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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Jitani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitani comes into the arena with El Condor Pasa blaring out of the sound system. Li has chosen The Mars Volta - as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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119 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Jitani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jitani is defending well.
Li is working for takedown but Jitani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jitani is struggling to control the position.
Jitani wants to break free but Li has control.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li slips a straight right by Jitani.
Jitani moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Li throws a push kick but Jitani slaps the foot to one side.
Jitani throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jitani misses with a head kick.
Jitani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jitani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jitani tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Li avoids the body shot from Jitani.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jitani throws out the jab.
Jitani throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Jitani connects with a jab.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jitani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jitani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Jitani misses.
Jitani looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li throws a series of punches but Jitani moves out of range.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li has Jitani pressed against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Jitani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Jitani misses.
Li slips under a jab from Jitani.
A punch lands to the side of Jitani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jitani misses with a body shot.
Jitani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Jitani there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jitani lands the left hand.
Jitani looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Jitani throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Good work by Jitani as he checks the leg kick.
Li has managed to clinch.
Jitani is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Jitani into the cage.
Jitani tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Jitani blocks with his arms.
Li wants a takedown but no success here.
Errol Jitani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Li.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jitani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li tries to clinch there but Jitani circles away.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Jitani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jitani, as that shot connected.
Jitani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jitani misses with an uppercut.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li scores with a leg kick.
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jitani.
Jitani is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li slips under a jab from Jitani.
Li tries to move into range but Jitani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jitani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li tries to land a leg kick but Jitani saw it coming and moves away.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jitani lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jitani.
Li instigates a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jitani thows a body shot but no joy.
Jitani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li darts in and clinches Jitani up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li has picked Jitani up - he's going for a ride! Li dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jitani is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hong Li will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jitani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jitani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jitani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jitani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jitani misses with a wild body shot.
Hong Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jitani misses with a straight right.
Li tries to clinch but Jitani moves out of range.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Jitani circles away.
Jitani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jitani with a nice cross.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jitani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
Jitani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Li moves forwards but Jitani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jitani misses with a wild body shot.
Errol Jitani is winning the standup battle so far.
Li slips under a jab from Jitani.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jitani.
A big left from Jitani misses.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li throws a front kick aimed at Jitani's knee but Jitani avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Jitani throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Li slips a jab from Jitani.
Jitani misses with an uppercut.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitani throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Jitani gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li slips a jab from Jitani.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws a series of punches but Jitani avoids them all with ease.
Jitani thows a body shot but no joy.
Li tries to clinch up but Jitani circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jitani goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jitani throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Jitani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jitani throws out the jab.
Li wants to clinch.
Jitani 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.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jitani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jitani swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li walks into a left hand.
Jitani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Jitani misses with a body shot.
Jitani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jitani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Li.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Li. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jitani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Jitani.
Li prevents Jitani from breaking the clinch.
Jitani is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jitani lands with a shot to the body.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Jitani misses.
Jitani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jitani connects with a looping right hand.
Li is looking to clinch but Jitani is avoiding it.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li wants to clinch up but Jitani keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jitani with a nice cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Li darts in and clinches Jitani up against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hong Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jitani with a hook.
Jitani throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Jitani slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Li tries to clinch there but Jitani circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jitani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li throws a push kick but Jitani slaps the foot to one side.
Jitani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li doesn't seem bothered though.
Jitani misses with a looping left.
Jitani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Jitani swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jitani throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jitani cracks Li with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Jitani throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Jitani cracks Li with an open hand slap.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jitani.
Jitani misses the jab.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jitani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Jitani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li is looking to clinch but Jitani is avoiding it.
Jitani misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Jitani.
Jitani feints a jab promting Li to slip. Jitani then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Li slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jitani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Li has Jitani up against the cage in a clinch.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jitani's efforts to push away.
Li has clasped his hands together around Jitani's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li stands up and beckons Jitani to his feet.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Jitani had a free shot at his head there.
Jitani looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jitani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jitani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Li throws a series of punches but Jitani moves out of range.
Jitani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jitani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jitani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong Li is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Jitani does it's job there.
Li tries to clinch but Jitani moves out of range.
Jitani throws a big shot that misses.
Jitani misses the jab.
Li wants to clinch up but Jitani keeps it at a distance.
Jitani misses with a looping left.
Jitani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Jitani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li tries to clinch but Jitani moves away
and Jitani counters with a left and a right that stings Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitani lands a nice shot to the body.
Jitani lands a right hook to the body.
Li tries to clinch up but Jitani circles away and keeps his distance.
Li slips under a jab from Jitani.
Jitani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li is looking to clinch but Jitani is avoiding it.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jitani lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jitani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jitani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Errol Jitani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li tries to clinch up but Jitani circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Jitani misses its intended target.
Jitani tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hong Li.
I've got Li winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Li!
After the big win, Hong Li made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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