Leaving aside the turmoil off the field, the time quickly reached eight o'clock, and the first match began.
Although it was a women's division match, and neither fighter was from Hua Country.
The fierce clashes and fist-to-flesh exchanges still had the audience below shouting in excitement.
Zhao Xiaodao, Li Ying, and Huang Xiumin watched with extreme tension, but Lu Zheng and Lin Wan were far more relaxed. The two even chatted.
"Who do you think will win?" Lin Wan asked.
"Is there even a need to ask? The one in black," Lu Zheng said. "Her tactics are clear, and her ground game is excellent. As long as the one in red exposes a flaw and fails to defend a takedown, she's as good as finished."
Lin Wan nodded at that. That was her judgment as well, because the situation was very clear.
Sure enough, not long after the third round began, the fighter in red lost stamina, failed to defend the takedown, and was dragged to the ground by the fighter in black before being submitted with an armbar.
Clap clap clap!
Roar roar roar!
The match ended to thunderous applause, and then it was time for a break.
An hour and a half later, the final battle of the event finally arrived.
Zhang Weili VS Carlisle
Carlisle entered first, dressed in black and draped in the Lighthouse Country flag.
Zhang Weili entered last, naturally draped in a bright red flag.
Ding!
With the ringing of the bell, the match began.
Neither woman wasted words. They went straight to war.
Right from the start, Zhang Weili displayed the bearing of a defending champion, pressing forward slowly and closing in on Carlisle.
Carlisle did not force the issue. She retreated in circles while probing with lead jabs.
Zhang Weili was