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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gyasi Xerxes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xerxes has chosen Hawii 78' as his entrance music. Ritchie Li has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ritchie Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gyasi Xerxes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xerxes scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ritchie Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Xerxes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 but Xerxes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xerxes was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xerxes fails to land with a series of punches.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Xerxes avoids the head kick by Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes moves out of range.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xerxes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xerxes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Xerxes tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Xerxes drops back down to his feet.
Ritchie Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gyasi Xerxes.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li misses with a head kick.
Xerxes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li tries to clinch up but Xerxes circles away and keeps his distance.
Xerxes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Li throws a head kick that half lands.
Li is looking to clinch but Xerxes is avoiding it.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xerxes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li wants to clinch up but Xerxes keeps it at a distance.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Xerxes lands.
Xerxes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Li backs up against the cage.
Xerxes lands a nice shot to the body.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Li wants to clinch up but Xerxes keeps it at a distance.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Xerxes fails to pull guard.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xerxes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xerxes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Xerxes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xerxes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xerxes loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Xerxes misses the jab.
Xerxes swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li tries to clinch there but Xerxes circles away.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li throws and low kick but Xerxes moves out of range easily.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Xerxes throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Li tries to clinch up but Xerxes circles away and keeps his distance.
Xerxes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Li is looking to clinch but Xerxes is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Xerxes misses the target.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Xerxes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li tries to clinch up.
Xerxes keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Xerxes misses.
Xerxes scores with a shot to the body.
Li is looking to clinch but Xerxes is avoiding it.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Xerxes circles away.
Xerxes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xerxes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Xerxes had a free shot at his head there.
Li takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice straight punches there by Xerxes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xerxes.
Li rushes Xerxes and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Li throws a head kick that half lands.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Xerxes circles away.
Gyasi Xerxes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li tries to clinch there but Xerxes circles away.
Xerxes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xerxes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Li is looking to clinch but Xerxes is avoiding it.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xerxes misses with the combination.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Xerxes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good standup being displayed there by Xerxes as he connects with a hook.
Xerxes cracks Li with an open hand slap.
Xerxes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Xerxes won't want to take too many of those.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xerxes swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Xerxes pushes him off.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xerxes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xerxes misses with a two punch combination.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xerxes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li wants to clinch.
Li tries to clinch there but Xerxes circles away.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Xerxes circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch.
Xerxes misses with a straight right.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xerxes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes moves out of range.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Xerxes moves out of range easily.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xerxes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li wants to clinch up but Xerxes keeps it at a distance.
Xerxes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li tries to clinch up but Xerxes circles away and keeps his distance.
Xerxes blocks a head kick by Li.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Xerxes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Xerxes misses its intended target.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li throws a head kick that Xerxes semi-blocks.
Xerxes throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xerxes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xerxes lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into rage.
Li tries to clinch up but Xerxes circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li is looking to clinch but Xerxes is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xerxes misses with a two punch combination.
Xerxes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Xerxes circles away.
Li tries to clinch up.
Xerxes misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Xerxes's torso.
Li throws a head kick but Xerxes moves out of range.
Li is looking to clinch but Xerxes is avoiding it.
Xerxes connects with a crisp jab.
Xerxes throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li rushes Xerxes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xerxes jumps guard but Li stands there with Xerxes around his waist. Xerxes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Xerxes fails to pull guard.
Xerxes 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. Xerxes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ritchie Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gyasi Xerxes.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes moves out of range.
Li closes the distance and pushes Xerxes back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Xerxes swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
A punch combination from Xerxes misses.
Xerxes looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Li slips under a jab.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes moves out of range.
Xerxes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xerxes throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xerxes misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Li scores with a head kick.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xerxes, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xerxes jumps guard but Li stands there with Xerxes around his waist. Xerxes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li wants to clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes moves out of range.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes is having none of it.
Xerxes throws a combination. Li tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Xerxes tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xerxes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xerxes swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Xerxes keeps the fight on the outside.
Li wants to clinch.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li slips a straight right by Xerxes.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Xerxes in a clinch.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xerxes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xerxes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xerxes lands a two punch combo.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li tries to clinch up but Xerxes circles away and keeps his distance.
Xerxes avoids the head kick by Li.
Xerxes scores with a nice strike.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li tries to clinch up but Xerxes circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch there but Xerxes circles away.
Li instigates a clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xerxes lands a jab.
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes moves out of range.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Xerxes tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Xerxes drops back down to his feet.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xerxes swinging wildly here.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Xerxes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Xerxes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ritchie Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gyasi Xerxes.
Xerxes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Xerxes avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li tries to clinch but Xerxes moves out of range.
Xerxes swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gyasi Xerxes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritchie Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li working Xerxes over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li darts in and clinches Xerxes up against the cage.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xerxes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ritchie Li!
Ritchie Li wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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