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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brus Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's entrance music is Blue Bob - Go Get Some. A fine choice. D J Rich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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145 lbs
23 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brus Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li darts in and clinches Rich up against the cage.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Li lands a left hand.
Li has Rich pressed against the cage, preventing Rich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Rich's ribcage.
Rich avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Rich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rich takes an elbow to the temple.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rich's efforts to push away.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Rich avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stalling against the cage.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rich avoids it.
Li slows down the pace here.
Rich avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li pressing his opponent against the cage.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Rich is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rich is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rich tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rich stalling the fight.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rich counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rich misses
and Li counters with a stiff right hand.
Rich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Li catches Rich right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Rich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rich doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Li pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brus Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rich closes the distance and pushes Li back into the cage.
Rich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li keeps control of Rich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Rich avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rich.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Rich is just out of range.
Li throws a series of punches but Rich avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rich.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A lull in the action here as Rich stalls from top position.
Li stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Rich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Li tries to bench press Rich off him but Rich keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Rich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Li is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rich wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Rich moves into full mount!
Li tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li is working hard here to advance position.
Li slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Li is defending against the submission attempts here by Rich.
Rich is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rich goes for an armbar but Li turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Li.
Li passes Rich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Rich has a hand on Li's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Li takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Li landing shots from mount.
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Li with a couple of short strikes.
Rich has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li blocks Rich's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich tries to reverse the position but Li maintains control.
Li unloading with bombs!
Rich wants to control but Li is having none of it.
Li wants to control the pace but Rich is squirming around nicely.
Li landing shots from mount.
Li controlling from the full mount.
Li wants to control the pace but Rich is squirming around nicely.
Li controlling his opponent.
Rich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Li trying to control but Rich is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Li controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Rich tries to hold on but Li postures up.
Rich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Li dominating with strikes here.
Li trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Li looking to finish Rich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rich!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rich is working to get back to half guard.
Rich regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Li will feel that in the morning.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rich.
Li blocks the body kick.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Li finds it's way through Rich's defenses.
Rich is rocked!
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rich is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Rich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rich doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
A lazy left from Rich finds it's target.
Rich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rich throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich misses with the combination.
Li sends Rich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Li is motioning to the referee to let Rich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rich tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brus Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D J Rich.
Rich shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense.
Rich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Rich moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Li throws an overhand right that drops Rich like a sack of potatoes! Li dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brus Li!
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