she will have a two-and-a-half-inch
reach advantage all right now for the
intros for this first of two title
fights here is respond this championship
bomb it's presented by never a bold
character since 1872 our three judges
scoring this contest at octagon side are
Mike Bell Derek Cleary and Eric Cohen
and when the action begins our referee
in charge of the Octagon
beaters ha
whereas five
they just butane you see blow away
championship the world introducing first
fighting out of the corner on striker
fully professional record 16 wins three
losses she stands by feet six inches
tall weighing in at 115 pounds
blinding I love those deep bowlers
presenting the number four ranked throw
away contender in the world and the
former UFC 2 away champion the
Challenger
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and now introducing the champion
fighting out of the red corner under
commercial artist holding a professional
record 20 wins the one loss
she stands five feet four inches tall
weighing in at 115 pounds fighting out
of Beijing China present a rainy day
- Buchanan ult troll a champion of the
world
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go through they given your instructions
protect yourself at all times
so my commands at all times touch cause
if you like that's like good boy whoo
here we go baby
UFC strawweight championship Yoani MJ
check trying to become a two-time
divisional champion here at 115 pounds
and what an opportunity of course for
Jean relay ready to remain the hunted
here at strawweight tonight's my clock
party Bob Modell approved for those with
a fighting spirit
we'll see who can get off to a good
start tonight John Whitley presses forth
she is in the black and gold befitting a
champion you wanted the Challenger isn't
red in the center of the Octagon as they
exchange strikes we're gonna find out a
lot we're gonna find out whether or not
Wei Lee can match your water's technique
whether or not she can find the openings
whether or not she can keep you honest
rhythm you got to remember you honor us
when it comes to just striking is about
as technical as anyone in the sport
period look at this I mean this is what
we're seeing right away
Bailey's got to make this a dogfight in
my impression in my opinion rather she's
very confident that she can't stand what
your honor and she believes that she can
hurt her but Johanna does her best work
when she's normally the one leading the
one that star called the exchanger
somewhere they load up on that right
hand just out of range
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and she's she's maintained that classic
Muay Thai stance look at her bouncing up
and down high guard
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she's feeling it yes she's fighting it
very well right now she's moving
bouncing and the more confident she gets
the more dominant she gets in a lot of
these fights when her confidence is at
the exit of EDS and its peak I'm sorry
is when she is usually hell on wheels
the law has limits dado see Mark
Wahlberg in the Netflix film Spencer
confidential watch it now on Netflix
that's the technique I'm talking about
John Whaley has attacked the inside of
that jung-jae chat lead leg effectively
Gus oh yeah
this is the danger free Jen chieh check
though in those exchanges those
launguage Whaley has now landed a left
hook and a right hand and you know that
she has the knockout power to end their
night Oh beautiful inside load cake by
Whaley
I mean Whaley is throwing that left hook
like she's looking the in tonight every
time she left to fly 1j checks smiling
fighting southpaw here we ought to check
that one nicely John Bailey putting a
lot into that left hand but unable to
land so far we're looking at a
kickboxing fighter and as long as he
stays a kick back she is fast
she is swelling under that right but
start to find her range a little bit
hung up on two minutes here to go around
one of a possible five mixed it up at
the side kick after the missed round
kick
beautiful little kick to end that
extremes by way lean you can see
Whaley's confidence growing though now
she's walking you on a Down and the left
side of your on his face is starting to
Rhett not Bridget a nose
now you honest tensing up worried about
those counters she's the biggest tracker
Bailey is and you can see it in these
exchanges zhangwei lee closing the
distance bidding attacks partially
grazes youngjae check just mad
confidence in her power now you see that
she's absorbed in Jade checks best shots
she's stunning her the danger is in the
long exchanges for Youngjae check she
has to land and get back the distance
nice jab from Youngjae check she's got
one of the best of those in the game
yeah but it was a beautiful load kick by
Wei Lee Lily's making her think about
everything
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they're from the champion less than a
minute to go on the round in John you
seen you on a fight long enough to know
that she doesn't want to be doing this
this is not her preferable type of fight
so many big exchanges so early
big exchanges and ones that have really
really hit her hard
I mean you see the redness over face now
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Detlef power advantage for John Whaley
15 leg kicks telephone and landed her
former champ the power is the big factor
it's the big faster because he these
exchanges where we can take it and she's
getting hit by you on yes but she can
take it and when she fires back it's a
significant difference in the impact
right there
she's so fast food I mean you haven't
seen many people in faster jump-jet
Whalley seems to be just a sense as
advertised - five minutes
crowd didn't like that late shot from
the Uncharted eise's so here's you'll
wanna early in the fight boom big right
on the jaw there's another elbow there
by you wanna now Whaley catches her big
right hand there by Whaley and here's
the end of the round let's watch this
exchange that was really give it shot
but it seems like Bailey's are more
significant total strikes twenty eight a
piece through five minutes slightly more
volumes with John way leave us far
around two as a pause Joe I think that's
when when Lee started to gain their
confidence a little bit was win that big
right hand if you want a chick laying it
landed and it didn't deter her or it
didn't hurt her yeah well you want us
been a woman who overwhelms girls to
stop them cuts them up and beats them up
oh she just under there that was a good
right hand by Johanna it's because we
least they can all office when they
start exchanging she forgets her defense
well let's see what if any adjustments
you want to makes in between rounds
Oh beautiful lookin and she does not
attend use J check does to have her and
attack that date leg and Chong Wei Lee
and we got remember she went five rounds
just two fights ago
yeah with Shevchenko who's the greatest
knockout artist in the history of
women's MMA right up there with Amanda
Nunez I don't think anybody's been
around or two full rounds which
Shevchenko since you want Youngjae
checker so she can handle it Apollo let
me say that again cuz known as the
greatest knockout artist for sure but in
this division and in 125 its Shevchenko
nice stick and move there by Youngjae
check Nemiroff bold character since 1872
shot from Chong Wei Lee jung-jae check
he'll stay upright
versus Shawn into the fence I gotta
correct myself again to Shevchenko
doesn't fight in this division peanut
I'm saying yes need of the body thereby
Jana look at this the exchanges here in
the clinch is where Whaley has an
advantage because Whaley has a
significant submission game and her
physical strength comes into play if you
wanna engages in clinch warfare with her
the Guana has made straight the
condition a huge part of her fight that
like you said earlier Johnny because she
understood when she was up against with
the power of Whaley into this point
she's doing a really good job showing
that she's Baldry understand the
positions and has not taken any damn
gotten taken down yet
what a funny and inferior yongjae check
he see now that she's mastered that
weight cut chin should be better
yeah it's held up so far and she has out
landed John Whaley 47 to 40 unofficially
in terms of these significant strikes as
we come up on the two-minute mark here
in round 2
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pullin fire
maybe not bad she's got to read a little
bit
kick she's feeling it knee to the body
against it those data feed on the fight
on the ground for the first time
she's hanging hard onto that neck and
you want to free
crowd at a fever pitch here as Shawn
Whitley and Yadier Jake check go
toe-to-toe 90 seconds in the round and
what around what a start to this fight
when Lee's technique was very shaho all
my goodness
everything is straight I mean you're
looking at two of the best strikers in
the UFC regardless of gender everything
so tight everything Chris no wasted
action right neither of these women
nice job by yong-jae check counter
nicely by Zhang Wei Li Wei Lee's got a
beautiful right low kick and she's
firing it off on that left leg of
Yolanda multiple times in these
exchanges she likes to enter with it
that's money in the bank we're gonna
have more than 300 total strikes thrown
before we hit round three just
incredible
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when these got some significant swelling
particularly on that left excuse me that
right eye yeah above it beneath it she's
getting pieced up to I mean both women
are landed very well right boom boom if
you're wrong Whaley you don't want to
take too many more of those kicks to
that lead leg she's checked a couple you
wanted to switch stance
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the heads right there
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Wow
10 minutes down you see the inside kick
all that was was the kick to the jaw of
Whaley hurdle real bad than yo animals
charge in here like a double leg but
then get when he gets head-butted on the
injury she was very damaged at the end
of that round her coach at the quarter
countered her back to the corner
nasty knee to the body thereby Yoanna to
round three is proxy pipe III the
official protein that the UFC so Sean
Bailey Slone of curiously working on her
between rounds
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you can see the power difference it's
very very uh it's big man if you wanna
just has to be careful sneeze to escape
once she lands instead of stayed in the
pocket
she needs to get her head off the
centerline when she throws these punches
after UNH have landed a huge left for
Zhang Wei Li just missed on that
combination oh my goodness
very few straw weights can match the
volume of you and Jay check Zhang Wei
Lee has done that thus far
oh my goodness I'll tell you what these
girls are not playing it safe no they're
both quite beautifully - yo Jae Suk is
fighting a beautiful fight at the
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challenge in check switched off to
southpaw he's done that a few times you
can see her confidence just rising I
think she's looking for a left high kick
I think that's one of the reasons why
she switched she's Thunder they're her
coaches thought that Wei Lee would gas a
little bit
she's gotta keep that pace and right now
it looks like she started to fatigue a
little yes she's looking for the left
high kick that's why she switched to
southpaw after the success of that one
kick at the end of the round plus it's
just a different look now Whaley has to
adjust and you want to get fight very
well from this dance pretty good counter
right from John Whaley but you want to
start to take control of this round two
minutes in
Jean Whaley has never seen championship
rounds BMJ check has lived in those
fourth and fifth rounds
and in my eyes it looks like she's
coming on very strong here beautiful
love take their byway lead Oh take to
the body that's that's was gonna do all
for you honest you start taking that
kick in the middle sticks and moves yeah
I mean Whaley is looking to end it with
each shot she throws but Jana is
learning the timing and the distance
that Wei Lin presents and she's managing
to get away from a lot of these big
shots down slicing elbow from Zhang Wei
Lee unable to land it on her two minutes
in the round good defense here play
y'all
right back up two feet though shut again
up to treat one more time this is going
to fatigue wale even further but very I
think it's a very nice adjustment right
it just gives you on a different level
of the fight to worry about it's not
going to be just a stand up fight you're
gonna have to worry about clinch
individually and take down the fence but
one thing you want to is shown in your
career are stellar takedown defense and
an excellent ability to get got a big
hematoma on her forehead now folks and
it looks nasty look at that oh yeah and
it's swelling up as we speak
the Ilana's corner wants more patient
pressure man they feel like when Leah's
starting to fatigue bad I don't think
she's that tough as tired as they think
but they seem to be very animated wonder
to pressure for inside leg kick for the
champion because she ate that looking to
counter with a left high kick
beautiful look at that swelling on her
forehead that is nasty one appear to
really stunned John Wayne let you see
the body stress for the former champion
oh my goodness well you want to suggest
that this was going to be the greatest
draw weight title fight in UFC history
and I think it already is 15 minutes in
for sure
now wrong way he plays at her feet on
her takedown of his here's the former
champion you want to jung-jae chick with
a beautiful left hand and another one
boom kick to the body there now this is
the shot that gave her the swelling and
right after that right hand by the
champion her forehead immediately
started swelling up the UFC celebrates
its female athletes while also
recognizing International Women's Day
tomorrow March 8th and on the eve of
International Women's Day how about
these two athletes mean what else can
you say they're laying it all out on the
line in championship rounds ooh good
kick to the body by the channel Oh
with the right Bashan Whalley me
johannes chin has held up beautifully so
you believe her when she say getting
knocked out was due to weight cut not if
she's got her weight under control
she's taking every shot she needs to oh
oh my goodness that's a big left hand
emj check now she gets stumbled
make connection hyeyeon J check you get
the sense that these two might face each
other again after tonight got a minute
gone by here round four this is a
fantastic fight huh if they fight again
I would watch it every single time I
feel very honored to be able to watch it
right now
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I mean Johannes forehead is swelling by
the second
bill is lazy oh man that's a tough
visual right there
and that right hand from Tom Whalley not
gonna make it any better
fights they are letting it go
Youngjae check looks pressure yes
she's bouncing really well we're listo
in harder still she's crazy
well we gotta realize Whaley has never
been in the fourth round how old she's
never fought in a championship round and
definitely never fought a championship
round against someone like you on well
at this pace this pace has been insane
beautiful to the body and mix it up at
the head coming up on six hundred total
strikes thrown Oh head kick big reset
and deep breath from Zhang Wei Lee Oh
beautiful left hook beautiful check hook
there by Jana Jana is the pressure
fighter right now wait leaves gonna have
to take chances because your honor's
bounces quite well she has so much
experience abandon ship around Whaley
starting to fade here as we cross the
midpoint around four and she has so much
more experience in wars
oh she's ever been in one like this
though Oh goodbye Whaley
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yeah have you ever seen of warleggan's
and the women's strawweight division
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nice overhand right
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it was right on that thing going on for
him beautiful inside little kick to him
that exchanged by you wanna you wanna
it's not all going down and Chong
Whitley perhaps getting a second win
here yeah she seems to be picking up a
little bit
I mean her strength and conditioning
routine is legendary
check
I mean what a fight what a fight to see
credible
wrongly fighting for the other hook here
as we show you the numbers here in round
four and pay attention Jay check in
terms of lands and efficiency
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my goodness this is a fight Jay check is
not even recognizable it just seems like
their boat landing and their landing at
the same time
still trying to fight find that fight
ending shot
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by you on Oh
Oh inches away from Lana that hot kick
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every time you honor kicks waiting just
counters with the right hand 20 hi
what a fight my goodness and don't
forget I believe Israel out of Sonia L
Romero are waiting in the wings this
happens every time
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these exchanges are so even they're so
good I mean I don't even know the judges
fight I'm watching the fight
I'm thinking it's two to two and I think
it's free to wanted no idea with the
story I'd imagine on the lot betting on
that you know Jay checks the favorite
right now
I think young Jay check is landing more
with volume but I think that it's
harness a we look at you can't score a
fight and qualify at the same time and
basically were professional fans right
yes let's be honored and the luckiest
people on earth
Whaley just out of range with that
offering one minute has gone by here in
round five oh good right hand man power
shots land John Whaley doesn't even
flinch
oh my goodness
left foot by Whaley Lorna's nose just
went crooked with that shot oh man
something's going over their nose now
well she took that left hook bad yeah I
think she took it right on the nose and
it just twisted up so you want to be a
fighter
another one don't left foot to start in
the land the victory Maddy
ulaana is such a savage su so cuff me
Pig right from yeon-jae check at a nice
counter from Zhang Wei Lee
take a look at those all crooked it's
all beat up yeah it's from that left
hook
but looking at your wiring man not even
deterred at all not ever
she's such an hour
back-to-back left hooks from the
Youngjae check
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let's flip their Kajal
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this is insane oh goodness that
rearranged the mouthpiece in the
Youngjae checks mouth oh that lovely get
on with the kitchen
that's why ugh a clinch hmm well John
Jones and Alexandra Gustafson flight
goes into the Hall of Fame this summer
and this one eventually maybe a decade
down the line but in the hall has to it
has to this is an amazing fight
it has everything talent skills
I mean toughness is as good as it gets
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and it's so evenly matched it's such a
well matched fight
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and finally in the fifth round the
volume is tapered off a skosh 90 seconds
to go
I'm glad I didn't say that let's change
again oh the toughness the heart many
human beings out there just can't relate
to it it's crazy because now it seems
like John Wayne leaves the more fresh
brighter yeah she's the one that's gone
forward she's the one going first every
time they get round put the champion for
sure they see it's exactly what you want
to see right the champion you wanted to
get better as the fight goes on and
right now Whaley is answering the call
no I don't know when she lost in the
middle rounds but she seems to me what
is it last one yellow knee and jtech has
a Frankenstein forever it's real bad
papers she has let me out landed John
Whitley in this final round down the
stretch we cover
what a fight
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crowd watching with bated breath over
these final 20 seconds
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final 10 seconds
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