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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Li Citra (ranked 1929 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 235 p4p, 145 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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35 - 22 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Li Citra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
Li Citra lands with an uppercut that bounces River off the cage and back into range.
River lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Luca Li Citra has been cut.
Li Citra takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li Citra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li Citra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches River on the side of the head.
Li Citra scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River moves out of range as Li Citra throws a body kick.
Li Citra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Li Citra moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Li Citra there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li Citra is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li Citra.
Li Citra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
It looks like Li Citra has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Li Citra scores with a nice strike.
River cracks Li Citra with an open hand slap.
Li Citra rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li Citra working aggressively here.
Li Citra throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Li Citra.
Li Citra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
Li Citra misses with a punch on the inside.
Li Citra tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Li Citra back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from River.
Li Citra lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tries to work over Li Citra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Li Citra scores with a nice hook to the head.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Li Citra.
Li Citra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Li Citra.
Li Citra works on River's body with a couple of short punches.
Li Citra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li Citra lands a nice shot to the body.
Li Citra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li Citra tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Li Citra back against the cage.
River blocks an uppercut.
Li Citra lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li Citra backwards.
Li Citra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li Citra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li Citra misses with a hook from the clinch.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Li Citra uses good head movement to avoid it.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River tries a body shot but Li Citra blocks it.
Li Citra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li Citra has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Li Citra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li Citra misses with some punches.
Li Citra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li Citra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from River.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li Citra has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Li Citra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li Citra's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Li Citra.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River throws an elbow but it misses.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Li Citra controls his hands.
Li Citra misses with some punches.
Li Citra lands a nice uppercut.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li Citra's elbow.
Li Citra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li Citra blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Li Citra - that landed with a thud.
River looks winded!
River blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from River.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li Citra lands a nice uppercut.
Li Citra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Li Citra.
A short uppercut from Li Citra.
River blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li Citra misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Li Citra.
Li Citra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Li Citra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
Li Citra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li Citra has a couple of punches blocked by River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li Citra.
Li Citra lands with a right to the head.
Li Citra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
Li Citra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Li Citra.
Li Citra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li Citra's elbow.
Li Citra lands a right hand.
Li Citra lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li Citra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Li Citra.
A short body shot lands from Li Citra as the two fighters clinch.
Li Citra lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li Citra digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Li Citra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li Citra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Kollaa River's cut even more.
A short right from Li Citra on the inside.
Li Citra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Li Citra lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Li Citra dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
River walks into a stiff left hand from Li Citra.
Li Citra catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
River is rocked!
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Li Citra scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Li Citra finish him?
Li Citra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Li Citra cracks River with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! River falls to his knees and Li Citra doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Li Citra!
A very excited looking Luca Li Citra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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