pushes him off.
Xiaodong lands a big head kick that sends Gunn to the canvas! Xiaodong follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
An out of breath Li Xiaodong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C213: Nakagawa vs Kahn II
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaodong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bualuang. Bualuang obviously looking to wear him down.
Bualuang lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bualuang misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bualuang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong is looking to chop away at Bualuang's legs.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Xiaodong ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong lands a nice looking body shot.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bualuang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiaodong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bualuang connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang lands with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bualuang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bualuang lands with a straight right. Xiaodong didn't see that one coming.
Xiaodong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bualuang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bualuang 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. #T1#
Bualuang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiaodong. Xiaodong obviously looking to wear him down.
Bualuang moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Bualuang slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Bualuang throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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?
Bualuang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bualuang throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
Bualuang throws a body kick that misses.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bualuang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Bualuang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong throws out a leg kick but Bualuang moves out of range and Xiaodong only half commits.
Bualuang misses with a looping left.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong scores with a nice right hand.
Bualuang checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bualuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Bualuang throws a poor cross that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Bualuang thumps Xiaodong with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab.
Bualuang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Bualuang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Xiaodong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bualuang works the jab nicely.
Bualuang avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Bualuang misses with a straight left.
Bualuang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bualuang lands with an overhand left.
Xiaodong throws a good cross that connects.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left. #CL#
Xiaodong rushes Bualuang and presses him up against the cage.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside. #T3##BC2#
Bualuang breaks from the clinch.
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaodong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Bualuang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Bualuang was well out of range.
No joy there for Bualuang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xiaodong slips a jab from Bualuang.
Bualuang is looking to score with low kicks.
Bualuang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiaodong is looking to clinch.
Bualuang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiaodong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bualuang swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong walks into a left hand.
Xiaodong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Bualuang circles away.
Bualuang misses with a hook.
Xiaodong feints and then cracks Bualuang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bualuang down. #T4#
Xiaodong lands with a shot to the body.
Bualuang fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bualuang! But no joy.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Xiaodong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaodong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bualuang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bualuang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong throws out a powerful jab.
Bualuang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bualuang looks to land a right hand but Xiaodong moved out of range.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Bualuang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bualuang jabs Xiaodong right on the nose. Xiaodong blinks but takes it well.
Bualuang lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anurak Bualuang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Bualuang lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bualuang.
Bualuang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bualuang manages to avoid it.#CL#
Xiaodong has closed the distance and engaged Bualuang in a clinch.
Bualuang takes a shot to the head.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bualuang scores with a three punch combo! #CL#
Bualuang tries to keep at a distance but Xiaodong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bualuang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Bualuang back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bualuang lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaodong.
Bualuang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Bualuang blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bualuang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is working Bualuang over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Bualuang lands with a left to the head.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Bualuang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bualuangs head.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang tries to circle away but Xiaodong has him pinned against the cage.
Bualuang misses with some punches. #T2#
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Bualuang tries to break free but Xiaodong pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong - that landed with a thud.
Xiaodong gets through Bualuang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bualuang.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bualuang lands with a left to the head.
Bualuang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bualuang. #T3#
A short left from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Bualuang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bualuang tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
A short uppercut from Bualuang.
Still in the clinch, Xiaodong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong blocking some punches. #BC2#
Bualuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bualuang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
The fighters circling - Bualuang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Xiaodong counters with a left to the body.
Xiaodong scores with a jab. Bualuang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a nice looking jab.
Xiaodong is looking to score with low kicks.#T4#
Bualuang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Bualuang misses with a hook.
Bualuang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiaodong is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Bualuang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xiaodong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bualuang's sensitive parts.
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bualuang scores with a jab. Xiaodong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bualuang.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bualuang lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bualuang defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Xiaodong clinches.
Bualuang is trying to force a seperation but Xiaodong has the dominant position.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anurak Bualuang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong scores with a nice head shot.
Bualuang throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
Xiaodong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiaodong cracks Bualuang with an open hand slap.
Bualuang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Bualuang is out of range.
Bualuang sizes up Xiaodong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bualuang scores with a body shot.
Bualuang swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Bualuang.
Bualuang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bualuang throws a shot from downtown. Xiaodong moves away and avoids it.
Bualuang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bualuang looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back.
Bualuang connects with a right hand. Xiaodong shakes it off.#T1#
Bualuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bualuang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaodong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bualuang is looking to slow Xiaodong down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Bualuang.
The crowd cheers as Bualuang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Bualuang - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Bualuang as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiaodong tests Bualuang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Bualuang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
A jab from Bualuang misses.
Bualuang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Bualuang.
Xiaodong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bualuang throws out the jab.
Bualuang takes one to the chin there.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Bualuang.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Anurak Bualuang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Xiaodong lands with an uppercut that bounces Bualuang off the cage and back into range.
Bualuang throws a head kick that Xiaodong semi-blocks.
Xiaodong with the inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bualuang - that will leave a mark!
Anurak Bualuang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bualuang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bualuang avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li Xiaodong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong moves out of range as Bualuang strikes.
Bualuang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Bualuang strikes.
Xiaodong lands a jab to the head.
Xiaodong lands a jab to the nose.
Bualuang tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong wants to land a leg kick but Bualuang is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bualuang! But no joy.
Bualuang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bualuang slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bualuang. Bualuang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bualuang misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bualuang.
Xiaodong with a hook.
A slow jab from Bualuang misses its intended target.
Bualuang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Bualuang manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bualuang lands the left hand.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Bualuang keeps it at a distance.
Bualuang keeps the fight on the outside.
Bualuang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bualuang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaodong on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Bualuang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bualuang throws a shot from downtown. Xiaodong moves away and avoids it.
Bualuang throws a low kick, looking for Xiaodong's leg but Xiaodong calmly moves out of range.
Bualuang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xiaodong's sensitive parts.
Xiaodong jabs Bualuang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bualuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bualuang manages to avoid it.#CL#
Xiaodong clinches up with Bualuang and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Xiaodong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bualuang up against the cage.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Xiaodong.
I think Bualuang 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anurak Bualuang!
Anurak Bualuang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Li Xiaodong had this to say: 'IQ 123'.

Event: C206: Kersikov vs Blank
Date: Jul 02, 2023

#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferkingstad lands a right hand.
Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Ferkingstad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad has Xiaodong pressed against the cage.
Xiaodong lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad blocking some punches.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
Xiaodong blocking some punches. #BC2#
Ferkingstad manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaodong steps away.
Ferkingstad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Xiaodong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferkingstad is just out of range.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferkingstad was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.#CL#
Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaodong lands with a left to the head.
Ferkingstad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferkingstad lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Xiaodong to work.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferkingstad tries to stall but Xiaodong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferkingstad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Ferkingstad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferkingstad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Xiaodong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferkingstad can turn it around.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong is leaning against Ferkingstad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Ferkingstad avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad lands with a light punch inside.
Ferkingstad is trying to maintain a safe position but Xiaodong gets an underhook and turns Ferkingstad into the cage.
Ferkingstad lands a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xiaodong smiles and moves away.
Ferkingstad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiaodong connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Xiaodong is predictable there
and Ferkingstad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferkingstad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
A leg kick checked by Ferkingstad.
A nice side step and Ferkingstad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong works Ferkingstad's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Ferkingstad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xiaodong with a body shot.
Xiaodong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaodong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferkingstad.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiaodong, as that shot connected.
Xiaodong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferkingstad throws a series of punches but Xiaodong avoids them all with ease.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaodong is looking to wear down Ferkingstad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xiaodong throws a series of punches but Ferkingstad avoids them all with ease.
Ferkingstad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferkingstad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Ferkingstad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xiaodong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferkingstad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xiaodong at a distance.
Ferkingstad misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiaodong, as that shot connected.
Xiaodong checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiaodong. That's going to slow Ferkingstad down.
Ferkingstad walks into a left hand.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xiaodong's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it.
Ferkingstad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xiaodong cracks Ferkingstad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiaodong misses with a leg kick
and Ferkingstad finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong 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.#R2#
Xiaodong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ferkingstad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferkingstad! But no joy.
Xiaodong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferkingstad can do to turn this around?
Ferkingstad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
It looks like Xiaodong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ferkingstad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiaodong doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferkingstad circles away.
Ferkingstad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad throws a shot from downtown. Xiaodong moves away and avoids it.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Xiaodong moves into range and clinches up with Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
A short left from Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Xiaodong cracks Ferkingstad with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Ferkingstad digs a right hand into Xiaodong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xiaodong's gas tank.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferkingstad pushes Xiaodong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferkingstad. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Ferkingstad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
A right hand to the body from Xiaodong.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad - that landed with a thud.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards. #T3#
Ferkingstad lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferkingstad. #TD2#
Ferkingstad jumps into guard, dragging Xiaodong to the mat. #SUB2#
Xiaodong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Xiaodong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Xiaodong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xiaodong wants to stand and escape but instead Ferkingstad has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Ferkingstad trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Ferkingstad preventing the sweep.
Xiaodong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xiaodong can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferkingstad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Xiaodong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferkingstad is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ferkingstad is looking for a kimura here.
Ferkingstad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaodong lands a jab to the nose.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Ferkingstad walks into a jab.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range nicely.
Ferkingstad steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xiaodong misses the body punch
enabling Ferkingstad to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferkingstad with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferkingstad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferkingstad jabs Xiaodong right on the nose. Xiaodong blinks but takes it well.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Ferkingstad off balance momentarily.#T1#
Ferkingstad takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Xiaodong finds it's target.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferkingstad was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferkingstad 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 swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaodong blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaodong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferkingstad thumps Xiaodong with a low kick.
Xiaodong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferkingstad can pounce on him.
Xiaodong looks to clinch
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xiaodong's knee momentarily.
Xiaodong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferkingstad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiaodong scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Ferkingstad motions for Xiaodong to come forward. Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferkingstad feints and then cracks Xiaodong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiaodong down.
Ferkingstad connects with a single shot there.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.
Ferkingstad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong tests Ferkingstad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferkingstad throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Ferkingstad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Xiaodong misses with a leg kick
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Ferkingstad saw that one coming.#T3#
Xiaodong lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferkingstad's head.
Ferkingstad throws a chopping leg kick but Xiaodong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiaodong throws a big counter combination but Ferkingstad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferkingstad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick which misses Ferkingstad's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferkingstad tries to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaodong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferkingstad doesn't seem bothered though.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferkingstad is just out of range.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferkingstad throws out the jab. #T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ferkingstad. That one must have hurt.
Ferkingstad throws a head kick but Xiaodong moves out of range.
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!
Ferkingstad lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ferkingstad swings widly with a right hand
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiaodong lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ferkingstad misses.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body. Ferkingstad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferkingstad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad.
I think Ferkingstad 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Li Xiaodong spoke after the fight, saying 'IQ 123'.

Event: C200: Kahn vs Titus
Date: Jun 11, 2023

#R1#
Vaiduoklis lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Xiaodong misses.
Vaiduoklis takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vaiduoklis throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Xiaodong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vaiduoklis tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Vaiduoklis scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaodong should have avoided that one.
Vaiduoklis takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Xiaodong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vaiduoklis counters with an inside leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Vaiduoklis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vaiduoklis misses with a wild body shot.
Vaiduoklis throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaiduoklis with a hook.
Vaiduoklis slips under a jab.
Xiaodong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaiduoklis at a distance.
Vaiduoklis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Xiaodong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaiduoklis.#T1#
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vaiduoklis is looking to land body kicks.
Xiaodong defending well as Vaiduoklis loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Vaiduoklis moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xiaodong's head.
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaiduoklis.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vaiduoklis lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Vaiduoklis swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Xiaodong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vaiduoklis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xiaodongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vaiduoklis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vaiduoklis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong cracks Vaiduoklis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaiduoklis. #T2#
Xiaodong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vaiduoklis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Vaiduoklis catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Xiaodong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaiduoklis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Xiaodong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Xiaodong is breathing heavily.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot. #CL#
Xiaodong moves into the clinch successfully.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis working aggressively here.
Vaiduoklis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong tries to work over Vaiduoklis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaiduoklis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis gets through Xiaodong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis prevents a body shot from Xiaodong. #BC2#
Vaiduoklis breaks from the clinch.
Vaiduoklis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xiaodong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice looking body shot.
Vaiduoklis connects with a jab.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Vaiduoklis cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vaiduoklis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC2#Xiaodong is rocked!
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Oh Xiaodong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaiduoklis scores with a hook.
Vaiduoklis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xiaodong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaiduoklis throws out the jab.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaiduoklis cracks Xiaodong on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Xiaodong falls backwards against the cage. Vaiduoklis follows up with more strikes that drop Xiaodong to his knees. Vaiduoklis keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Xiaodong! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis is the new featherweight champion!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hello, Combate. My close friend and mentor, Arthur Morgan, was Combate's third middleweight champion. It has been a long journey back to the top for Gunderson promotions. I want to dedicate this win to Arthur, Slick and several, but not all, of my illegitimate children. I will be fighting champion.'.
The defeated Li Xiaodong had this to say: 'IQ 123'.

Event: C196: Bonaparte vs Rader
Date: May 28, 2023

#R1#
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiaodong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Xiaodong tried to counter with a leg kick but Dixon avoided it.
Dixon fails with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
Dixon shoots in but no luck this time.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Dixon.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Dixon checks it.
Dixon dives in and grabs Xiaodong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xiaodong pushes down on Dixon's head and hops out.
Xiaodong lands a jab-cross combination.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaodong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon with the counter takedown but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Xiaodong lands the left hand.
Xiaodong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Dixon slips under a jab.
Dixon slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Dixon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Dixon slips the punch.
Dixon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Xiaodong defends it well.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Dixon slips the punch.
Xiaodong drops his hands momentarily and Dixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Dixon knows he should have avoided that one.
Dixon defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Dixon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Xiaodong lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Li Xiaodong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xiaodong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xiaodong wants it to stay on the feet.
Xiaodong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick as Dixon jumps back.#T2#
Xiaodong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dixon momentarily.
Dixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!#TD2#
Dixon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Xiaodong's half guard.
Xiaodong is concentrating on defense, preventing Dixon from advancing position.
Dixon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Xiaodong wants to improve his position but Dixon is controlling well. #SUB2#
Dixon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dixon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T3#
Xiaodong is positioning himself well to prevent Dixon advancing to mount.
Dixon is trying to control the action in half guard but Xiaodong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Xiaodong tries to roll over but Dixon keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Dixon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dixon trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Dixon tries to pass to full mount but Xiaodong defends it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Xiaodong is refusing to be controlled, as Dixon sits in half guard.
Xiaodong is trying to get back to full guard.
Xiaodong keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dixon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dixon tries to control but Xiaodong wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiaodong wants to hold on but Dixon pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
Dixon is trying to pull guard but Xiaodong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Dixon misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Xiaodong breaks from the clinch.
Xiaodong cracks Dixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up.
Xiaodong leaves Dixon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dixon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon with the counter takedown but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Dixon avoids it easily.
Dixon has a takedown stuffed.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Dixon.#T1#
Dixon moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
Dixon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Xiaodong defends it well.
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Dixon with the counter takedown but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Xiaodong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dixon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Dixon blocks the leg kick.
Xiaodong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dixon with the counter takedown but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Dixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dixon with the counter takedown but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiaodong, as that shot connected.
Xiaodong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon checks a leg kick. #T2#
Xiaodong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaodong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaodong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Dixon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Dixon is out of range.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Dixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dixon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xiaodong as he avoids it easily.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a glancing blow to the side of Dixon's head.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xiaodong as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot by Xiaodong.#T3##TD2#
Dixon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Xiaodong quickly recovers to half guard.
Dixon prevents Xiaodong from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Xiaodong is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dixon is looking to stall here but Xiaodong recovers full guard.
Xiaodong keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon pushing down on Xiaodong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Xiaodong is looking to control Dixon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Xiaodong avoid being mounted?#T4#
Xiaodong is looking to improve his position.
Xiaodong won't allow Dixon to pass to mount.
Dixon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dixon wants to pass to mount but Xiaodong is defending the position.
Dixon wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Dixon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dixon wants to free his trapped foot but Xiaodong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Xiaodong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Xiaodong takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
And Dixon tries to counter it with a takedown but Xiaodong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Dixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiaodong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dixon scrambles back to his feet.
Dixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Dixon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Dixon feints the counter takedown.
Xiaodong throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Xiaodong does it's job there.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Dixon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Xiaodong defends it well.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Dixon tries to counter it with a takedown but Xiaodong pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Xiaodong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dixon checks it well.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
Dixon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Dixon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Dixon is having none of it.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Dixon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Xiaodong defends it well.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Dixon takes one to the side of the head.
Xiaodong lands a jab to the head.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Dixon counters with a takedown into side control. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong tries to improve position but can't.
Xiaodong stops Dixon from passing to mount.
Darren Dixon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xiaodong is trying to control Dixon's posture but Dixon avoids it.
Dixon tries to advance to mount but Xiaodong denies him.
Xiaodong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dixon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dixon wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping him busy. #T3##SUB2#
Dixon is trying to get an arm triangle but Xiaodong is defending well.
Xiaodong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dixon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Xiaodong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dixon wants to take Xiaodong's back here but Xiaodong is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Xiaodong is looking to improve his position but Dixon isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Dixon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Xiaodong to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Xiaodong shrugs it off. #T4#
Dixon looking to control but Xiaodong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xiaodong tries to hold on but Dixon postures up.
Xiaodong wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Xiaodong is really stuck here.
Xiaodong is working hard here to advance position.
Xiaodong looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Xiaodong tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Li Xiaodong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Dixon slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xiaodong as he avoids it easily.
Xiaodong throws an overhand right that lands on Dixon's shoulder, as Dixon tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xiaodong.
Dixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
A body shot lands from Dixon.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Dixon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Xiaodong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Nice body punch from Dixon. #TD2#
Dixon wants the takedown. Xiaodong is fighting it off but Dixon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Xiaodong's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong looking to control.
Dixon wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Dixon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Xiaodong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Xiaodong has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SU#
Xiaodong stands up and waves to Dixon to follow him.
Xiaodong lands with a nice body punch.
Xiaodong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Dixon slips the punch.
Dixon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL#
Xiaodong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Dixon blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Xiaodong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Dixon.
Dixon works on Xiaodong's body with a couple of short punches.
Dixon can't get the takedown.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Dixon looking for a takedown.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xiaodong walks away with a smile on his face. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Dixon avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Dixon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong tries to get to full guard but Dixon has control of the leg. #T3#
Dixon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Xiaodong!
Dixon controlling his opponent.
Dixon tries to control but Xiaodong wriggling away.
Xiaodong tries to hold on but Dixon pushes him away.
Xiaodong is desperately trying to improve his position but Dixon has a good base and remains in mount.
Xiaodong tries to lock up and control but Dixon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4##SUB2#
Dixon has control of Xiaodong's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Xiaodong regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dixon controlling the position easily from mount.
Xiaodong is trying desperately to improve position.
Dixon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Xiaodong tries to lock up and control but Dixon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5##TD2#
Dixon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xiaodong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Xiaodong is controlling Dixon's posture.
Dixon looking to pass the guard.
Dixon keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xiaodong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dixon controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Dixon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Xiaodong is positioning himself well to prevent Dixon advancing to mount.
Xiaodong is looking for a sweep. Dixon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dixon wants to pass to mount but Xiaodong is defending the position.
Dixon trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Darren Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dixon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Dixon goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Xiaodong is on top in guard.
Dixon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dixon, not yet.
Xiaodong wants to stand but Dixon has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Dixon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Xiaodong is aware though and is defending well.#T3##SUB2#
Dixon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xiaodong tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixon is retaining full guard. #SU#
Xiaodong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Xiaodong connects with a body shot that sends Dixon's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiaodong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaodong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xiaodong lands with a nice body punch.
Xiaodong works the jab nicely.#T4#
Xiaodong scores with a jab.
Xiaodong cracks Dixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dixon throws a hook but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Dixon dives in for a single leg takedown but Xiaodong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xiaodong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dixon just manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Dixon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xiaodong defends well and Dixon ends up having to push Xiaodong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dixon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xiaodong with a nice calf kick.
Xiaodong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dixon. Dixon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Dixon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Dixon avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaodong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xiaodong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Li Xiaodong 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.

Event: C190: Dos Anjos vs Xiaodong
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1#
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.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #BC2#
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. #T3#
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.#CL2#
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.#T4#
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.#TD#
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. #SUB#
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.#R2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R4#
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!#CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #CL2#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R5#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #CL2#
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.#TD#
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. #T4#
Dos Anjos gets back to half guard.#SUB#
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.

Event: C186: Dos Anjos vs Ji Woo
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Cuntmara moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Xiaodong ducks down to avoid it.
Cuntmara cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xiaodong moves to clinch but Cuntmara breaks away
and Cuntmara counters with a leg kick.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Cuntmara moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara moves forwards but Xiaodong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiaodong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Xiaodong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cuntmara just manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
A head kick misses from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuntmara misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cuntmara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Xiaodong connects with a nice looking jab.
Xiaodong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaodong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Cuntmara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cuntmara cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.
Cuntmara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong cracks Cuntmara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cuntmara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cuntmara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuntmara misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a big shot that misses.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuntmara is just out of range.
Cuntmara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
Xiaodong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Xiaodong.
Cuntmara scores with a nice right hand.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong dips to his left and cracks Cuntmara with an uppercut!
Xiaodong throws a series of punches but Cuntmara avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Xiaodong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuntmara controls his hands.
Cuntmara tries to break the clinch but Xiaodong is controlling the position. #BC2#
Cuntmara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Cuntmara off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Cuntmara.#T3#
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Cuntmara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaodong.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong clobbers Cuntmara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cuntmara takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Cuntmara slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuntmara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cuntmara lunges at Xiaodong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiaodong's hand.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Xiaodong blocks it well.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Cuntmara keeps it at a distance.
Cuntmara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong thuds a left hand into Cuntmara's body.
Good leg kick by Xiaodong. #T4#
Cuntmara jabs at Xiaodong's body.
Xiaodong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuntmara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuntmara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong moves in looking to clinch but Cuntmara pushes him off.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Cuntmara's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuntmara takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Cuntmara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuntmara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cuntmara lands with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cuntmara throws a hook but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back. #CL#
Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pushes Cuntmara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Cuntmara being controlled against the cage.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara has had enough of the clinch but Xiaodong keeps him there for the moment.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuntmara blocking some punches.
Cuntmara blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuntmara's efforts to push away.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike. #T2#
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaodong cracks Cuntmara with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong digs a right hand into Cuntmara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuntmara's gas tank.
Xiaodong tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuntmara prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuntmara controls his hands.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara. #BC2#
Cuntmara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuntmara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuntmara can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuntmara on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Cuntmara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xiaodong scores with a nice right hand.
Xiaodong lands a really nice looking cross but Cuntmara seems unphased.
Cuntmara looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuntmara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuntmara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiaodong tests Cuntmara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong slips a jab from Cuntmara.
A big left from Cuntmara misses.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Cuntmara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuntmara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xiaodong scores with a sloppy right hand. Cuntmara should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong tries to move into range but Cuntmara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Xiaodong. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Cuntmara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Cuntmara moves away and avoids it.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Cuntmara keeps it at a distance.
Cuntmara misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but Cuntmara moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuntmara on the side of the head.
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!
A low kick lands for Cuntmara.
Cuntmara tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it. #T1#
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuntmara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cuntmara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaodong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses.
Cuntmara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xiaodong connects with the punch.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuntmara connects with a high kick.
Cuntmara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuntmara.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuntmara! But no joy.
Xiaodong connects with a looping right hand.
Cuntmara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range and Cuntmara settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
Xiaodong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Cuntmara.#T2#
Cuntmara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong dips to his left and cracks Cuntmara with an uppercut!
Cuntmara connects with a crisp jab.
Cuntmara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuntmara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Cuntmara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL#
Xiaodong closes the distance and clinches.
Ibrahim Cuntmara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuntmaras head.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Cuntmara breaks from the clinch.
Cuntmara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cuntmara throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaodong moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Cuntmara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Cuntmara.#T4#
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Cuntmara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuntmara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Cuntmara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuntmara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a hook
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuntmara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuntmara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong throws a good cross that connects.
Xiaodong throws a low kick, looking for Cuntmara's leg but Cuntmara calmly moves out of range.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Xiaodong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xiaodong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
A very excited looking Li Xiaodong 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.
In defeat, Ibrahim Cuntmara stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.

Event: C181: Bonaparte vs Haggar
Date: Apr 09, 2023

#R1#
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Time checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
Time throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Time manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
Xiaodong scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiaodong.
Time with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Time.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Time avoids it easily.
Time is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xiaodong with a body shot.
Time misses with a looping right.
Time lands with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Time lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Time tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaodong is able to avoid easily.
Time throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
Xiaodong drops his hands momentarily and Time takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiaodong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Time checks it well.
Xiaodong jabs Time to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong jabs Time right on the nose. Time blinks but takes it well.
Time cracks Xiaodong with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Time was well out of range.
Time looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Time is looking to slow Xiaodong down with leg kicks.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Time connects with a solid leg kick.
Time checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Time moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
Time slips under a jab.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but Time moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Time moves out of range.
Time throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Time with a nice cross.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Time sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.
Time wants to slow Xiaodong down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiaodong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Time's hands.
Time staying out of range there.#CL#
Xiaodong closes the distance and pushes Time back into the cage.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Time digs a right hand underneath Xiaodong's ribcage. Xiaodong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Time lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Time lands a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong working aggressively here. #T3#
Xiaodong working aggressively here. #BC2#
Time breaks from the clinch.
Time dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Time looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Xiaodong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Time pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Time's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiaodong under the eye.
Xiaodong jabs at Time's body.
Xiaodong lands a jab to Time's midsection.
Xiaodong scores with a one two! Time had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Time moves out of range.
Time looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Time finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Time misses.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Time manages to avoid it.
Time throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Time lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Time lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Time ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Time is just out of range.
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
Donk. Time catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Time lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong connects with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong cracks Time with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Time takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
Time tries to land a front kick but Xiaodong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Time looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Time misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong throws a good cross that connects.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Xiaodong checks a low kick from Time.
Time scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Time paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Time misses with a body kick.
Xiaodong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Xiaodong with a nice calf kick.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
Xiaodong lands with a cross.
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Time fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaodong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Time throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Time pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time scores with a nice body kick.
Time throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Time fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Xiaodong coming out on top.
Xiaodong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Time is able to avoid easily.#T1#
Nice cross by Time.
Time chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xiaodong lands the left hand.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Time.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Time bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Time off balance momentarily.
Time moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
Time misses with a looping left.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Time moves out of range.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Xiaodong blocks a leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Xiaodong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Time's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Time. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Time misses with a low kick.
Time staying out of range there.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Time jabs Xiaodong to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Xiaodong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Time works on Xiaodong's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.
Time lands with a nice body punch.
Time throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Time ducks down to avoid it.
Time tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Time misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong slips under a jab.
Xiaodong tries to work over Time's front leg with a kick but Time checks it.
My Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong misses with a two punch combination.
Time moves out of range of the body kick.
Time swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xiaodong.
Nice cross by Time.
Xiaodong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Time.
Time throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Time keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Time jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Time tries to keep at a distance but Xiaodong has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Time escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Time throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.#CL#
Xiaodong clinches.
Xiaodong digs a right hand underneath Time's ribcage. Time let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Time is looking to break free of the clinch but Xiaodong has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Time's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Time tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Time wants to get back to striking at distance but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Time blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Time backwards. #BC2#
Time manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Time moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
Jab from Time.
Time scoring well with a low kick there.
Xiaodong moves in looking to clinch but Time pushes him off.
Time checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Donk. Xiaodong catches Time right on the button with a cross.#CL#
Xiaodong pushes Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Time lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Time. #BC2#
Time manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Time missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong ducks right into an uppercut from Time.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Xiaodong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Time looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Time throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaodong lands an overhand right.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time lands a nice hook to Xiaodong's body. Xiaodong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Time takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Time swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong fails to land with a series of punches.
Time uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
A little jabbing left from Time on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Time misses with a body kick.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Time.
Time ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Time on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Xiaodong there.
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Time chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaodong can pounce on him.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T1#
Xiaodong is looking to clinch.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Time - that will leave a mark!
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
letting Time counter with a right hand.
Time throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Xiaodong gets a clinch.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Time scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
A short uppercut from Time.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Time blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Time scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiaodong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong tries to work over Time's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time can't break the clinch.
Time misses with some punches. #T2#
Time lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Time manages to break the clinch.
Time tries a low kick but Xiaodong avoids it.
Time throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but Time avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Time misses with an attempted mid kick.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Time takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Time misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Time.
Nice body punch from Time.
Time scores with a leg kick.
Time is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
Time takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Time misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Xiaodong coming out on top.#T3#
Xiaodong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Time misses.
Xiaodong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick.
Time misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Time.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch
and Time counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xiaodong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Time lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Time stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
Time misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiaodong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Time swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Time gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Time misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiaodong. That's going to slow Time down.
Time on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xiaodong slips a jab from Time.
Time attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Time will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Time looks to move away, Xiaodong throws a big counter combo but Time just gets out of the way.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Time has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xiaodong throws a right and a left that Time avoids nicely.
Time tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Time throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.
Time lands a front kick.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
A jab from Time finds it's way through Xiaodong's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong clobbers Time with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaodong connects with a solid leg kick.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaodong blocks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Xiaodong.
Well Xiaodong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Li Xiaodong!
A victorious Li Xiaodong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: C175: Dixon vs Xiaodong
Date: Mar 19, 2023

#R1#
Xiaodong is looking to slow Dixon down with leg kicks.
Xiaodong fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaodong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dixon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dixon scores with a nice strike.
Dixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Xiaodong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #TD#
Dixon gets a double leg takedown into Xiaodong's guard.

Xiaodong manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Xiaodong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Xiaodong tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Dixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD#
Dixon drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Dixon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiaodong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Xiaodong is stalling in the full guard.
Xiaodong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Xiaodong content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Dixon pushes a forearm under Xiaodong's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Xiaodong is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Dixon!
Darren Dixon retains his featherweight title!
Darren Dixon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Li Xiaodong was interviewed post fight and said 'IQ 123'.

Event: C166: McWrestler vs Yrkje
Date: Feb 19, 2023

#R1#
Xiaodong lands a really nice looking cross but Mendoza seems unphased.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Xiaodong gets caught napping as Mendoza dives in and scores a takedown. Xiaodong manages to retain guard.
Xiaodong controls Mendoza momentarily but Mendoza frees himself.
Xiaodong controlling the position.
Xiaodong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xiaodong controls Mendoza momentarily but Mendoza frees himself.
Mendoza postures up and lands a big shot to Xiaodong's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Mendoza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendoza with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Xiaodong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is keeping the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendoza working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mendoza throwing strikes from guard but Xiaodong blocks nicely.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xiaodong trying to control the position here.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendoza throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendoza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mendoza looking to pass the guard.
Xiaodong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza works Xiaodong's body with a nice hook.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mendoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily.
Mendoza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendoza misses with a low kick as Xiaodong jumps back.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.#CL#
Xiaodong has managed to clinch.
Mendoza is trying to push Xiaodong away but Xiaodong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch. #T3#
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza jumps guard but Xiaodong stands there with Mendoza around his waist. Mendoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendoza looking for a takedown.
Mendoza looking for a takedown.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but Xiaodong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Mendoza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaodong lands the left hand.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Xiaodong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendoza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mendoza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
Mendoza misses with a leg kick
and Xiaodong counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
Xiaodong throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Mendoza moved away.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the head.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mendoza scoring well with a low kick there.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Xiaodong tests Mendoza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot.
Mendoza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mendoza goes for a double leg but Xiaodong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Xiaodong continues to drive forward.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Mendoza is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiaodong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mendoza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xiaodong rather than just go for the knockout.
Xiaodong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendoza to score with a decent uppercut.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
Mendoza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong wants to clinch but Mendoza slips to the side
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Xiaodong throws out a powerful jab.
Mendoza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xiaodong scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Xiaodong misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xiaodong tries to work over Mendoza's front leg with a kick but Mendoza checks it.
Mendoza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range and Mendoza settles back down.
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaodong scores with a nice head shot.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Jab by Xiaodong.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendoza thinking.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendoza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Xiaodong has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head. #T2#
Xiaodong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Xiaodong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Xiaodong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendozas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Li Xiaodong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza misses with a low kick as Xiaodong jumps back.
Xiaodong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong thumps Mendoza with a low kick.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Xiaodong moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Mendoza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Xiaodong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.#TD2#
Mendoza has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Xiaodong regains guard immediately.
Mendoza throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendoza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Xiaodong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendoza manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Mendoza has an active guard here but Xiaodong has managed to pass into half guard.
Xiaodong prevents Mendoza from improving his position.
Mendoza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Xiaodong wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Xiaodong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendoza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xiaodong's guard. #REVB##T4#
Mendoza is fighting to break Xiaodong's control of his arms but Xiaodong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mendoza throwing strikes but missing.
Luiz Mendoza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is keeping the position.
Xiaodong managing to control the position.
Mendoza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet but Mendoza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Xiaodong has Mendoza pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Mendoza looks to land a right hand but Xiaodong moved out of range.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xiaodong connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendoza.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Mendoza.
Mendoza wants to slow Xiaodong down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiaodong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendoza on the side of the head.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
Mendoza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Xiaodong closes the distance and pushes Mendoza back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendoza looking for a takedown. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiaodong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Xiaodong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mendoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza wants to take the fight to the mat but Xiaodong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Xiaodong to keep the fight standing.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Mendoza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xiaodong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendoza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL#
Xiaodong drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage. #T2#
Mendoza being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but Xiaodong has him pressed against the cage.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiaodong thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaodong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL#
Xiaodong has managed to clinch.
Mendoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xiaodong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Mendoza jumps guard but Xiaodong stands there with Mendoza around his waist. Mendoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong. #T4#
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside. #ROC#Mendoza is rocked!
Xiaodong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Xiaodong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mendoza goes for a takedown attempt but Xiaodong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Xiaodong. #CL#
Xiaodong has Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Stalling in the clinch from Xiaodong.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong trying to control the position but instead, Mendoza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xiaodong into the cage.
Xiaodong lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaodong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xiaodong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
During a confident post fight interview, Li Xiaodong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BB 93 - McWrestler vs Anubis 4
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Xiaodong catches Fujimaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xiaodong lands with a right hand.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujimaro throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaodong moves out of range easily.
Fujimaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Fujimaro misses with a body kick.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Xiaodong moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Fujimaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xiaodong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fujimaro throws out the jab.
Xiaodong connects with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick.
Xiaodong lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Fujimaro missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Fujimaro 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.
Fujimaro throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiaodong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CL#
Xiaodong instigates a clinch.
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Fujimaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimaro looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Fujimaro's body. Fujimaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fujimaro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Xiaodong lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong ducks right into an uppercut from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Fujimaro's body.
Xiaodong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Fujimaro.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Fujimaro moves out of range. #CL#
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Fujimaro up against the cage.#T2#
Xiaodong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimaro's efforts to push away.
Fujimaro can't break the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Fujimaro breaks from the clinch.
Fujimaro misses with a wild combination.
Fujimaro is looking to land body kicks.
Xiaodong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fujimaro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Xiaodong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fujimaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xiaodong to score with a decent uppercut.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fujimaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot.
Xiaodong scores with a leg kick.
Xiaodong scores with a jab. Fujimaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Xiaodong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xiaodong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiaodong lands an overhand right.#T3#
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Xiaodong has closed the distance and engaged Fujimaro in a clinch.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Fujimaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimaro.
Xiaodong keeps control of Fujimaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fujimaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xiaodong lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimaro backwards. #BC2#
Fujimaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xiaodong lands with a straight right. Fujimaro didn't see that one coming.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimaro moves away.
Fujimaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Fujimaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Fujimaro saw that one coming.
Fujimaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xiaodong doesn't seem bothered though.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
Xiaodong lands a jab to Fujimaro's midsection.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiaodong in his tracks.
Xiaodong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fujimaro throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Xiaodong scores with a four punch combination!
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Fujimaro blocks it.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimaro! But no joy.
Xiaodong scores with a jab. Fujimaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong with a nice calf kick.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a cross.
Xiaodong thumps Fujimaro with a low kick.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimaro throws a head kick that misses.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fujimaro misses with a body kick.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong wants to slow Fujimaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro lands with a slapping head kick.
Fujimaro misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xiaodong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujimaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiaodong doesn't manage to clinch there - Fujimaro circles away. #T1#
Fujimaro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro swinging wildly here.
Xiaodong cracks Fujimaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Xiaodong has managed to clinch.
Xiaodong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimaro's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Fujimaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong connects with a looping right hand.
Fujimaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Fujimaro is looking to land body kicks.
Xiaodong connects with a single shot there.
Fujimaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaodong can pounce on him.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Xiaodong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Fujimaro saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
Fujimaro slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Fujimaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Fujimaro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Fujimaro digs a good hook to Xiaodong's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiaodong. That snapped Fujimaro's head back.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Fujimaro slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xiaodong is looking to slow Fujimaro down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujimaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
Xiaodong scores with a sloppy right hand. Fujimaro should have avoided that one. #T3#
Xiaodong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fujimaro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fujimaro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Fujimaro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Fujimaro misses.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujimaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fujimaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujimaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xiaodong thumps Fujimaro with a low kick.
Xiaodong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimaro.
Xiaodong slips under a jab from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
Xiaodong is looking to clinch.
Fujimaro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xiaodong with a body shot.
Fujimaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Fujimaro misses.
Fujimaro misses with a head kick.
Xiaodong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Fujimaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Fujimaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a hook.
Xiaodong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujimaro throws a right and a left that Xiaodong avoids nicely.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fujimaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Fujimaro avoids it easily.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Fujimaro moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Fujimaro takes one to the chin there.
Fujimaro needs to keep his hands up - Xiaodong had a free shot at his head there.
Fujimaro throws a hook but Xiaodong blocks it.
Fujimaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong walks into a jab.
Fujimaro throws a head kick that Xiaodong semi-blocks.
Fujimaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fujimaro.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fujimaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xiaodong.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimaro.
Xiaodong lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaodong lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Fujimaro thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Xiaodong instigates a clinch.
Fujimaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Fujimaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujimaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fujimaro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fujimaro looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Xiaodong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimaro takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Fujimaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimaro can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Xiaodong slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Fujimaro circles away.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Fujimaro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fujimaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fujimaro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fujimaro slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Nice body kick from Xiaodong.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaodong. #CL#
Xiaodong drives through and clinches with Fujimaro against the cage. #BC2#
Fujimaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fujimaro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Fujimaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiaodong tries to work over Fujimaro's front leg with a kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Fujimaro throws a push kick but Xiaodong slaps the foot to one side. #T3#
Xiaodong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fujimaro.
Xiaodong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Xiaodong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range.
Fujimaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xiaodong if he has to take too many more of those.
Xiaodong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiaodong blocks a head kick by Fujimaro.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong digs a good body shot into Fujimaro's ribs.#CL#
Xiaodong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujimaro, pushing him back against the cage.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro blocking some punches.
Fujimaro has had enough of the clinch but Xiaodong keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Fujimaro avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage. #T4#
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujimaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong gets through Fujimaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Fujimaro breaks from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot.
Fujimaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Fujimaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fujimaro.
Xiaodong scoring well with a low kick there.
Xiaodong lands with a right hand.
Fujimaro cracks Xiaodong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiaodong needs to keep his hands up - Fujimaro had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiaodong. That's going to slow Fujimaro down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Fujimaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fujimaro throws a lazy right hand but Xiaodong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaodong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xiaodong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
After winning the bout, Li Xiaodong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: BB 89 - Land vs Malley 3
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Xiaodong cracks Demenok with a good jab.
Demenok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Demenok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Demenok moved out of range.
A nice side step and Demenok releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong is looking to chop away at Demenok's legs.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Demenok moves away
enabling Demenok to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Xiaodong closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Demenok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Demenok blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Demenok.
Demenok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Demenok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaodong can pounce on him.
Xiaodong connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong tried to score with a low kick but Demenok checks it.
Demenok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Demenok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demenok was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Demenok tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Demenok misses. #T1#
Demenok defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Demenok throws out a loose jab but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Demenok connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xiaodong 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 Demenok has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Demenok and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Demenok.
Demenok feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Demenok darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xiaodong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Demenok moves away and avoids it.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demenok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demenok throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Demenok.
Demenok avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Demenok looks for the body kick but Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Xiaodong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong cracks Demenok with an open hand slap.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demenok under the eye.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Demenok walks into a jab.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Demenok jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Demenok misses the target.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demenok swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Demenok appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong wants to land a leg kick but Demenok is out of range.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Demenok.
Demenok misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
Demenok misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Demenok.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Demenok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiaodong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Demenok is out of range and Xiaodong settles back down.
Demenok lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Demenok.
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Demenok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Demenok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Demenok takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demenok cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.
Xiaodong blocks a low kick nicely.
Demenok punishes Xiaodong's body with a nice straight punch.
Demenok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Demenok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Xiaodong forces Demenok back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demenok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demenok tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong lands a hook that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demenok tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Demenok back against the cage. #T4#
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Demenok controls the action.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Demenok.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Demenok breaks from the clinch.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiaodong slips a straight right by Demenok.
Demenok throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Demenok ducks down to avoid it.
Demenok lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaodong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Demenok dips to his left and cracks Xiaodong with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Xiaodong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Demenok clobbers Xiaodong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaodong works the jab nicely.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Demenok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demenok throws out the jab.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Demenok's head but Demenok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demenok misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Demenok moved out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong throws a right and a left that Demenok avoids nicely.
Demenok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong tests Demenok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Xiaodong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Demenok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xiaodong lands with a good body shot.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong. #T1#
Demenok connects with a leg kick.
Xiaodong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiaodong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.#CL#
Xiaodong closes the distance and clinches.
Xiaodong blocks the elbow strike.
Demenok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Demenok scores with a hook to the body.
Demenok misses with a body punch.
Demenok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Demenok blocking some punches.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaodong or not. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Demenok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demenok is looking to control Xiaodong's arms but Xiaodong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Demenok has his back to the cage.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Demenok controls his hands.
Demenok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demenok tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Demenok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xiaodong.
Demenok tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demenok working aggressively here.
Demenok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demenok misses with a body punch.
Demenok is looking to control Xiaodong's arms but Xiaodong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Demenok has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demenok throws an elbow but misses.
Xiaodong is looking to control Demenok's arms but Demenok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xiaodong has his back to the cage.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Demenok blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Demenok controls the action.
Xiaodong is looking to control Demenok's arms but Demenok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xiaodong has his back to the cage.
Demenok misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demenok taking a breather.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong cracks Demenok with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demenok's elbow.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Demenok controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Demenok is breathing heavily.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Demenok avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Demenok as the two fighters clinch.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Demenok fails to land.
Demenok lands with a short shot to the head.
Demenok has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demenok misses with a body punch. #T4#
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demenok working hard to break the clinch.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Demenok.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demenok tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Demenok back against the cage.
Demenok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Demenok avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Xiaodong cracks Demenok with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok working aggressively here.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Demenok.
Demenok takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Demenok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
A swing and a miss from Demenok.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.
Demenok jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xiaodong connects with a looping right hand.
Demenok lands an overhand right.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demenok.
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands 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 has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Demenok.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Nice defenses there by Demenok.#T1#
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demenok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Demenok.
Demenok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Demenok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Demenok strikes.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Demenok misses.
Demenok needs to keep his hands up - Xiaodong had a free shot at his head there.
Demenok misses the jab.
Demenok throws a hook but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demenok. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rukter Demenok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demenok slips under a jab.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Demenok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Demenok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a few strikes there.
Demenok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab.
Xiaodong checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiaodong tried to counter with a leg kick but Demenok avoided it.
Demenok scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Demenok blocks the low kick.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Demenok's head backwards.#T3#
Demenok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xiaodong blocks a low kick nicely.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiaodong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xiaodong jabs Demenok right on the nose. Demenok blinks but takes it well.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Xiaodong misses.
Good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Demenok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaodong sizes up Demenok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Demenok throws a push kick but Xiaodong slaps the foot to one side.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Demenok sees it coming and moves out of range.
Demenok misses with a looping left.
Demenok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Xiaodong lands.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Xiaodong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaodong connects with a body shot.
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!
Demenok slips under a jab from Xiaodong.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Xiaodong.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to land a leg kick but Demenok saw it coming and moves away.
Demenok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Demenok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demenok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #CL#
Demenok gets tackled into the cage by Xiaodong. Xiaodong maintains the clinch.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Demenok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Xiaodong.
Demenok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Demenok.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demenok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Demenok.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaodong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xiaodong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.

Event: BB 84 - McWrestler vs Man 3
Date: Nov 19, 2022

#R1#
Xiaodong misses the jab.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Apollo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Apollo lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaodongs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollo tries to pull guard but Xiaodong holds him up against the cage and eventually Apollo drops back down to his feet.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apollo lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it. #T1#
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo gets through Xiaodong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Apollo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xiaodong can turn it around.
Apollo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
Apollo throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Apollo drags the fight down to the ground.
Apollo pulls Xiaodong in to control the position.
Apollo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xiaodong's guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apollo stopping the sweep attempt from Xiaodong.
Apollo trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom. #T2#
Apollo is really struggling to control Xiaodong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Apollo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xiaodong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xiaodong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Apollo pushes down on Xiaodong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Xiaodong is defending against the submission attempts here by Apollo.
Xiaodong tries to get to full guard but Apollo has control of the leg. #T3##SUB#
Apollo seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apollo wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is defending well.
Xiaodong tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Apollo manages to move to mount! #SUB#
Apollo has hold of Xiaodong's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Xiaodong manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Apollo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Xiaodong is squirming around, avoiding Apollo's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Xiaodong tries to hold on but Apollo pushes him away.
Apollo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Xiaodong tries to hold on but Apollo postures up.
Apollo wants to control the pace but Xiaodong is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Apollo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Xiaodong has managed to escape the submission attempt. #SUB#
Apollo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Apollo is looking to work his way around to Xiaodong's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo 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.#R2#
Xiaodong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apollo's sensitive parts.
Xiaodong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Apollo on the side of the head.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaodong moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Xiaodong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target. #CL#
Apollo clinches up against the cage.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xiaodong can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Apollo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the head.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Apollo lands a body punch.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Apollo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Apollo controls the action. #T1#
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Apollo lands with a right to the head.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Xiaodong's ribcage. Xiaodong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apollo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Xiaodong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Apollo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaodong or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Xiaodong.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
Xiaodong lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Apollo pushes Xiaodong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Apollo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apollo lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xiaodong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaodong.
Apollo pushes Xiaodong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body.#T4#
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Apollo blocking some punches.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Apollo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Xiaodong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apollo or not.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apollo or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Apollo throws a hook but Xiaodong blocks it.
Apollo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xiaodong on the side of the head.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Apollo scores with a four punch combination!
Apollo scores with a leg kick.
Apollo is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo wants to clinch.
Apollo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apollo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apollo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Apollo catches Xiaodong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1##CL#
Apollo darts in and clinches Xiaodong up against the cage.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo working aggressively here.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo lands a left hand.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apollos head.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Apollo.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apollo.
A right hook to the body lands for Apollo.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Apollo. #T2#
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo scores with a shoulder strike.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apollo or not.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apollo works on Xiaodong's body with a couple of short punches.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Apollo blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiaodong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body.
Apollo working aggressively here.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Apollo scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T4#
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Apollo.
Apollo presses Xiaodong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Apollo blocking some punches. #TD#
Apollo jumps into guard, dragging Xiaodong to the mat.
Xiaodong content to stall in guard here.
Apollo trying to keep a closed guard but Xiaodong is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Li Xiaodong just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Apollo checks the leg kick.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Apollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaodong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Apollo's head but Apollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Apollo moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Apollo tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Apollo avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong scores with a decent looking hook.
Apollo keeps Xiaodong at a distance using the push kick.
Li Xiaodong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Apollo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.#T1#
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong scores with a leg kick.
Apollo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong lands with a good body shot.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Apollo saw that one coming.
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong throws a shot to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Apollo is out of range.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apollo is out of range and Xiaodong settles back down. #T2#
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apollo tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Apollo's body.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xiaodong lands with a straight right. Apollo didn't see that one coming.
Xiaodong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the body kick from Apollo.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.#T3#
Jab from Apollo.
Xiaodong is looking to clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Apollo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo presses Xiaodong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pushes Apollo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Apollo jumps guard but Xiaodong stands there with Apollo around his waist. Apollo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lindsay Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Xiaodong tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Li Xiaodong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Apollo blocking some punches.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Apollo's head backwards.
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
Apollo throws a low kick but Xiaodong avoids it.
Xiaodong drops his hands momentarily and Apollo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Apollo tries to land a front kick but Xiaodong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Apollo.
Apollo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body
and Xiaodong counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo throws a series of punches but Xiaodong avoids them all with ease.
Apollo lands with an uppercut that bounces Xiaodong off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apollo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaodong defending well as Apollo loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apollo blocks a jab.
Xiaodong checks a low kick from Apollo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Apollo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apollo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apollo misses with a hook.
Xiaodong moves in looking to clinch but Apollo pushes him off.
Apollo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Xiaodong manages to circle out of the way.
Xiaodong digs a good hook to Apollo's body.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Apollo moves away
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Apollo is having none of it.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Nice shot lands for Xiaodong.
Apollo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Apollo pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Xiaodong misses with a hook
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong moves out of range of the body kick.
Xiaodong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Xiaodong lands with an uppercut that bounces Apollo off the cage and back into range.
Apollo blocks a jab.
Xiaodong punishes Apollo's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindsay Apollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apollo throws a chopping leg kick but Xiaodong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Apollo slips the punch.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Xiaodong's leg but Xiaodong calmly moves out of range.
Xiaodong lands a nice looking body shot.
Apollo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xiaodong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Apollo checks the leg kick.
Apollo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiaodong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong digs a good body shot into Apollo's ribs.
Apollo tries to clinch but Xiaodong is having none of it.
Xiaodong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Apollo throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Xiaodong moved away.
Apollo throws a head kick that half lands.
Apollo stalks Xiaodong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xiaodong's face. Xiaodong staggers backwards, shaken.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Apollo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Apollo up against the cage.#T4#
Apollo misses with some punches.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong is working Apollo over against the cage.
Apollo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaodongs head.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Xiaodong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Apollo.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lindsay Apollo.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo retains his featherweight title!
Lindsay Apollo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: BB 77 - White vs Maharajah
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot that snaps Six Nine 's head back.
Six Nine tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Xiaodong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Six Nine slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine throws a front kick that sends Xiaodong stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Six Nine saw that one coming.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Six Nine counters with a left and a right that stings Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a straight right. Six Nine didn't see that one coming.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Six Nine .
Xiaodong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Six Nine wants to land a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Six Nine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong lands a right hook to the body.
Six Nine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Six Nine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot
letting Six Nine counter with a right hand.
Six Nine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xiaodong checks a low kick from Six Nine .
Xiaodong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Six Nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Xiaodong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T2#
Six Nine connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong punishes Six Nine 's body with a nice straight punch.
Six Nine tries to move into range but Xiaodong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut.
Six Nine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Xiaodong thumps Six Nine with a low kick.
Six Nine moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
Six Nine throws a counter combo.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Six Nine walks into a stiff left hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is looking to clinch but Six Nine is avoiding it.
Xiaodong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Six Nine . That did some damage!#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
It seemed like Six Nine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Six Nine has time to react.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.
Xiaodong connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that Six Nine ducks under and follows up with a left that Six Nine also avoids with ease.
Six Nine checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong jabs Six Nine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiaodong. That snapped Six Nine 's head back.
Xiaodong misses the jab.#T4#
Six Nine scores with a jab to the head.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Six Nine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Xiaodong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Six Nine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xiaodong.
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!#CL#
Xiaodong rushes Six Nine and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Six Nine - that landed with a thud.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Xiaodong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Six Nine moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Six Nine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong lands a glancing blow to the side of Six Nine 's head.
Xiaodong wants to clinch
and Six Nine counters with a good, hard body kick but Xiaodong shrugs it off.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up.
Xiaodong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Six Nine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Six Nine counters with a body kick.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
It seemed like Six Nine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine lunges at Xiaodong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiaodong's hand.
Six Nine slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Six Nine misses.
Six Nine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Six Nine throws a chopping leg kick but Xiaodong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Xiaodong throws out a powerful jab.
Xiaodong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Six Nine can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Six Nine is just out of range.
That kick from Xiaodong tenderised Six Nine 's leg. Six Nine is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Xiaodong closes the distance and pushes Six Nine back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Six Nine fails to land.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action. #BC#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Six Nine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Six Nine throws out a loose jab but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Six Nine slips a jab from Xiaodong.
A nice side step and Six Nine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target. #T2#
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Six Nine catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Xiaodong clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Six Nine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong takes an elbow to the temple.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Six Nine 's head.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
Nice elbow from Six Nine .
Six Nine blocking some punches.
Xiaodong tries to work over Six Nine 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Six Nine lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Six Nine misses with some punches. #T3#
Six Nine wants to get back to striking at distance but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Six Nine 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Six Nine .
Xiaodong avoids the elbow strike from Six Nine , against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks an elbow strike from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Six Nine can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Six Nine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine lands an elbow just above Xiaodong 's eye.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Six Nine lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Xiaodong.
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Xiaodong.
Six Nine lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Six Nine breaks the clinch.
Six Nine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Six Nine .
Six Nine slips a jab and a cross from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong thuds his right hand into Six Nine 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xiaodong's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine avoids it easily.
Six Nine moves out of range of the leg kick from Xiaodong.
Six Nine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL#
Xiaodong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Six Nine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Six Nine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Six Nine feints a counter leg kick.
Six Nine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Six Nine 's sensitive parts.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Six Nine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Six Nine wants to slow Xiaodong down by chopping away at his legs.
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Six Nine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the body
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Six Nine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.#CL#
Six Nine gets tackled into the cage by Xiaodong. Xiaodong maintains the clinch. #T1#
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Six Nine .
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Six Nine backwards.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Six Nine throws an elbow but misses.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Nice elbow from Six Nine .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Six Nine .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Six Nine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine lands an elbow inside that Xiaodong shrugs off.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong blocks the elbow strike.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it misses.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine lands with a right to the head.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiaodong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands. #BC2#
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Six Nine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it. #T3#
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xiaodong's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Six Nine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL#
Six Nine gets tackled into the cage by Xiaodong. Xiaodong maintains the clinch.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with an elbow over the top.
Xiaodong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Six Nine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Six Nine misses with an elbow over the top.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
Six Nine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Six Nine s head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Six Nine .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six Nine .
Six Nine throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Six Nine .
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Six Nine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaodong or not.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Li Xiaodong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Six Nine checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Six Nine 's head backwards.
Six Nine tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Xiaodong is looking to score with low kicks.
Six Nine throws a counter combo.
A low kick from Xiaodong is predictable there
and Six Nine counters with a nice body shot.
Six Nine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
A big right from Six Nine misses.
Xiaodong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Six Nine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Six Nine circles away.
Six Nine moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Six Nine .
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Six Nine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six Nine . Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.
Six Nine scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaodong should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong is looking to chop away at Six Nine 's legs.
Six Nine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Six Nine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.#T2#
Six Nine tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong jabs Six Nine right on the nose. Six Nine blinks but takes it well.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Six Nine tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body. Six Nine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xiaodong throws a combination that misses
and Six Nine counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Six Nine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong. #CL#
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Six Nine up against the cage.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Six Nine .
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A left hand lands to the body for Six Nine . #T3#
Six Nine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Six Nine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Six Nine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Six Nine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Six Nine .
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xiaodong connects with an inside leg kick.
Six Nine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Xiaodong was looking to counter with a kick there.
A lazy left from Six Nine finds it's target.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Six Nine is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong throws a solid leg kick but Six Nine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiaodong.
Six Nine feints a counter leg kick.
Six Nine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Six Nine circles away and keeps his distance.
Six Nine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Six Nine as he checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Six Nine blocks a jab.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Six Nine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Six Nine .
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Six Nine connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Six Nine tenderised Xiaodong's leg. Xiaodong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Six Nine lands a head kick. Xiaodong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiaodong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Six Nine under the eye.#T1#
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Xiaodong there.
Six Nine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Xiaodong misses.
Six Nine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Six Nine misses its intended target.
Xiaodong throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Six Nine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tekashi Six Nine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Xiaodong throws a push kick but Six Nine slaps the foot to one side.
Six Nine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Six Nine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Six Nine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong scores with a leg kick.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
A bone on bone clash there as Six Nine blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Six Nine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Xiaodong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Six Nine momentarily.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Six Nine .
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Six Nine moved away.
Xiaodong throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Six Nine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Six Nine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
A nice side step and Six Nine releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Six Nine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiaodong cracks Six Nine with an open hand slap.
Six Nine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine blocks it.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaodong blocks the leg kick.
Six Nine loads up on a big right hand but Xiaodong slips the punch.
Six Nine thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.
Xiaodong throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Six Nine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaodong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Six Nine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaodong is looking to chop away at Six Nine 's legs.
A little jabbing left from Six Nine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Six Nine .

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Xiaodong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Xiaodong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Li Xiaodong said 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.

Event: BB 69 - Escobar vs Tavares
Date: Aug 27, 2022

#R1#
Ferkingstad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferkingstad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xiaodong closes the distance but Ferkingstad moves to the side
and Ferkingstad counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferkingstad connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferkingstad throws a looping overhand right but Xiaodong ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Nice straight punches there by Xiaodong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xiaodong.
Xiaodong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Ferkingstad clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xiaodong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T2#
Ferkingstad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Xiaodong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferkingstad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Ferkingstad jumps guard and drags Xiaodong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad has his foot on Xiaodong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xiaodong works his way back into a safe position though.
Ferkingstad trying to keep a closed guard but Xiaodong is proving a slippery customer.
Xiaodong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Xiaodong seems content to control.#T3#
Ferkingstad is pressing down on Xiaodong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Xiaodong wants to stand but Ferkingstad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ferkingstad controls Xiaodong momentarily but Xiaodong frees himself.
Xiaodong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferkingstad is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Xiaodong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ferkingstad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Xiaodong has managed to get both his arms back between Ferkingstad's legs - danger averted.
Xiaodong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferkingstad's guard.#SUB2#
Ferkingstad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Xiaodong wants to get up but he can't break Ferkingstad's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xiaodong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xiaodong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SU#
Xiaodong stands up and waves to Ferkingstad to follow him.
Ferkingstad lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Ferkingstad saw that one coming.#CL#
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Ferkingstad up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.#CL#
Xiaodong has Ferkingstad up against the cage in a clinch.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Xiaodong.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Ferkingstad tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Ferkingstad back against the cage.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferkingstad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong avoiding damage.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ferkingstad stalling in the clinch but Xiaodong improves position.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Ferkingstad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferkingstad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT#It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferkingstad swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
It seemed like Ferkingstad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferkingstad throws the kick towards the body but Xiaodong avoids it.#CL2#
Xiaodong gets tackled into the cage by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad maintains the clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaodongs head.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Ferkingstad avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Ferkingstad avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage. #T2#
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferkingstad is trying to pull guard but Xiaodong has him pressed against the cage.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferkingstad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad lands a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaodongs head.
Ferkingstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong digs a right hand underneath Ferkingstad's ribcage. Ferkingstad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferkingstad's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Xiaodong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch.
Ferkingstad struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Ferkingstad gets through Xiaodong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Ferkingstad back against the cage.
Ferkingstad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
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 Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL#
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Ferkingstad up against the cage.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferkingstad trying to stall but Xiaodong improves his position.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferkingstad controls his hands. #TD2#
Ferkingstad ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferkingstad no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Xiaodong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferkingstad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xiaodong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong looking to pass the guard.
Xiaodong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferkingstad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Xiaodong tries to stand but Ferkingstad is controlling from the bottom.
Xiaodong sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SU#
Xiaodong gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Xiaodong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Ferkingstad catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferkingstad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Xiaodong.
Jab from Xiaodong.#T2##KD#
Xiaodong lands a left and a right that send Ferkingstad crashing to the mat, dazed. Xiaodong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Ferkingstad is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong pounces like a tiger and cracks Ferkingstad with a vicious hook! Ferkingstad is down but not out! Xiaodong follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.

Event: BB 64 - Capellio vs Okongwu
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1#
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baikonurov looks for the body kick but Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Baikonurov.
Baikonurov misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
Baikonurov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baikonurov scores with the left hand. Xiaodong knows he should have avoided that one.
Baikonurov looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Baikonurov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baikonurov.
Baikonurov throws a looping overhand right but Xiaodong ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baikonurov tries to clinch there but Xiaodong circles away.
Baikonurov misses with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baikonurov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Xiaodong pushes Baikonurov up against the cage in a clinch.
Baikonurov misses with the head strike. #T1#
Baikonurov blocking some punches.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baikonurov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baikonurov lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baikonurov tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baikonurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baikonurov cracks Xiaodong with a nice body shot.
Baikonurov tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
Baikonurov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Baikonurov blocks it.
Baikonurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baikonurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Baikonurov.
Baikonurov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baikonurov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Xiaodong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baikonurov can turn it around.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands a body shot.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Baikonurov uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Baikonurov tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Baikonurov back against the cage.
Baikonurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Baikonurov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baikonurov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baikonurov misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baikonurov misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Xiaodong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baikonurov ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Baikonurov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Xiaodong does it's job there.
Xiaodong scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#Baikonurov is rocked!
Baikonurov misses with a leg kick
and Xiaodong counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Baikonurov out cold! What a finish! Xiaodong is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
An intense looking Li Xiaodong took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.

Event: BB 58 - White vs Tavares
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
Xiaodong lands a glancing blow to the side of Apollo's head.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target. #CL2#
Xiaodong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaodong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
I was talking to Apollo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Apollo's head.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong - that landed with a thud.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Xiaodong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Apollo works on Xiaodong's body with a couple of short punches.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
Apollo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Apollo decides to pull guard.
Xiaodong controls from within his opponent's guard.
Xiaodong wants to get up but he can't break Apollo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xiaodong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Apollo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Xiaodong sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
Xiaodong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Apollo is proving hard to escape from.
Apollo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xiaodong controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xiaodong misses with a hook #CL#
and Apollo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Xiaodong works on Apollo's body with a couple of short punches.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xiaodong smiles and moves away.
Xiaodong misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Xiaodong.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Apollo tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Xiaodong trying to stall but Apollo improves his position.
Xiaodong tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Xiaodong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Apollo tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Apollo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xiaodong can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apollo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apollo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong. #T4#
Xiaodong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apollo lands a left hand.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo letting Xiaodong take a breather here.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apollo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apollo lands with a right to the head.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands. #TD#
Apollo manages to pull guard.
Xiaodong trying to control the position from guard on top but Apollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo is looking to clinch but Xiaodong is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Apollo misses.
Apollo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Xiaodong circles away.
Apollo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xiaodong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Apollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Xiaodong catches Apollo right on the button with a cross.
Xiaodong looks to clinch
and Apollo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apollo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Apollo is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Apollo misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Apollo. That snapped Xiaodong's head back.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaodong blocks a low kick nicely.
Apollo lands a leg kick that knocks Xiaodong off balance momentarily.
Apollo tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Xiaodong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xiaodong is looking to clinch.
Apollo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Apollo throws a front kick that sends Xiaodong stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong tests Apollo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Apollo avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.#T2#
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
A jab from Apollo does it's job there.
Xiaodong takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL#
Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Apollo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li Xiaodong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apollo.
Apollo lands a body shot. #BC2#
Xiaodong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Apollo throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Apollo looks to land a body kick but Xiaodong moved away.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Xiaodong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Apollo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xiaodong finds it's way round the side to connect with Apollo's head.
Apollo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Apollo slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollo.
Li Xiaodong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Apollo throws a front kick that sends Xiaodong stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Xiaodong clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Apollo tries to pull guard but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the head.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Apollo controls the action.
A short uppercut from Apollo.
Apollo scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Apollo takes a shot to the head.
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 Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong darts in trying to clinch
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Apollo misses with a low kick as Xiaodong jumps back.
Xiaodong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiaodong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Apollo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xiaodong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Apollo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Apollo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiaodong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xiaodong's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiaodong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
Apollo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong throws out a counter right but Apollo avoids it with no problem.
Apollo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiaodong misses with a few strikes there.
Apollo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Xiaodong is looking to clinch but Apollo is avoiding it.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo cracks Xiaodong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apollo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xiaodong's knee momentarily.
Xiaodong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Apollo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Xiaodong coming out on top.
A thudding body kick lands there by Apollo!
Nice shot lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xiaodong keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Xiaodong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo keeps the fight on the outside.
Apollo tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Apollo thumps Xiaodong with a low kick.#T2#
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Apollo with a jab.
Apollo moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Apollo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong swats away the attempt to clinch by Apollo.
Apollo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Apollo.
Apollo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Apollo 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.
Apollo chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL2#
Xiaodong gets a clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong is trying to break free.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xiaodong smiles and moves away. #T3#
Apollo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xiaodong.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo wants to clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Apollo counters with a good low kick that Xiaodong was not able to check. #CL2#
Xiaodong clinches up against the cage.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Apollo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
Xiaodong lands a body shot. #T4#
Apollo is working Xiaodong over against the cage.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo. #TD#
Apollo decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Apollo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xiaodong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xiaodong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Xiaodong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Apollo is trying to control Xiaodong's posture but Xiaodong avoids it.
Apollo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Xiaodong working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Apollo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Li Xiaodong!

Lindsay Apollo wins by split decision!
A very excited looking Lindsay Apollo 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.

Event: BB 49 - Gracie vs Bleak
Date: May 16, 2022

#R1#
Frost swinging wildly here.
Xiaodong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frost takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost throws a head kick but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xiaodong presses Frost against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with some punches. #T1#
Frost lands a knee to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Xiaodong blocks with his arms.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Frost tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Xiaodong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaodong looking to slow down the pace here.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Xiaodong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiaodong pushes Frost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Frost misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Xiaodong.
Frost blocking some punches.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body. #T3#
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a short shot to the head.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong presses Frost against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Frost.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost looks winded!
Xiaodong cracks Frost with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xiaodong into the cage.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Xiaodong avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Xiaodong blocks with his arms.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Still in the clinch, Xiaodong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost working aggressively here.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaodong avoids the damage to the body.
Xiaodong looking to stall.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost scores with a head kick. Xiaodong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Frost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Frost misses.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Xiaodong. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Xiaodong.#ROC#Frost is rocked!
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?#KD#
Xiaodong lands a big uppercut and Frost crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Frost looks OK. Xiaodong waves Frost back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xiaodong circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Xiaodong walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Frost drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Xiaodong swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Frost's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.
In defeat, Robert Frost stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time...'.

Event: BB 45 - Capellio vs Norton
Date: May 02, 2022

#R1#
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
Six Nine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Six Nine flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaodong steps away.
Xiaodong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xiaodong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Six Nine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Six Nine with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the body kick from Six Nine .
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .#T1#
Six Nine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
Six Nine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Six Nine lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back.
Xiaodong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Six Nine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Six Nine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Six Nine tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range and Six Nine settles back down.
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Six Nine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Six Nine takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Xiaodong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiaodong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Six Nine wants to land a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .
Xiaodong throws a combination that misses
and Six Nine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xiaodong thinking. #CL#
Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
Six Nine lands a body shot. #T3#
Six Nine lands an elbow just above Xiaodong 's eye.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
A short right from Six Nine on the inside.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Six Nine lands an elbow that stopped Xiaodong in his tracks for a moment.
Six Nine 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Six Nine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand
and Six Nine counters with a left to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong misses with the combination.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six Nine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Six Nine misses with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Six Nine lands with a right hand.
Six Nine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaodong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Six Nine takes one to the side of the head.
Six Nine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xiaodong rather than just go for the knockout.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Six Nine circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Six Nine to counter with a crisp jab.
Six Nine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Six Nine lands a nice looking body kick.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Six Nine connects with an inside leg kick.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Six Nine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Six Nine .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Six Nine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Six Nine 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.#T1#
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Six Nine under the eye.
Six Nine scores with a spinning back kick!
Xiaodong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Six Nine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Six Nine feints and then cracks Xiaodong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiaodong down.
Six Nine throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiaodong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xiaodong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Six Nine s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Six Nine .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Six Nine moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Six Nine - just one landing.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Six Nine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong connects with the punch.
Xiaodong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Six Nine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Six Nine scores with a leg kick.
Six Nine throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Six Nine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Six Nine . Beautiful body shot.
Xiaodong darts in trying to clinch
and Six Nine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaodong lands with a nice combination. Six Nine backs away looking to recover.
Six Nine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Six Nine ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Six Nine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Six Nine scores with a jab.
Six Nine connects with a nice looking jab. #T4#
Xiaodong swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Six Nine connects with a right hand. Xiaodong shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Xiaodong. Beautiful body shot.
Six Nine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
A quick step to the side and Xiaodong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Six Nine lands a leg kick that knocks Xiaodong off balance momentarily.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Six Nine 's corner calls for a 1-2. Six Nine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Six Nine misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Six Nine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Six Nine misses with a leg kick
and Xiaodong counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Six Nine misses
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Six Nine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Six Nine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Six Nine throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Xiaodong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Six Nine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Six Nine motions for Xiaodong to come forward. Six Nine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Six Nine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Xiaodong wants to clinch
and Six Nine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Xiaodong wants to clinch.
Xiaodong jabs Six Nine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Six Nine misses with a head kick. #T2#
Xiaodong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Six Nine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a front kick that sends Xiaodong stumbling back into the cage.
Six Nine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Six Nine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Six Nine tries to land a front kick but Xiaodong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Six Nine flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaodong steps away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xiaodong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Six Nine - the referee stops the clock and Xiaodong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Six Nine . Xiaodong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xiaodong. #T3#
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Six Nine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine feints a counter leg kick.
Six Nine is looking to score with low kicks.
Six Nine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Six Nine . Xiaodong shrugs it off though.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaodong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4##CL#
Xiaodong clinches up against the cage.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Six Nine 's head.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong - that landed with a thud.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Six Nine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Six Nine .
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong has Six Nine pressed against the cage.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Six Nine tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Six Nine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Six Nine scores with a spinning back kick!
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Six Nine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Six Nine throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Six Nine flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaodong steps away.
Six Nine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xiaodong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Six Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaodong on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Six Nine scores with a hook.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.#T1#
Six Nine connects with a leg kick.
Six Nine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Six Nine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Xiaodong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xiaodong.
Six Nine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaodong looks to land a combination but Six Nine avoids it well.
Six Nine slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.#T2#
Xiaodong throws a hook but Six Nine blocks it.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Six Nine . That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Six Nine stuns Xiaodong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Xiaodong darts in and clinches Six Nine up against the cage.
Six Nine lands a shot to the body.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Six Nine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine misses with some punches. #T3#
Six Nine has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Six Nine blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Six Nine tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Six Nine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Six Nine swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Six Nine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Six Nine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Six Nine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Six Nine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xiaodong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Six Nine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it.
Six Nine misses with a body kick.
Xiaodong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Six Nine .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tekashi Six Nine 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Xiaodong tries to bum rush Six Nine with a series of wild strikes but Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Six Nine unleashes a big counter combination but Xiaodong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Six Nine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Six Nine .
A right-left combo lands from Xiaodong.
Six Nine walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Six Nine finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
And Six Nine responds with a good body kick, but Xiaodong manages to step out the way in time.
Six Nine throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Six Nine . #T1#
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Xiaodong misses
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiaodong scores with a body shot.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Six Nine tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six Nine thuds his right hand into Xiaodong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2#
Six Nine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Six Nine lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li Xiaodong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Six Nine counters with a body kick.
Well,Xiaodong is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Xiaodong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Six Nine 's hands.#CUT#That has opened up Tekashi Six Nine 's cut even more.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Six Nine swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.#T3#
Six Nine scores with a leg kick.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Six Nine connects with a looping right hand.
Tekashi Six Nine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Six Nine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Six Nine unleashes a big counter combination but Xiaodong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a shot to the body.
Six Nine lands with a kick to the ribs. #T4#
Xiaodong swinging wildly here.
Six Nine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Six Nine throws out a leg kick but Xiaodong moves out of range and Six Nine only half commits.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the body.
Six Nine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Six Nine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xiaodong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tekashi Six Nine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Six Nine 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !

Tekashi Six Nine wins by unanimous decision!
Tekashi Six Nine is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tekashi Six Nine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: BB 40 - Obaminator vs Garbowa
Date: Apr 09, 2022

#R1#
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belvedere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belvedere scores with a hook.
Xiaodong doesn't manage to clinch there - Belvedere circles away.
Belvedere throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Belvedere's body. Belvedere takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong slips a straight right by Belvedere.
Decent striking displayed by Xiaodong there.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Belvedere circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belvedere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Belvedere throws an off balance right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Xiaodong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xiaodong wants it to stay on the feet.
Xiaodong throws a series of punches but Belvedere moves out of range.
Belvedere ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xiaodong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belvedere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belvedere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong throws an overhand right that lands on Belvedere's shoulder, as Belvedere tries to avoid the shot.
Belvedere throws a hook but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belvedere just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belvedere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Xiaodong misses with a body shot
and Belvedere counters with a straight right hand.
Belvedere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Belvedere manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belvedere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xiaodong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belvedere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiaodong scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong dodges the punch combination from Belvedere.
Nice body punch from Belvedere.
Belvedere slips under a jab.#T3#
Belvedere blocks a jab.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belvedere.
Xiaodong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belvedere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Belvedere shoots in looking for a takedown. Xiaodong tries to sprawl out of it but Belvedere keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xiaodong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Belvedere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Xiaodong rushes Belvedere and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
Xiaodong stops a takedown attempt from Belvedere.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richmond Belvedere.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belvedere's elbow.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belvedere's elbow.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belvedere.
Xiaodong leaning against his opponent.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belvedere scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belvedere struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Xiaodong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belvedere scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiaodong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Belvedere. That snapped Xiaodong's head back.
Belvedere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
A jab lands there for Belvedere.
Belvedere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belvedere moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
Belvedere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong moves in looking to clinch but Belvedere pushes him off.
A nice side step and Belvedere releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong lands with a right hand.
Belvedere rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD#
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Belvedere! Xiaodong lets Belvedere back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Belvedere is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Xiaodong engages and cracks Belvedere with a massive lead left hook - Belvedere tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Xiaodong is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, Li Xiaodong took to the microphone: 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.

Event: BB 32 - Bjornsson vs Olsen
Date: Mar 05, 2022

#R1#
Six Nine stuns Xiaodong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Six Nine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Six Nine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Six Nine just misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Six Nine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Six Nine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Six Nine throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Six Nine misses with a looping right.
Six Nine lands with a hook. Xiaodong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Six Nine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a leg kick
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Tekashi Six Nine has been cut.
Six Nine throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Six Nine .
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Six Nine moved out of range.
Six Nine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Six Nine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Six Nine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong cracks a nice hook into Six Nine 's ribs.#T1#
Six Nine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xiaodong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong works the jab nicely.
Six Nine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xiaodong circles away quickly and effectively.
Six Nine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiaodong takes one to the side of the head.
Six Nine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xiaodong's head.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xiaodong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six Nine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xiaodong.
Six Nine looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Six Nine moved out of range.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Six Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaodong on the side of the head.
Six Nine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Xiaodong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Six Nine can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Six Nine coming out on top.
Six Nine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong throws out a counter right but Six Nine avoids it with no problem.
Six Nine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Six Nine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xiaodong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Six Nine misses with a jab to the body
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Six Nine scores with a hook.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xiaodong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Six Nine - the referee stops the clock and Xiaodong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Six Nine . Xiaodong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands the left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Six Nine !
Xiaodong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT2#Tekashi Six Nine 's cut is getting worse.
Xiaodong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a leg kick that knocks Xiaodong off balance momentarily.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it.
Six Nine looks to land a right hand but Xiaodong moved out of range.#T3#
Jab by Six Nine .
Six Nine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice jab there from Six Nine .
Xiaodong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Six Nine cracks Xiaodong with a good jab.
Six Nine missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Six Nine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Six Nine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Six Nine throws a good cross that connects.
Six Nine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Six Nine misses with a wild body shot.
Six Nine misses with a body kick.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Nine connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six Nine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Six Nine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Six Nine throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six Nine throws a leg kick
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Xiaodong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Xiaodong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Six Nine throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Xiaodong counters with a nice right hand that sends Six Nine toppling to the canvas! Six Nine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Xiaodong finish him?!#ROC2#Six Nine is rocked!#CUT2#Tekashi Six Nine 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Xiaodong is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Six Nine like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Six Nine from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new bantamweight champion!
Li Xiaodong took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: BB 26 - Paris vs Obaminator
Date: Feb 05, 2022

#R1#
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Ernesto manages to avoid it.
Ernesto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Pablo Ernesto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Ernesto.
Xiaodong with a nice cross.
Ernesto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Ernesto slips the punch.
Ernesto is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong feints a jab promting Ernesto to slip. Xiaodong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ernesto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Xiaodong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ernesto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xiaodong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ernesto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Ernesto is rocked!
Ernesto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated El Pablo Ernesto had this to say: 'i'll fuck your girl and your sister later.'.

Event: BB 18 - Obaminator vs Dias 2
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1#
Apollo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
A combination from Apollo does no damage.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Apollo manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Xiaodong's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Apollo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apollo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Apollo.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong keeps the fight on the outside.
Apollo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiaodong slips a jab and a cross from Apollo.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Apollo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apollo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollo jabs Xiaodong right on the nose. Xiaodong blinks but takes it well.
Apollo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiaodong momentarily.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Apollo throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the body
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apollo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Apollo scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaodong moves out of range easily.
Apollo throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Apollo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range. #CL2#
Xiaodong gets tackled into the cage by Apollo. Apollo maintains the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong wants to break free but Apollo has control.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Xiaodong blocks the body kick.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
A countering left hand to the body from Apollo misses.
Xiaodong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apollo can pounce on him. #CL2#
Xiaodong gets tackled into the cage by Apollo. Apollo maintains the clinch.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside. #BC#
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Apollo.
Apollo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Xiaodong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#CL2#
Apollo has Xiaodong up against the cage in a clinch.
Xiaodong tries to circle away but Apollo has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaodongs head.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Apollo.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Apollo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Xiaodong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Apollo can turn it around.
Apollo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong trying to control the position but instead, Apollo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xiaodong into the cage.#BC#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Apollo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Danga de danga de dang - Xiaodong scores with a four punch combination!
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Apollo with a hook.
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
Apollo cracks Xiaodong with a good jab.
Jab by Xiaodong.
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Apollo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Xiaodong keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.#T1#
Apollo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaodong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Xiaodong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apollo.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apollo. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Apollo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xiaodong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Apollo misses with a straight left. #T2#
A punch combination from Xiaodong misses.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xiaodong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo cracks Xiaodong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Apollo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Apollo's head but Apollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Xiaodong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Apollo strikes.
Apollo with a jab.
Apollo scores with a push kick.
Apollo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Apollo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apollo.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Xiaodong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Apollo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Apollo throws a solid leg kick but Xiaodong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Apollo.#T4#
Apollo tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot lands for Apollo.
Xiaodong misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Apollo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Apollo keeps control of Xiaodong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
A good leg kick by Apollo.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Apollo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaodong on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apollo. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Xiaodong avoids a kick to the body.
Apollo lands with a nice body punch.
Apollo tries to land a front kick but Xiaodong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Apollo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Apollo throws a front kick that sends Xiaodong stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Xiaodong lands a jab to the head.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Apollo throws a body kick.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiaodong throws a combination that misses
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Apollo. Beautiful body shot.
Xiaodong blocks the body kick.
Xiaodong slips under a jab.
Xiaodong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T2#
Apollo throws a head kick but Xiaodong moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Apollo slips the punch.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Apollo.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Apollo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Xiaodong really felt that one!
Lindsay Apollo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apollo lands a lovely overhand right.
Apollo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Apollo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Apollo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Apollo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xiaodong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xiaodong tries to bum rush Apollo with a series of wild strikes but Apollo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Xiaodong.
Apollo lands with a good body shot.
Apollo tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4##CL2#
Apollo moves into the clinch successfully.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apollo takes one to the side of the head.
Apollo takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Apollo rushes Xiaodong and presses him up against the cage.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Apollo.
Apollo has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
A good leg kick by Apollo.
Apollo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollo.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Apollo lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xiaodong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiaodong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Xiaodong swinging wildly here. #T1#
Apollo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Apollo.
Apollo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xiaodong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo wants to slow Xiaodong down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
Apollo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Apollo walks into a left hand.
Apollo looks for the body kick but Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Xiaodong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Apollo counters with a leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
Apollo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Xiaodong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Apollo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Xiaodong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Apollo. Apollo obviously looking to wear him down.
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiaodong checks a leg kick.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Xiaodong moved away.
Xiaodong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xiaodong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaodong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL2#
Apollo clinches up with Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apollo.
Xiaodong slowing the pace effectively.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Apollo pulls Xiaodong into guard. #T4#
Apollo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Xiaodong is now in half guard.
Apollo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet.
Xiaodong prevents Apollo from improving his position.
Apollo wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Apollo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Apollo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Apollo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Xiaodong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Xiaodong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Apollo throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Apollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Apollo tries a head kick but it misses.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Apollo slips under a jab.#T1#
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apollo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Apollo's body. Apollo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Apollo is just out of range.
Apollo defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo dips to his left and cracks Xiaodong with an uppercut!
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Apollo counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Apollo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li Xiaodong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot that snaps Apollo's head back.
Xiaodong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Apollo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo dodges the punch combination from Xiaodong. #T3#
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and Apollo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apollo defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo wants to counter with a clinch but Xiaodong pushes him away.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Apollo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apollo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xiaodong lands a glancing blow to the side of Apollo's head.
Lindsay Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apollo scores with a kick to the midsection.#T4#
Xiaodong keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaodong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Apollo misses with a hook.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Xiaodong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Apollo.
Apollo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apollo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apollo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Apollo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!

Lindsay Apollo wins by unanimous decision!
Lindsay Apollo is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Lindsay Apollo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BB 10 - Gracie vs Xiaodong
Date: Nov 13, 2021

#R1#
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard. #REVB##SUB#
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xiaodong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Xiaodong is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Xiaodong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xiaodong is on top in guard. #REVB#
Xiaodong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xiaodong trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Xiaodong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xiaodong is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him. #T2#
Xiaodong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Xiaodong stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Gracie pushes Xiaodong up against the cage in a clinch.#T3##BC2#
Xiaodong manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiaodong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T4#
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xiaodong's waist but Xiaodong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab. #TD#
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xiaodong sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Xiaodong is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Xiaodong's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Xiaodong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Xiaodong manages to circle out of the way.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xiaodong enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xiaodong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Xiaodong looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xiaodong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xiaodong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Xiaodong pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xiaodong is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Xiaodong is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Xiaodong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiaodong swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie tries to stall but Xiaodong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Gracie tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch.
Xiaodong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Xiaodong avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T3##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Renoa Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Xiaodong is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the position but Xiaodong is working away. #SUB#
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xiaodong struggling a bit here.#T4#
Xiaodong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Xiaodong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiaodong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Xiaodong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Xiaodong prevents Gracie from improving position.
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 Renoa Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaodong on the side of the head.#TD#
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Xiaodong is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Xiaodong's guard.
Gracie won't allow Xiaodong to sweep him here.
Xiaodong is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Xiaodong pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is keeping the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Xiaodong has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Xiaodong trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xiaodong but Xiaodong pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiaodong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.#T3#
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Li Xiaodong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoa Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Xiaodong does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiaodong! But no joy.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Xiaodong gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.#T4#
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC2#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Xiaodong in a clinch.
Xiaodong trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaodongs head.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xiaodong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Renoa Gracie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD#
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong trying to control the position here.
Xiaodong working a defensive guard here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is fighting to break Xiaodong's control of his arms but Xiaodong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Xiaodong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie pushes down on Xiaodong's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Xiaodong scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie manages to mount him!
Xiaodong is trying to escape the mount. #SUB#
Xiaodong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Xiaodong wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.#SUB#
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Xiaodong is having none of it.
Gracie tries to control but Xiaodong wriggling away. #T2#
Xiaodong can't escape the position. #SUB#
Gracie working for a submission but Xiaodong is keeping him at bay.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Xiaodong is squirming around nicely.
Xiaodong tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Xiaodong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T3#
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie prevents Xiaodong from improving his position.
Xiaodong is trying to stand.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom. #ES2#
Xiaodong kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.#T4#
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Xiaodong.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Renoa Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renoa Gracie had his way with Li Xiaodong in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Xiaodong pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xiaodong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xiaodong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position. #T1##SUB#
Xiaodong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Xiaodong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Xiaodong wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Xiaodong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SU2#
Xiaodong stands up from Gracie's guard - Xiaodong perhaps looking for a knockout. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Li Xiaodong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xiaodong has time to react.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.#CL#
Gracie gets a clinch. #T3#
Gracie avoiding damage. #BC2#
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xiaodong avoids it really well and circles away.
Xiaodong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Xiaodong throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes from Xiaodong. Those never looked like landing.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Xiaodong.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!

Renoa Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Renoa Gracie retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Renoa Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: BB 4 - Broderick vs Coryatt 3
Date: Sep 28, 2021

#R1#
Xiaodong jabs Belvedere right on the nose. Belvedere blinks but takes it well.
Belvedere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belvedere missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belvedere.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Belvedere strikes.
Xiaodong is looking for a counter combo.
Belvedere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belvedere ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Belvedere throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Belvedere throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belvedere has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Belvedere scores with a jab. Xiaodong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Belvedere gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong swings for the body but Belvedere moves out of range.
Belvedere throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Belvedere ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaodong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belvedere misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Belvedere.
Belvedere scores with a nice strike.
Belvedere staying out of range there.
Belvedere looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belvedere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belvedere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belvedere defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Belvedere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xiaodong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Belvedere does it's job there.#T2#
A slow jab from Belvedere misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Belvedere. Beautiful body shot.
Belvedere throws a right hand that misses
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Belvedere lands a nice shot to the body.
Belvedere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belvedere lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Belvedere.
Richmond Belvedere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belvedere throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
Belvedere misses with a body shot
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#Belvedere is rocked!
Belvedere lands a nice looking body shot.
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belvedere.#T3#
Belvedere scores with a body shot.
Xiaodong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belvedere has time to react.
Belvedere is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Belvedere. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belvedere.
Belvedere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Belvedere.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belvedere seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Xiaodong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Belvedere misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Belvedere misses the target.
Belvedere misses with a left hand
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Belvedere scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belvedere scores with a body shot.
Xiaodong is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Belvedere throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
Belvedere with a hook.
A jab lands there for Belvedere.
Belvedere misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaodong ducks right into an uppercut from Belvedere.
Belvedere lands a slapping body shot.
Belvedere scores with a jab.
Xiaodong dodges the punch combination from Belvedere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belvedere throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Belvedere.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belvedere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richmond Belvedere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xiaodong looks to land a combination but Belvedere avoids it well.
Belvedere with a nice cross.
Belvedere blocks a jab.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Belvedere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xiaodong cracks Belvedere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xiaodong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belvedere just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong dodges the punch combination from Belvedere.
Belvedere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Belvedere moved out of range.#T1#
A jab from Xiaodong finds it's way through Belvedere's defenses.
Belvedere misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Belvedere misses its intended target. #KD#
Xiaodong lands a big uppercut and Belvedere crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Belvedere looks OK. Xiaodong waves Belvedere back to his feet!
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Belvedere throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Belvedere misses with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right that sends Belvedere to the canvas! Xiaodong follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong retains his bantamweight title!

Event: BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 4
Date: Aug 22, 2021

#R1#
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stevens throws a shot to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benji Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Stevens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevens, as that shot connected.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiaodong counters with a left right combination that sends Stevens crashing to the mat - Xiaodong wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Stevens out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong retains his bantamweight title!

Event: BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 2
Date: Jul 24, 2021

#R1#
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimms.
A counter left hand to the body from Xiaodong misses its target.
Dimms swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xiaodong.
Dimms lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot.
Dimms 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.
Dimms lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimms scores with a push kick.
Dimms bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xiaodong's head backwards.
Dimms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Dimms cracks Xiaodong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimms.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimms has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dimms thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms scores with a nice head shot.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.#T1#
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dimms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimms throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Dimms lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimms lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Dimms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimms dips to his left and cracks Xiaodong with an uppercut!
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Dimms does no damage. #T2#
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dimms throws out a loose jab but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Dimms counters with an outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Dimms there.
Dimms throws a hook but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Dimms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dimms slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Dimms throws a head kick that half lands.
Dimms lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick lands for Dimms.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice combination there by Dimms.
Dimms moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Dimms throws out a leg kick but Xiaodong moves out of range and Dimms only half commits.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xiaodong is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dimms's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dimms clobbers Xiaodong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dimms misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Dimms misses.
Dimms bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Nice shot by Dimms.
Dimms lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong needs to keep his hands up - Dimms had a free shot at his head there.#T4#
Dimms misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Dimms gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong presses Dimms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dimms fails to land. #BC#
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiaodong lands with a cross.
Dimms is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Xiaodong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dimms throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Dimms tries a low kick but Xiaodong avoids it.
As Dimms looks to move away, Xiaodong throws a big counter combo but Dimms just gets out of the way.
Dimms tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Dimms looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dimms lands a jab to the nose.
Dimms bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schmedgar Dimms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Dimms throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Dimms is out of range.
Dimms slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Nice uppercut there from Xiaodong.
Dimms lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dimms throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimms throws a leg kick
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimms works the jab nicely.
Dimms lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimms lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xiaodong circles away quickly and effectively.
Xiaodong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dimms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Good leg kick by Dimms.
Dimms looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimms.
Dimms lands a jab to the nose.
Dimms lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dimms tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Xiaodong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dimms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Dimms swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong. #T2#
Xiaodong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimmss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dimms misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaodong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiaodong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Dimms slips the punch.
As Xiaodong backs off Dimms throws a huge counter combo but Xiaodong manages to avoid it all.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Dimms scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Dimms clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimms does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Xiaodong moves away and avoids it.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Dimms avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Dimms thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.
Dimms lands a nice hook to Xiaodong's body. Xiaodong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimms looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimms works Xiaodong's body with a nice hook.
Dimms lands a lovely overhand right.
Dimms lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Dimms.
Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Dimms. #T4#
Xiaodong throws a nice looking combination but Dimms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dimms throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Dimms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimms misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiaodong.
Dimms scores with a jab. Xiaodong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xiaodong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiaodong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Dimms scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
A slow jab from Dimms misses its intended target.
Dimms walks into a left hand.
Dimms misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimms. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Xiaodong moves away and avoids it.
Dimms scores with the left hand. Xiaodong knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Dimms finds it's way through Xiaodong's defenses.
Dimms scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong misses with a jab to the body
and Dimms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Dimms lands an overhand right.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimms slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Dimms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
A left lands for Dimms.
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Dimms.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiaodong paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimms darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xiaodong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong lands with a hook. Dimms tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dimms misses with a low kick as Xiaodong jumps back.
Dimms throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Schmedgar Dimms's cut even more.
Dimms with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimms swinging wildly here.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Dimms ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong catches Dimms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xiaodong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaodong there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
Dimms with a hook.
Dimms scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimms with the inside leg kick.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.#KD#
Xiaodong lands a big right hand that sends Dimms crashing to the mat! Xiaodong stays standing though and waves Dimms back to his feet!#ROC#Dimms is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimms is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Dimms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimms tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimms jabs at Xiaodong's body.
Xiaodong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dimms lunges at Xiaodong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiaodong's hand.
Dimms seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimms. Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Xiaodong.#T4#
Xiaodong takes one to the chin there.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Dimms releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong works Dimms's body with a nice hook.
Dimms tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dimms scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaodong should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Xiaodong. Those never looked like landing.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.
Dimms lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schmedgar Dimms really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Xiaodong moves out of range as Dimms strikes.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiaodong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaodong blocks the leg kick.
Dimms connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xiaodong connects with a body shot.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.#CL2#
Dimms has managed to clinch.
Dimms lands a left hand. #BC#
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Dimms throws an off balance right hand
and Dimms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimms misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a series of strikes. Dimms will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab from Dimms.
Dimms lands a head shot.#KD#
Xiaodong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dimms sprawling to the canvas! Dimms rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Xiaodong finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimms thumps Xiaodong with a low kick.
Dimms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Dimms connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dimms takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Xiaodong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xiaodong slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Dimms - just one landing.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong thuds a left hand into Dimms's body.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
A big left from Dimms misses.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimms lands a nice hook to Xiaodong's body. Xiaodong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimms throws a nice head kick!
Dimms scores with a nice strike.
Dimms dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiaodong. That did some damage!#T3#
Xiaodong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a series of strikes. Dimms will be more careful next time no doubt.
Xiaodong fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.
Xiaodong is looking for a counter combo.
Dimms explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dimms scores with a head kick. Xiaodong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dimms clobbers Xiaodong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Dimms moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Dimms throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Dimms misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Xiaodong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range. #T4#
Dimms throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimms works the jab nicely.
A cross from Dimms lands.
Xiaodong needs to keep his hands up - Dimms had a free shot at his head there.
Dimms connects with a crisp jab.
Dimms throws a right hand that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a right hand to the body.
Xiaodong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.
Dimms looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schmedgar Dimms dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5##KD#
Xiaodong sends Dimms crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Xiaodong is motioning to the referee to let Dimms up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Dimms tenderised Xiaodong's leg. Xiaodong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Dimms as he connects with a hook.
Dimms throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Dimms tries to clinch but Xiaodong is having none of it.
Dimms scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiaodong in his tracks.
Dimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Dimms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms thuds his right hand into Xiaodong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaodong scores with a nice head shot.
Dimms scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiaodong in his tracks.
Dimms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimms throws a low kick, looking for Xiaodong's leg but Xiaodong calmly moves out of range.
Dimms lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Dimms.
Xiaodong throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dimms colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Xiaodong as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dimms is left battered and dazed whilst Xiaodong and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new bantamweight champion!

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 18
Date: Jun 11, 2021

#R1#
Waller misses with an uppercut
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Jack Waller has been cut.
Waller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Waller punishes Xiaodong's body with a nice straight punch.
Xiaodong misses with the combination.
Jack Waller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong misses with a straight left.
Waller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waller misses with an uppercut
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Waller's head coaches at Gunner's School of Combat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Waller jabs Xiaodong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waller moves away.
Waller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left and a right from Waller both land. Nice combination. #T1#
Xiaodong misses with a double jab.
Waller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waller lands a jab to the nose.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Waller's head but Waller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waller scores with a nice right hand.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Waller counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waller.
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Waller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Xiaodong misses.
Waller throws a right hand that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand
letting Waller counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Waller misses.
Waller thuds his right hand into Xiaodong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Xiaodong.#T3#
Waller slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Waller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Waller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waller lands with a straight right. Xiaodong didn't see that one coming.
Waller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiaodong under the eye.
Waller misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
It seemed like Xiaodong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Waller ducks down to avoid it.
Waller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waller with a nice cross.
Waller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waller stuns Xiaodong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Waller lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Waller swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch
and Waller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waller punishes Xiaodong's body with a nice straight punch.
Waller works the jab nicely.
Waller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Waller misses with a hook.
Waller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Waller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Waller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Waller stuns Xiaodong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Waller.
Waller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waller ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Waller misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waller scores with a body shot.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waller was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
Waller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xiaodong can do to turn this around?
Waller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Waller.
Xiaodong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Waller connects with a right hand. Xiaodong shakes it off.#T1#
Waller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waller throws an off balance right hand
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiaodong defending well as Waller loads up on a big left hand.
Waller just misses with a punch to the body.
Waller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Waller scores with a jab to the body.
Waller lands a jab to the nose.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Waller knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#Jack Waller's cut is getting worse.
Xiaodong walks into a stiff left hand from Waller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waller throws a poor cross that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Waller is rocked!
Waller misses with the combination. #T2#
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Xiaodong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiaodong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waller.
Donk. Waller catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Waller as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Waller.
Xiaodong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiaodong slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiaodong! But no joy.
Waller throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Waller scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Nice cross by Waller.
Waller throws a body punch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Waller swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Waller misses with a body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waller dips to his left and cracks Xiaodong with an uppercut!
Waller misses with a lunging right hand
and Waller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Waller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xiaodong wobbles Waller with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Xiaodong dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Waller to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Li Xiaodong!

Event: BBFC 17
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Beach Boy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beach Boy.
Beach Boy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xiaodong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Beach Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Beach Boy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beach Boy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong trying to control but Beach Boy postures up.
Beach Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaodong keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xiaodong manages to get to full guard.
Beach Boy wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving. #T1#
Xiaodong looking for a sweep. Not yet Xiaodong, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beach Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beach Boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beach Boy with a nice head shot there.
Beach Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Xiaodong is retaining full guard.
Xiaodong controlling Beach Boy's posture.
Beach Boy postures up in Xiaodong's guard and throws a big left but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Xiaodong wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#ES#
Xiaodong pushes Beach Boy off and gets back to his feet.
Beach Boy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xiaodong tries to avoid it but Beach Boy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xiaodong to the ground. Xiaodong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xiaodong slaps away a takedown attempt from Beach Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beach Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiaodong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beach Boy.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Beach Boy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beach Boy.#TD2#
Beach Boy drives through with a takedown into Xiaodong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Xiaodong has control of Beach Boy's left arm, preventing Beach Boy from doing any damage.
Beach Boy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beach Boy won't allow Xiaodong to sweep him here. #T3#
Xiaodong is working hard here to advance position.
Beach Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Xiaodong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Beach Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xiaodong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xiaodong looking to control. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beach Boy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Beach Boy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beach Boy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beach Boy thuds his right hand into Xiaodong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beach Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Beach Boy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beach Boy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Beach Boy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xiaodong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beach Boy tries to roll over but Xiaodong keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Beach Boy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Nice body punch from Xiaodong. #TD2#
Xiaodong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beach Boy wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Xiaodong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Beach Boy preventing the sweep.
Beach Boy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xiaodong keeping full guard, as Beach Boy tries to pass.
Xiaodong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beach Boy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Xiaodong keeping moving, preventing Beach Boy from controlling successfully. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beach Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xiaodong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Beach Boy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beach Boy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beach Boy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Xiaodong is avoiding damage well.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Beach Boy scoring with punches from side control.
Xiaodong is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beach Boy is controlling him well.
Sloppy strikes there by Beach Boy.
Beach Boy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Beach Boy throws an elbow but Xiaodong slips to the side and avoids it well.#T3#
Xiaodong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Xiaodong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Xiaodong is trying to control Beach Boy's posture but Beach Boy avoids it.
Xiaodong tries to bench press Beach Boy off him but Beach Boy keeps the position.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet.
Beach Boy is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beach Boy working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Beach Boy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T4#
Xiaodong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Xiaodong is looking to reverse the position.
Beach Boy controls the position.
An elbow from Beach Boy crashes against the mat.
Anderson Beach Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Beach Boy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Xiaodong is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Xiaodong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beach Boy lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beach Boy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Xiaodong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beach Boy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Xiaodong trying to control but Beach Boy postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Beach Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Beach Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beach Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Xiaodong defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Beach Boy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Xiaodong manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Beach Boy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy misses with some punches.
Xiaodong is pushing Beach Boy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Xiaodong manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Beach Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Beach Boy.
Beach Boy moves forwards but Xiaodong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beach Boy lands a head shot.
Xiaodong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Beach Boy is predictable there
and Beach Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Beach Boy is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Anderson Beach Boy has been cut.
Beach Boy misses with a looping left.
Beach Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Beach Boy throws a solid leg kick but Xiaodong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beach Boy.
Beach Boy bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Xiaodong comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Beach Boy falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Beach Boy was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
The defeated Anderson Beach Boy had this to say: 'Ha Ha Ha False laughter to hide the pain!'.

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 12
Date: Apr 23, 2021

#R1#
Takahashi stuns Xiaodong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Xiaodong slaps the foot to one side.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Xiaodong circles away.
Xiaodong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi closes the distance but Xiaodong moves to the side
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Takahashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong lunges at Takahashi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takahashi's hand.
Takahashi lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
Takahashi scores with a decent looking hook.#T2#
Xiaodong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
A leg kick checked by Xiaodong.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a body kick.
Takahashi with the inside leg kick.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target. #T3#
Xiaodong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi scores with a nice head shot.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaodong digs a good body shot into Takahashi's ribs.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a nice looking combination but Takahashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T4#
Xiaodong misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaodong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi slips under a jab.
Takahashi wants to clinch up but Xiaodong keeps it at a distance.
Takahashi thows a body kick. Xiaodong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Takahashi darts in and clinches Xiaodong up against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryoto Takahashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takahashi throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
A left lands for Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi works Xiaodong's body with a nice hook.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Takahashi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Takahashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xiaodong's sensitive parts.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong swinging wildly here.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range. #T2#
Takahashi scores with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takahashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi with a nice calf kick.#T3#
Xiaodong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Takahashi forces Xiaodong back against the cage and clinches.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Takahashi lands a right hand.
Xiaodong is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling him.
Xiaodong wants to stall.
Xiaodong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage.
Takahashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaodong or not.
Takahashi lands a body shot. #BC#
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is looking for a counter combo.#T4#
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaodong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Takahashi slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Takahashi catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Takahashi slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Takahashi cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Takahashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiaodong. Xiaodong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Xiaodong misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Takahashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takahashi.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the body from Xiaodong misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a flying knee that drops Xiaodong! Takahashi dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ryoto Takahashi 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.

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 8
Date: Mar 26, 2021

#R1#
Homo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiaodong momentarily.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Homo is just out of range.
Ecce Homo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Homo both land. Nice combination.
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and Homo counters with a straight right hand.
Homo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Homo throws out a powerful jab.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Homo.
Homo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Xiaodong gets tackled into the cage by Homo. Homo maintains the clinch. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Homo is struggling to control the position.
Homo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Xiaodong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Homo tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Homo throws an elbow but it misses. #BC2#
Xiaodong manages to break the clinch.
Homo wants to clinch
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Ecce Homo has been cut.
Good shot there by Homo.
Homo darts in trying to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2##CL#
Homo moves into the clinch successfully.
Homo lands a damaging elbow. #BC2#
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xiaodong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Homo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Homo's head but Homo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Homo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Homo.
Homo wants to clinch.#T3#
Xiaodong misses with a hook
and Homo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Homo looks to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Homo.
Homo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong. #CL#
Homo clinches up with Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Homo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch.
Homo moves out of range of the strikes.
Homo wants to clinch.#T4#
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Homo tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Homo.
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Homo counters with a straight right hand.
Homo misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Homo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Xiaodong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Homo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiaodong scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ecce Homo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ecce Homo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Homo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Homo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Homo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaodong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Homo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Xiaodong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiaodong takes one to the chin there.
Homo throws an off balance right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Homo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Homo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Homo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Homo counters with a low kick, right behind Xiaodong 's knee.
Homo scores with a nice body kick.
Homo lands a leg kick that knocks Xiaodong off balance momentarily.
Homo dips to his left and cracks Xiaodong with an uppercut!
Ecce Homo is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Homo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Homo is rocked!
Homo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xiaodong can do to turn this around?#T2#
Homo tries to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new bantamweight champion!

Event: BBFC 4: Unkown Vs. Murska
Date: Feb 27, 2021

#R1#
Pipes tries to land a leg kick but Xiaodong saw it coming and moves away.
Pipes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xiaodong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pipes with a body shot.
Xiaodong lands a nice hook to Pipes's body. Pipes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Pipes.
Pipes misses the shot to the body.
Pipes has his takedown stuffed
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipes shoots in for a takedown but Xiaodong shows good takedown defense.
A nice side step and Xiaodong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Pipes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pipes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pipes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.#T1##TD#
Pipes scores with a takedown into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong is pulling down on Pipes's head. It's preventing any offense from Pipes, at least for the moment.
Pipes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pipes wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving.
Pipes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pipes prevents Xiaodong from getting back to his feet.
Pipes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xiaodong wants to stand but Pipes is controlling the position. #T2#
Xiaodong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pipes throwing strikes but missing.
Xiaodong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pipes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pipes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xiaodong has Pipes pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pipes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pipes works over Xiaodong with some ground and pound from guard.
Pipes being controlled here momentarily.
Pipes trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Pipes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Xiaodong is pulling down on Pipes's head. It's preventing any offense from Pipes, at least for the moment.
Xiaodong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pipes wants to control from the top but Xiaodong keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pipes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xiaodong as he avoids it easily.
Xiaodong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pipes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xiaodong is fending him off so far but Pipes persists. Nope, Xiaodong circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Pipes gets the takedown into side control.
Xiaodong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pipes. #SUB#
Pipes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pipes 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.#SUB#
Pipes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4#
Xiaodong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pipes is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xiaodong pushes Pipes off looking to stand but Pipes dives back in and keeps control.
Pipes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pipes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xiaodong's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiaodong pushes Pipes off looking to stand but Pipes dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Pipes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xiaodong is just riding it out for now. Pipes eventually gives up the hold.
Pipes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Pipes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Xiaodong lands a jab to Pipes's midsection.#TD#
Pipes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Xiaodong's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pipes advances to half guard.
Xiaodong wants to improve his position but Pipes is controlling well.
Pipes trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pipes wants to work for an arm triangle but Xiaodong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Xiaodong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Xiaodong holds on and takes a little breather.
Pipes trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Pipes landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Pipes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xiaodong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pipes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Xiaodong gets full guard.
Pipes postures up.
Xiaodong managing to control the position.
Pipes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xiaodong keeping full guard, as Pipes tries to pass.
Pipes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pipes wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is keeping the position.#T2#
Pipes throws a big right hand that misses.
Pipes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xiaodong pulls Pipes in to control the position.
Pipes looking to pass the guard.
Xiaodong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet but Pipes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pipes trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pipes throws a big right hand that misses.
Xiaodong is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Pipes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Xiaodong.
Pipes misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Xiaodong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pipes manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pipes.
Pipes fails with a takedown attempt.
Pipes closes the distance and clinches up with Xiaodong, looking for a takedown. Pipes pushes Xiaodong against the cage but Xiaodong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pipes with a poor takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Pipes. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##TD#
Pipes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Xiaodong has one foot on Pipes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong takes a swing at Pipes's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pipes. Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Pipes strikes.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesley Pipes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC2#Pipes is rocked!
Xiaodong fakes the body blow, causing Pipes to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pipes goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!

Event: BFC 35: Dudayev Vs. Ozbourne
Date: Jan 30, 2021

#R1##CL#
McRave clinches up with Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage.
McRave throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from McRave.
McRave throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
McRave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRave works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McRave lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRave throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiaodong is looking to control McRave's arms but McRave gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xiaodong has his back to the cage.
McRave takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to McRave's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Xiaodong.
McRave fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
McRave breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
McRave drives through and clinches with Xiaodong against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McRave working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McRave softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRave makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong wants to break free but McRave has control. #BC2#
Xiaodong manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Xiaodong tries to keep at a distance but McRave has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to circle away but McRave has him pinned against the cage.
Xiaodong is trying to break the clinch but McRave is controlling him.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of McRave's head. #BC2#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fryin McRave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
McRave moves into the clinch.
McRave blocks a body shot from Xiaodong. #BC#
McRave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRave wants to clinch#KD2#
and Xiaodong counters with a nice right hand that sends McRave toppling to the canvas! McRave scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Xiaodong finish him?!#ROC2#McRave is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRave tries to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a huge right that knocks McRave out cold! Xiaodong is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!

Event: BFC Bloodbath 6
Date: Jan 06, 2021

#R1#
Garbrandt moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
Garbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a right hand to the body.
Garbrandt misses with a body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
Garbrandt lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Xiaodong slips the punch.#CL#
Garbrandt rushes Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Xiaodong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garbrandt digs a right hand underneath Xiaodong's ribcage. Xiaodong let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Xiaodong breaks the clinch.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garbrandt is looking to clinch but Xiaodong is avoiding it.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Garbrandt coming out on top.
Garbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garbrandt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Garbrandt misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Garbrandt! Xiaodong lets Garbrandt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Garbrandt is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Cody Garbrandt has been cut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Xiaodong drops Garbrandt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Garbrandt looks back up at him and smiles so Xiaodong waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Garbrandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garbrandt throws a right hand that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a big left hand that crumples Garbrandt! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!

Event: BFC SYNDICATE 5
Date: Nov 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Tzeng shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tzeng showed some decent athleticism there.
We've been hearing good reports from Tzeng's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Xiaodong is trying to stand up here but Tzeng is controlling him well.
Tzeng wants to free his trapped foot but Xiaodong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Xiaodong pushes Tzeng off looking to stand but Tzeng dives back in and keeps control.
Xiaodong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB#
Xiaodong is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Tzeng has latched onto it... Big trouble! Tzeng pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Xiaodong is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Tzeng!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shu Fang Tzeng!
An out of breath Shu Fang Tzeng thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: BFC HARDCORE 4
Date: Sep 05, 2020

#R1#
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.
A jab from Xiaodong finds it's way through Stojanov's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Lukas Stojanov has been cut.#KD#
Xiaodong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stojanov sprawling to the canvas! Stojanov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Xiaodong finish him?! #ROC#Stojanov is rocked!
Xiaodong lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Stojanov head around and knocks him out cold! Xiaodong hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!

Event: BFC 14: Garbrandt Vs. Waller
Date: Jul 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong walks into a left hand.
The Animal scores with a punch to the head.
The Animal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Animal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Xiaodong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The Animal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but The Animal moves out of range.
The Animal cracks Xiaodong with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Animal lands with an overhand left.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Animal.
The Animal misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by The Animal.
The Animal slips under a jab.
It seemed like The Animal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Xiaodong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from The Animal misses.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but The Animal avoids the punch easily.
The Animal scores with a body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. The Animal ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from The Animal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Animal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boris The Animal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Animal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Animal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T2#
Nice straight punches there by The Animal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Animal.
Xiaodong dips to his left and cracks The Animal with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Animal works Xiaodong's body with a nice hook.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the jaw.#ROC#The Animal is rocked!
The Animal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
A nice side step and The Animal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Animal ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
The Animal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and The Animal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Animal swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
The Animal avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Animal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Animal cracks Xiaodong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Animal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Animal.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xiaodong takes a swing at The Animal's ribcage but misses.
The Animal lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back. #T4#
The Animal lands an overhand right.
Xiaodong moves forwards but The Animal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the body
and The Animal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Animal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Animal.
The Animal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Animal.
A counter left hand to the body from Xiaodong misses its target.
The Animal looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Animal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris The Animal dominated that round.
That's time! Xiaodong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
The Animal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiaodong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and The Animal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and The Animal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Animal throws a good cross that connects.
The Animal throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
The Animal lands a body shot.
The Animal slips a jab from Xiaodong.
The Animal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
The Animal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiaodong.
Decent striking displayed by The Animal there.#T1#
The Animal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As The Animal looks to move away, Xiaodong throws a big counter combo but The Animal just gets out of the way.
Xiaodong lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaodong throws a jab when The Animal was well out of range.
The Animal just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but The Animal manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Xiaodong's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Xiaodong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and The Animal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Xiaodong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Animal misses the jab.
The Animal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Animal. Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Animal.#T2#
The Animal scores with a jab to the head.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Animal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Animal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Animal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Animal throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boris The Animal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Animal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiaodong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xiaodong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
The Animal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xiaodong at a distance.
The Animal misses with a wild body shot.
The Animal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Nice shot lands for The Animal.
Xiaodong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from The Animal misses.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Animal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Animal cracks Xiaodong with an open hand slap.#T4#
A swing and a miss from The Animal.
The Animal throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Animal lands with a cross.
The Animal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Animal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from The Animal.
A quick step to the side and Xiaodong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Animal.
The Animal throws a hook but Xiaodong blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris The Animal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
The Animal catches Xiaodong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xiaodong drops his hands momentarily and The Animal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Animal with a jab.
A lazy left from The Animal finds it's target.
The Animal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Animal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Animal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Xiaodong takes one to the side of the head.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Animal. Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Animal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiaodong. Xiaodong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Animal moves out of range of the strikes.
The Animal punishes Xiaodong's body with a nice straight punch.
The Animal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
The Animal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiaodong works over The Animal's head and body with a nice combination.#T2#
The Animal lands with a good body shot.
The Animal moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Animal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head.
The Animal connects with a body shot.
Li Xiaodong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. The Animal catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by The Animal.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
The Animal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiaodong momentarily.
A lazy left from The Animal finds it's target.
Boris The Animal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
The Animal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Animal staying out of range there.
The Animal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong misses with a combination
and The Animal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from The Animal.
The Animal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiaodong momentarily.
Nice defenses there by The Animal.
The Animal lands a slapping body shot.
The Animal defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Xiaodong throws a right hand that The Animal ducks under and follows up with a left that The Animal also avoids with ease.
Xiaodong misses with a left hand
and The Animal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xiaodong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Animal lands a really nice looking cross but Xiaodong seems unphased.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Animal's corner calls for a 1-2. The Animal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Animal defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris The Animal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Animal 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris The Animal!

Event: BFC 7: Hammer vs. Mendoza
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Xiaodong. No joy for James on that attempt.
Xiaodong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon James.
Xiaodong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Brandon James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James feints the counter takedown.
Xiaodong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.#T1#
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Xiaodong swivels and escapes.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xiaodong avoids it really well and circles away.
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Xiaodong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xiaodong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And James tries to counter it with a takedown but Xiaodong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James fails with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xiaodong sprawls well. Xiaodong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
James ducks right into an uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James with the counter takedown but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
And James tries to counter it with a takedown but Xiaodong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James blocks a jab.
James with a poor takedown
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiaodong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
James avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
James drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Xiaodong defends it well.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a big shot that misses.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #ROC#
James is rocked!#T4#
Xiaodong digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xiaodong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Xiaodong sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James's coach down at Hardcore Wrestling & BJJ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on James's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
James shoots in for a double leg but Xiaodong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xiaodong connects with a single shot there.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Xiaodong ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with James's jaw. James's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Xiaodong does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!

Event: BFC 4/20: Diaz vs. Maneno 2
Date: Apr 20, 2020

#R1#
Dice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Dice knows he should have avoided that one.
Dice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiaodong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dice somewhat.
Dice fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Dice.
Dice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiaodong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dice scrambles back to his feet.
Xiaodong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dice.#TD2#
Dice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xiaodong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dice wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Xiaodong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Xiaodong is looking to regain half guard here but Dice keeps moving and retains side control.
Dice advances to mount.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively. #T1#
The referee warns Xiaodong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dice landing strikes from the mount.
Dice landing punches.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
Xiaodong is trying to escape the mount.
Xiaodong wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dice fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Xiaodong trying desperately to get to his feet.
Xiaodong taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Dice.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively. #T2#
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice lands a big shot there that rocks Xiaodong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dice controlling from the full mount.
Dice landing shots from mount.
Dice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Xiaodong hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xiaodong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dice landing strikes from the mount and Xiaodong is in trouble!
Xiaodong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dice on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice tries to control but Xiaodong wriggling away.
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dice lands a nice shot to the head.
Xiaodong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T3#
Dice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dice working the ground and pound effectively.
Dice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dice is landing with some decent strikes but Xiaodong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xiaodong taking shots to the head.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
Dice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice lands a couple of good shots and Xiaodong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Xiaodong trying to get back to his feet but Dice is in full control for now.
Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Dice lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Dice scores with punches and elbows. #T4#
Xiaodong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Xiaodong up.
Xiaodong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dice trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Xiaodong doesn't escape.
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Dice lands shots from the back.
Xiaodong wants to control his opponent's hands but Dice gets his hands free.
Xiaodong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Dice. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaodong is trying to stand back up.
Dice tries to get the hooks in deep but Xiaodong pushed the leg off.
Dice loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Xiaodong hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Dice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Xiaodong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Dice has his takedown stuffed
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Dice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dice landing a few strikes.
Xiaodong can't do much from the bottom here.
Dice scoring with punches from side control.
Dice is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dice is putting a hurting on Xiaodong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dice lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Xiaodong down.
Dice working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Xiaodong is looking to reverse the position.
Dice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaodong keeps working.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a big elbow. #T1#
Dice in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dice is putting a hurting on Xiaodong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dice advances nicely into full mount.
Xiaodong is bucking up trying to escape but Dice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dice looking to finish Xiaodong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xiaodong!
Dice dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Dice.
Dice with a couple of short strikes.
Dice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xiaodong?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dice lands a nice shot to the head.
Dice raining down shots from the mount!
Dice dominating with strikes here.
Dice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Xiaodong wants to hold on but Dice pushes him away.
Dice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xiaodong is looking to escape.
Dice cracks Xiaodong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #T2#
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dice lands a big elbow.
Xiaodong is trying to stand up.
Xiaodong is in a horrible position here. Dice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Xiaodong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Dice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xiaodong's face.
Dice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Xiaodong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xiaodong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xiaodong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dice scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dice with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Dice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dice with shots to the head and body - Xiaodong looks very uncomfortable down there. #T3#
Dice landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xiaodong's face.
Dice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dice landing shots from mount.
Dice with the ground and pound from mount.
Dice looking to finish Xiaodong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xiaodong!
Dice lands a couple of good shots and Xiaodong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dice looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with some ground and pound.
Dice lands with a hammerfist to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Dice wants to control but Xiaodong is keeping busy.
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice lands a shot to the body.
Dice looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dice.
Dice lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Xiaodong covers up after that shot from Dice. #T4#
Dice is working the ground and pound. Can Xiaodong escape?
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice is punishing Xiaodong with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dice struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dice connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Xiaodong to escape the position.
Xiaodong is covering up but some of the strikes from Dice are getting through and doing damage.
Xiaodong tries to roll but Dice sticks to his back.
Dice scores with punches and elbows.
Dice lands punches and elbows.
The referee is taking a good look at Xiaodong as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dice!
Xiaodong takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dice is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dice is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Xiaodong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Dice lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Xiaodong wants to control his opponent's hands but Dice gets his hands free.
Dennis Dice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xiaodong is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Dice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Xiaodong 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.
Xiaodong scores with the left hand. Dice knows he should have avoided that one.
Dice with a poor takedown
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xiaodong but Xiaodong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong stuffs the takedown.
Li Xiaodong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Dice.
Dice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xiaodong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dice takes one on the button.
Xiaodong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#KD#
Xiaodong drops Dice with a beautiful combination! Dice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Xiaodong is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Dice is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dice misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dice! Xiaodong lets Dice back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dice is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Dice fails with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Dice out cold! What a finish! Xiaodong is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!

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