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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjarki Hlynsson (ranked 4381 p4p, 2819 weight class) and Ritchie Li (ranked 385 p4p, 283 weight class). Li has chosen Till the End as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarki Hlynsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Li!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li takes one to the side of the head.
Hlynsson lands with a good body shot.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlynsson moves into the clinch.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Li.
Knees to the body from Li.
Hlynsson is breathing heavily.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hlynsson managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Hlynsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hlynsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Hlynsson in his tracks for a moment.
Li lands an elbow inside that Hlynsson shrugs off.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjarki Hlynsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hlynsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Li has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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 with a knee to the head.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Li lands an elbow inside.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Hlynsson fails to pull guard.
Hlynsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Hlynsson is rocked!
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Hlynsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hlynsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li lands an elbow just above Hlynsson 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Hlynsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hlynsson misses with a hook.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hlynsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Li.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li lands an elbow just above Hlynsson 's eye.
Hlynsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hlynsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li landing knees to the head.
Ritchie Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hlynsson's defenses.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Li.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hlynsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjarki Hlynsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but Li turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Hlynsson won't want to take too many of those.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Hlynsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Li to keep the fight standing.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hlynsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hlynsson is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hlynsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li slips under a jab from Hlynsson.
Li clinches.
Hlynsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Li walks away with a smile on his face. Hlynsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hlynsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlynsson.
Li walks into a jab.
Hlynsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hlynsson.
Li forces Hlynsson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlynsson fails to pull guard.
Li landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Li.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hlynsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjarki Hlynsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Hlynsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Hlynsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li working Hlynsson over with knees to the body.
Hlynsson is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li landing knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Hlynsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Li rushes Hlynsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bjarki Hlynsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Hlynsson, against the cage.
Hlynsson jumps guard but Li stands there with Hlynsson around his waist. Hlynsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Hlynsson in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Hlynsson's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Hlynsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hlynsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hlynsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bjarki Hlynsson has been cut.
Li drops Hlynsson with a big knee straight up the middle! Hlynsson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bjarki Hlynsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hlynsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hlynsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Li avoids the body shot from Hlynsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlynsson misses with a straight right.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Hlynsson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritchie Li!
Ritchie Li took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hurrah'.
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RATING
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