Xiong timed her left hooks as Lee moved in with strikes, but the Singaporean-American was undeterred. Still, Lee looked confident with her striking, as she scored with a clean right hand and some knees from the clinch just before the bell rang to end the third frame.Ī post shared by ONE Championship into the championship rounds, the atomweight queen continued to press forward. Lee pushed her foe to the Circle Wall and scored with some short elbows and knees, but when the pair were out in the open, the Chinese slugger put in work to the body.
“Unstoppable” went for a takedown early in round three, but Xiong fended her off and retaliated with punches. The Singaporean-American maintained her pressure every time “The Panda” freed herself, though she ate stiff punches when she closed the distance. Locking up her trademark front headlock, “Unstoppable” landed knees to the head and searched for a submission. She worked inside Xiong’s punches and pushed her rival to the Circle Wall. Lee managed to hang on every time she looked close to being finished, but nothing could stop “The Panda’s” relentless aggression.Īfter surviving a hellish first round, Lee came out firing in the second. The Singaporean-American’s heart came into play in a huge way as Xiong opened up the taps, battering her foe with volleys of punches. Working the body and head, the Chinese MMA World Champion dropped “Unstoppable” with a looping right hand and stayed on the offensive as Lee tried to take things to the ground. The longtime atomweight queen attacked with punches and kicks, but “The Panda” was happy to let her rival come close so she could counter with clubbing punches. A post shared by ONE Championship – the reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion who moved up a weight class to challenge for the strawweight crown once more – went on the front foot early at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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