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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritchie Li is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ritchie Li!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li instigates a clinch.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reed avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li blocking some punches.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reed stalling in the clinch but Li improves position.
Maybe Reed would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Reed is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reed is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Reed is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reed avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reed swinging wildly here.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed blocks a head kick by Li.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reed is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed clobbers Li with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Li throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Li.
Li walks into a left hand.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reed catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reed misses with the combination.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Reed misses.
Li is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li 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.
Reed misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Reed.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Reed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reed.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Reed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reed lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jeremy Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeremy Reed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed scores with a shot to the body.
Li is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Reed takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Li.
Reed throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Li.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed avoids the head kick by Li.
Reed throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed works Li's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
Reed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Li avoids the body shot from Reed.
A right-left combo lands from Reed.
Li is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reed.
Reed scores with a nice strike.
Reed scores with a three punch combo!
Reed digs a good hook to Li's body.
Li lands a big head kick that sends Reed tumbling to the mat! Li takes a step backwards and waves Reed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reed blocks a head kick by Li.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed is looking to wear down Li with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Li is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Reed avoids the head kick by Li.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed cracks Li with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Reed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reed catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Li is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reed.
Reed throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Reed scores with a punch to the head.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeremy Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Decent striking displayed by Reed there.
Li moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Li rushes Reed and presses him up against the cage.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reed's face.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Li.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reed looking to slow down the pace here.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Reed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Li in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Reed trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Reed working hard to break the clinch.
Reed trying to control the position but instead, Li has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reed into the cage.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed taking a breather.
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Reed.
Li pushes Reed up against the cage in a clinch.
Reed looking to slow down the pace here.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Reed's ribcage.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Reed won't want to take too many of those.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Reed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Li keeps control of Reed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li misses with an elbow strike.
Reed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed wants to stall.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Reed looking to stall.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Reed is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Reed can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Ritchie Li wins by unanimous decision!
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