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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BaBa Li (ranked 3852 p4p, 3767 weight class) and Raiden Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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204 cm 18 205 0 - 0 - 0 |
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196 cm 18 215 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Determined |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BaBa Li! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raiden Schroeder! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Li fails with a takedown attempt. Schroeder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.
Schroeder just misses with a punch to the body.
Li changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schroeder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Schroeder tries to bench press Li off him but Li keeps the position. Li scoring with punches from side control. Li taking a breather here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Schroeder regains half guard, as Li was trying to land strikes. Schroeder trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Li keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Li not landing any meaningful shots this time. Li controlling the pace. Schroeder is trying to control but Li manages to pass to mount!
Li landing punches. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Li landing strikes from the mount and Schroeder is in trouble! Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Schroeder takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Li fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Schroeder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schroeder is rocked! Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Schroeder working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action! Li dominating with strikes here. Schroeder is still in real trouble! Can Li finish him? Li controlling his opponent. Li punishing his opponent with strikes. Schroeder takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Li's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BaBa Li! During a confident post fight interview, BaBa Li thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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48% |
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