BEGINS. >> LET'S GET BACK UP TO MICHAEL AND RICH AND GET IT STARTED. >> THANKS, GUYS IT'S A MIXED MARTIAL ART MATCH UP, A MUST WIN FOR RITU PHOGAT, SHE MUST WIN TONIT TO MAINTAIN HER PLACE IN THE BANTANWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX. IT WILL BE SCORED AS ONE MATCH, NOT INDIVIDUAL ROUNDS. THE TEMPERATURE BEGINNING TO SOARER'M VERY UPSET, VERY OFFENDED. VERY UNHAPPY WITH BEING LABELED THE GATEKEEPER. AND STEP BY STEP. IT WILL BE -- PHOGAT IS COMING FOR EVERYBODY. >> I'M NOBODY'S STEPPING STONE. I'M NOBODY'S WARM-UP FIGHT AND HI WILL SHOW YOU, YOU MADE A MISTAKE. I HAVE A BIG CHIP ON MY SHOULDER, I NEED TO BEAT HER AND I WILL BEAT HER . >> REPRESENTING INDIA. RITU "THE INDIAN TIGRESS" PHOGAT. >> THE SUPER STAR OF INDIA MARTIAL ARTS. RITU PHOGAT, THIS SHOW, WAS NAMED AFAFTER HER SHE IS GO ING THROUGH WRESTLING AND GROUND AND POUND. >> IT'S HOW SHE USES THE GROUND AND POUND THAT I EFFECTIVE. HER CONTROL OF HER OPPONENTS IS SECOND TO NONE. SHE CUTS THROUGH THE GUARD. GETS IN TO THAT CRUCIFIX POSITION AND PUTS A BEAT ON HER OPPONENT. THE REFEREE IS FORCED TO JUMP IN AND STOP THE ACTION. WHAT I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH IS PHOGAT'S WORK ETHIC. SHE HAS BEEN PUTTING IN A GRI OVER THERE. REALLY WORKING ON HER HANDS. BECAUSE SHE KNOWS, HOW TALENTED NGUYEN IS. AND SHE WANTS TO MAINTAIN THE UNDEFEATED STREAK. >> RITU PHOGAT, TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON HER. THE EYES OF THE ENTIRE NATION OF INDION THIS YOUNG SUPER STAR. AS WE SAID, THE SHOW NAMED AFTER DANGAL, IT MEANS A WRESTLING MATCH. AN INDIAN WRESTLING MCH AND IT WAS ABOUT HER FATHER AND SISTERS. -- HERE'S RITU, WHO GAVE UP A CHANCE AT THE LIMB PICK GAMES TO PURSUE HER DREAM OF BECOMING A MIXED MARTIAL ARTS WORORLD CHAMPION. SOMETHING INDIA HAS NEVER HAD BEFORE. AND RITU, CAN SHE BE THE ONE TO DO IT? SHE HAS TO GET PAST BI NGUYEN. >> REPRESENTING VIETNAM AND THE UNITED S STATES OF AMERICA KILL BI NGUYEN. >> IF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING BI NGUYEN, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN HER TRAINING CAMP FOR THIS ONE. SHE L LOOKED IN TREMENDOUS SHAP. AND LOOK AT THE CONFIDENCE AS SHE JUMPS HER WAY IN TO THE CIRCLE. KILLER BI, REA TO UNLOAD ON RITU PHOGAT. >> YEAH, MICHAEL, IT'S THE BEST SHAPE WE HAVE SEEN KILLER BI IN. SHE HAS THE TENACITY, THE CONSTANT PUSH FORWARD, LOOKING . SHE CAN PUNISH YOU ON THE FEET AND GET IT DONEN THE GROUND TOO. KILLER BI HAS GOOD WRESTLING AND STRONG JUJITSU AND IF THIS MATCH STAYS ON THE FEET. EXPECT H TO BE STICKING AND MOVING AND STINGING ALL OVER THE PLACE. SHE HAS GOT A HIGH WORK RATE, AND NOW,HE REAY SPEPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON HER STRENGTH AND CONDITITIONING. SHE WANTED TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OUTPUT IN THE MATCH. EXPECT HER TO LOOK. STOOP RITU'S TAKE DOWN AND PUT THE HANDS TO GO USE. >> AND THIS COULD BE A CLASSY CONTRAST OF STYLESES, THE TRING OF BI VERSE THE WRESTLING OF RITU. >> YEP. >> THIS TALKS ABOUT BI'S AGGRESSIVENESS. AND SHE IS AGGRESSIVE IN THE TAKE DOWNS. BUT OBVIOUSLY SHE IS NOT GOING TO BE LANDING THE TAKEDOWN ON RITU'S CALIBER. I LOOK FOR HER TO PUT HANDS ON HER FACE IN COMBINATIONS. SHES THAT S THAT -- IT COULD BE A LONG NIGHT FOR RITU. TAKES ON RITU PHOGAT.AM AND USA >>> AND NOW, THIS MATCH IS THREE ROUNDS OF FIVE MINUTES IN A ONE MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CONTEST. INTRODUCG FIRST, SHE STANDS AT 156 CENTIMETERS TALL. HOLDING A PERFECT MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RECORD OF FOUR WINS AND NO LOSSES. TRAINING OUT OF EVOLVE MMA, REPRESENTING INDIA. RITU "THE INDIAN TIGRESS" PHOGAT. GET READY FOR KILLER BI NGUYEN. THE INSTRUCTION, THIS IS A MUST WIN. TONIGHT, THE INDIAN TIGRESS IS OUT OF THE WOMEN'SS WORLD GRAND PRIX. HE IS A CHANCE -- RITU GOING TO LOOKO TAKE HER DO. UNDEFEATED RITU PHOGAT. BIMPT STARTED QUICK WITH THE HEAD. THERE'S A STEP THROUGH. AND LOOKING TO RITU. GOT PRESSURE COMING FROM RITU. OUT THE GATE. TRYING TO BACK HER. 2016. NATIONAL NAMES ACROSS INDIA. AND NOW, YOU MENTION PHOGAT. R RITU, IN THE MOMENT.. SHE HAS GOT BI, DOING A GREAT JOB CONTROLLING. AND RIPPING ARMS AND PULLING AWAY. TO KEEP BI NGUYEN ON THE GROUND. GREAT JOB. RITU. WORLD GRAND PRIX. AND GOING TO JUMP TONIGHT, FIRST EVER. THE HANDCUFFS, RICH KEEPING HER TIGHT TO HER BOD ONNY. AND CONTROLLING THE HANDS. RITU, DOING A GOOD JOB, N STYLISTICALLY HOW I TACKILY HE WILL. INTEREST AND DAMAGE FROM THERE RATHER THAN COMING AROUND. UNIQUE STYLE OF GRAPPLING COMING TO THE GAME. GOOD CONTROL. TRYING TO TURN BACK IN TO THE INDIAN TIE IMPRESS. DOES SO. >> SEE, HOW BIMPT IS TRYING TO DIG FOR AN UNDER HOOK. AND TRYING TO DRIVE HER UP. SHE IS NOT ABLE TO DO THIS. PRESSURE UP AGAINST THE WALL. AND THE HIGH STRETCH. >> GD TAKE DOWN BY RITU AS WELL. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT. HOW SHE PUTS IT TOGETHER. HOW SHE IS ABLE TO CHAIN WRESTLE. TRYING TO GET THE BUTTERF. MOVING A SCRAMBLE >> PHOGAT. ON THE FACE, QUICK WITH THE HA HANDS AND THE KNEES. IT WAS RITU WORLD, PUTTING INSIDE THE FOREGUARD AND CLOSES IT. >> GOOD JOB, WORKING HER WAY BACK IN TO FULL GUARD NOW. THAT WAS A NASTY ELBOW. REACHING DROP TO THE MIDSECTION OF BI NGUYEN. >> BIG HELLO TO THE ENTIRE PHOGAT FAMILY WHO ARE WATCHING IN INDIA RIGHT NOW. EVOLVE MMA, RITU, EXCELLENT, SHE LANDS HER HOLD AND GUARD AGAIN. >> AND WATING HOW SHE TRIES TO PUT ON THE HIP-S AND RITU SWITCHES HER HIPS. JUST TO SHRUG THAT OFF. LOOKING TO PRPROGRESS. SHE IS J JUST CONTINUING. A LOT OF DAMAGE. RITCH, WHEN SHE DOES PASS THE GUARD, SHE LOOKS TGET TO THE CRUCIFIX, POSITION. STAYING HERE AND CONTROLLING IT. AND THEN REALLY DO WORK WITH THE GROUND AND POUND. SECURE GUARD HERE.ROL. AND RITU HAS TO BE IN FAVORITE POSITION. >> FROM THE GUARD. HIGH HERE, LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO A SECOND ROUND. GUT PUNCHING KNEE AND A THIRD ONE. >> STOP. >> END OF THE FIRST ROUND, WE GO TO T -- SAYING HELLO TO OUR VIEWERS IF IN INDIA WATCHING ON STAR. AND TWO SISTERS, ONE WOMEN'S WORLD GRAND PRIX. AND IT WAS A GOOD ENTRY IN TO THE CLINCH. UNDER THE OVER HAND RIGHT. GETTING ON TOP. GOOD CONTROL. NOT REALLY SHOWING. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE. YOU SEE THE FACE FROM THE STRIKES. >> SECOND ROUND ON RICH FRANKLIN'S SCORING CARD SO FAR UP TO FIVE MITES. AND YOU GET FOLKS WITH SCORES OF AN OVERALL CONTEST. -- 5 MINUTE PERIOD. >> BI CAME OUT IN THE BEGINNING WITH A COUPLE OF COMBINATIONS. YOU SAW IN THE REPLAY. WHEN RITU LANDED THE HOLD, THAT WAS THE STARTF THE TAKE DOWN. MUCH OF THAT WAS HER MOVEMENT. >> FIGHTING OUT OF SOUTHW STANCE. BI WANTS THE KICK, AND MIXING IT UP IN THE 3-2 COUNT. 3-2 JAB TO WORK A HAND. AND IT WAS THE LEADING HAND. SNAPPING JAB FROM BI. HIGH KICK FROM BI, GOOD FOREARM FROM RITU. THE HEAD MOVEMENTS ON THE INDIAN TIGRESS. >> RITU MOVED WELL, MOVED OFF LINE SEVERAL TIMES AND EVADED A FEW TIMES. STEER LEFT CROSS, FROM THE BEST PUNCHES OF HER SO FAR. KILLER BI, THE HIGH KNEE AND RITU DRIVES IN TO THE NVAS. WONDERFULLY DONE. >> BI CALLED IT AND SAID IS, I WILL HIT YOU WITH ONE OF THE KNEES. AND RITU CAME RIGHT ON THE BOARD. RITU PICKING UP THE GROUND. I DON'T THINK SHE THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO LOOK UNDERNEATH. >> ESPECIAL AS BIOMPETES FOR THE MOTION. WE HAVE SEEN IT IN THE PAST COMING FROM BI, S SHE IS STARTE TO PUT YOU OUT. SHE HAS TO CREATE SPACE RIGHT NOW, AND GET BACK UP TO HER FEET. RITU, THIS IS HER HER WORLD RIGHT HERE.. AND RITU LANDED A COUPLE OF LEFT HANDS. AND SHE LANDED THE KNEE ON THE INDUSTRY AND I THINK ONE OF THE UNDEFEATEDRECORDS. >> PHOGAT. GETTING READY TO GROUND AND POUND. 2:45. YOU CAN SEE HOW RITU DRIVES IT THROUGH THE CHIN. AND BI WILL BE -- JUST A TOP CONTROL. INSTRUCTIONS HERE FROM EVOLVE MMA IN THE CORNER OF RITU PHOGAT. ONE HIT HERE FOR BI NGUYEN. AND SHE WORKED THE GROUND AND POUND THAT SHE IS SO POWERFUL A. ROCKFOOD ON HIPS FROM BI. STRENGTH OF RITU PHOGAT IS JUST FREAKY, DRAGON. >> SHE HAS SO MUCH WRESTLING EXPERIENCE. SHE HAS BEEN ON THE MAT SO MANY TIMES AND SHE IS CALMING. ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE IS IN THE POSITION. FROM BI OFF BOTTOM. SHE IS STRIKING AND TRYING TO DO SOMETHING DOWN THERE. NOT JUST SIT TLTING THERE AND Y CAN SEE SHE OVER HOOKS THE RIGHT ON THE BI AND NOW, SHE IS GOING TRY TO TAKE A LEFT AND SHOVE IT BETWEEN HER LEGS. AND BI WITH HER TINY ARMS WAS ABLE TO GET THEM OUT AND START SCRAMBLING AGAIN. >> PHOGAT. BEAUTIFUL POSITIONING, WORKING THE ELBOWS. THERE'S A KNEE WHICH IS PERFECTLY LEGAL. >> USING THE LEFTRM CONTINUING TO BRING IT DOWN. THEY HAVE COMNABINATIONS THAT S CAN SNEAK THROUGH IS AND STARTS TO PULL AHEAD ON THE SCORE CARDS. >> PHOGAT, TRYING TO MAINTAIN HER PLE IN THE WORLDLY WOMEN'S GRAND PRIX. SHE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS TIME. QUARTERFINAL ROUND OF THE AAMAZING TOURNAMENT. >> IS A GOOD UNDER HOOK. ATTACKING THE LEGS. AND USING A OPEN HOOK TO PRY HER BACK UP. SHE HAS 22 SECONDS TO SWITCH THE MATCH IN HER FAVOR. AND BI LANDS, AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL HIGH LOOK AROUND, ROUND HOUSE KICK. THAT WAS BI AND THERE'S THE TESTING OF THE CHIN, THAT RITCH FRANKLIN SPOKE ABOUT FOR RITU PHOGAT. >> END OF THE ROUND, KILLER BI, SHOWING THE INSTINCT TO THE END OF THE ROUND THE REST OF IT WAS ALL RITU PHOGAT. >> WATCH THIS, BI GETS READY. THAT REACH RIGHT THERE. TESTED A BITF THAT CHIN. BI HAS THE HAND READY TO GO. AND SHE THROWS THE KNEE. TIMED IT. IT'S THE DOUBLE, PUTS BI ON HER BACK. AND THIS IS WHAT WE SAW. BUT, AS RITU IS ABLE TO PASSS GUARD. SHE TRIED TO GO FOR HER CRUCIFIX, AND ADVANTAGE. THEN THEY LOOKED GOOD. SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO IN CONTROL. YOU SEE THE DAMAGE ON FACE HERE. I WANT TO HAVE A COMMENT THAT T OF BI'S, IT'S STILL WINNABLE FOR HER. IF SHE CAN MOUNT UP A LOT OF MAGE, AND KEEP FIGHTING FROM THIS LAST FIVE MINUTES SHE CAN PUT IT OUT, SHE DOES NOT NEED THE KNOCKOUT OR FINIS TO DO IT. THIRD AND FINAL ROUND. TAKING ON MUMBO IN CHINA. WE SAW IN THE LAST 45 SECONDS OF THE LAST ROUND, SHE LOOKED, SHE WAS DOING GOOD WORK. LANDING A HEAD KICK AND NICE PUNCHES. LET'S SEE IF SHE CAN CONTINUE THAT MOMENTUM HERE IN THE FINAL FIVE. RITU WILL LOOK TO TAKE BI DOWN. BI WILL TRY AND KEEP IT ON THE FEET. RITU CHARGESES AND THROWS A HIG KNEE. YOU CAN HEAR THE -- OF RITU PHOGAT. AND THERE'S THE -- >> THIS IS HOW YOU ARE GOING TO SEE HER DEVELOP AS AN ATHLETE. WE SEE THE BOXING COMING ALONG WELL WITH HER. SHE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB MIXING IT AND MAKING IT DIRTY. CRUNCHING IN AND CLOSING THE DISTANCE AND BREAKING AND HITTTTING THE BUNCH. >> RIGHT HAND ASKEW. THE OPENING WAS CLEAR. AND BI, AND HIGH KICK, NICE DOUBLE FOREARM DEFENSE. RITU, PRESS AGAINST THE WIRE. >>>> BI WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE PUNCHES THERE. SHE SHOHOULD HAVEEN LOOKING TO DEFEND THE TAKE DOWN AND RITU IS ALREADY IN POSITION HERE. AND THIS IS CLASSICALLY IN THE MATCH, A DEFAULT POSITION. >> THE PASS, RITCH, SHE GETS OVER EMOTIONAL. AND TRIES TO HURT YOU IN THERE. SHE STARTS T THROW THE DIRTY BOXING AND GET THE UNDER OVER. SHE HAS TO CREATE THE SPE. SHE HAS TO STAY MOVING AND SHE NEEDS TO BE MORE SELECTIVE. >> AND I THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT MAY BE GETTING A BIT IMPATIENT. AND SHE HAS THREE MINUTES LEFT TO DO IT IT. BUT, IF THIS IS WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING. WE ARE EXPECTING BI TO DROP CHANGE LEVELS AND SHE MAY BE GOING FOR A RIDE HERE. RITU, LOOKING TO GET BI, TRYING TO KEEP IT STEADY. CAN AND TAKE DOWN. >> ELBOW IS -- MOVING FOR THE KILLER BI. SHE HAS FOUND THE LOT RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN SEE HOW SHE IS TRYING TO SLIDE THE RIGHT LEG THROUGH AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND BI NEEDS TO SEPARATE. GETS IT TO THE GROUND. THE ELBOWS SCORE RITCH. >> LOOKS TO ME LIKE RITU JUST GOT HERSELF OUT A BIT THERE. SHE IS STEPPING BACKWARDS NOW AND NOT PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON LIKE SHE HAS BEEN IN THE FIRST 13 MINUTES OF THE MATCH. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, RITU PHOGAT HAS SLOWED DOWN HERE IN THE THIRD ROUND. THIS IS THE ONLY, THIS IS WHERE BI HAS TO GO. HAS TO PUT THE FOOT DOWN AND THROWS THE RIGHT HAND, CAN SHE PRIX.NATE PHOGAT FROM THE GRAND >> BIMPT -- BI RAN BACK TO RITU TO GET IN FRONT OF HER AGAIN. >> THE CORNER OF BI, PUTTING PRESSURE ON, YOU HAVE TO GO NOW. CHANCE GAGAIN. YOU CAN SEE THE STRENGTH AND CO. RITU, CANNOT AFFORD TRYING COUNTER. TRYING TO OVER EXTEND ITIT. RITU NEEDS A SHOT HERE. SHE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. I STILL DON'T THINK BI HAS DONE ENOUGH TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE. RITU IS ABLE TO LAND THE OCCASIONAL PUNCH. THAT IS ENOUGH TO KEEP THAT SECURE. SHE IS CLOSING THE DISTANCE AND SHE HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH. 40 SECONDS AT THIS POINT. AND IT'S A PRESS ON THE GAS HERE. >> THEY WILL BE JUMPING O OF THEIR SEATS, CHEERINING O RITU PHOGAT AND A HIGH KNEE AGAIN FROM THE KILLER BEE. >> THROWS THE LEFT CROSS. HOOKS ACROSS AND BEAUTIFUL COMPLY NATION WORK. AND THAT WAS IT, RITU AND DRIVING THAT TAKE DOWN. THE SECU TAKE DOWN. RITU REACHING DEEP IN TO THE WRESTLING PEDIGREE TO PUT HER DOWN IN THE FINAL SECONDS. FOR THE ROUND. >> WHAT A CONTEST, FROM BOTH OF THESE INCREDIBLE ATHLETES. HOW DO Y IS HAVE IT? DO YOU HAVE KILLER BI NGUYEN, OR DO YOU HAVE -- >> WOW, KILLER BI, THE HONOR IN THE VERY LAST MINUTE OF THIS MATCH, HERE SHE IS DOING GOOD WORK. THE POCKET. TURNS THE CORNER AND PUTS BI DOWN. AND. >> YEP, BI CLOSED THE DISTANCE IN THE MATCH. I DON'T THINK SHE GOT ENOUGH DONE. I HAVE RITU BARRELY AHEAD, YOU THINK HE SHE HAS IT? >> PHOGAT INCHES IT OUT AND STRAIGHTENS UP THE SHOULDERS OF THE INDIAN MARTIAL ARTS SUPER STARND THAT IS JUST A MOMENT, AND HERE'S THE ATOM WEIGHT GRAND PRIX LINEUP AS IT STANDS. IF RITU BEATS BI NOW, SHE TAKES ON MUMBO, I RITU MAINTAINS HER PLACE IN THE AMAZING TOURNAMENT, IN THE ROUND. >> WE TURN TO THE SCORDS. JUDGE CONTEST IN FAVOR OF THE RED CORNER. JUDGE NUMBER TWO, CALLS THIS CONTEST IN FAVOR OF THE BLUE CORNER. AND JUDGE NUMBER THREE. CALLS THIS CONTEST, YOUR WINNER, WITH SPLIT DECISION. FROM THE RED CORNER. BI NGUYEN. >>> MY WORD, ELIMINATES RITU PHOGAT, FROM THE ATOM ON WEIGHT . >> THE DECISION WENT MY WAY. FINAL! I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER. >> RITU PHOGAT AND HER TEAM, SHE BELILIEVED IN HERSELF, NGUYEN. >> I WILL NOT SAY I'M SHOCKED. IT WAS CLOSE. IAD IT GOING THE OTHER WAY. >> ALL RIGHT. THEY WILL HAVE A CHECK NOW WITH OUR ATETES. RITU. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> YOU ARE SHOCKED AND DISMADE, YOU COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHAT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND? I THINK I'M WIN MATCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS, BI. NEXT TIME I PUSH MORE. I GO HARD WORK. RE A AND -- >> RITU PHOGAT THERE. AND IN THE MOMENT THAT THE DRAGON FACED THE KILLER BI, WHO HAS ONCE AGAIN HE ELIMINATED RITU PHOGAT FROM THE WORLD'S ATOM WEIGHT GRAND PRIX. HERE'S THE -- I HEARD YOU SAYING IT AND IT'S TRUE. YOU JUST SHOED THE WORLD, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> I FEEL GREAT, AND WOW, I WAS REALLY HAPPY. >> THIS TIME IT WAS DIFFERENT. YOU WERE MORE COMPOSED YOU KEEP A EMOTION OUT OF IT, AND STUCK TO THE GAME PLAN. AND YOU WERE STILL ABLE TO DO DAMAGE. >> LAST THREE FIGHTS, I INTERVIEWED, I SAID I'M IN IT. I KILL PEOPLE IN THE GYM. I KNOW WHERE I CAN BE. AND TONIGHT, I STAYED COMPOSED. SHE IS A GREAT COMPETITOR. I JUST THINK IID MORE DAMAGE. TAKING OUT RITU FROM THAT SPOT?T >> I FEEL LIKE I BELONG AT THE TOP AND I'M GLAD I FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO PROVE IT. >> WELL, YOU DEFINITELY BRING EXCITEMEMENT WITH U INSIDE THE SI CIRCLE, HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME. SEE YOU SOON. >> THIS IS FORVIETNAM, FOR AMERICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND PLEASE, NO MORE ASIAN HATE. >> KILLER BI NGUYEN IS THE EPITOME OF EXCITEMENT AND THE BIGGEST WIN OF HER CAREER, AS SHE ELIMINA
