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Event:
CMMA 83 McCrae vs Tavares
Date: Feb 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Rosensteiner shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Li.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Rosensteiner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rosensteiner tries to counter by clinching up but Li breaks away and moves out of range.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Rosensteiner pushes him off.
Rosensteiner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosensteiner is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Li pushes Rosensteiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rosensteiner jumps guard but Li stands there with Rosensteiner around his waist. Rosensteiner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slomo Rosensteiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosensteiner avoids it.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Rosensteiner won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Rosensteiner tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Rosensteiner jumps into guard, dragging Li to the mat.
Li would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Rosensteiner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Li gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Li is posturing up here but Rosensteiner has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Li tries to roll out but it's too tight and Li has to tap! Slick submission there by Rosensteiner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slomo Rosensteiner!
Slomo Rosensteiner gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Ritchie Li spoke after the fight, saying '=('. |
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Event:
CMMA 73 Dinapoli vs Kennedy
Date: Jan 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Li avoids the head kick by Biggio.
Biggio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biggio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Li clinches up with Biggio and pushes him back against the cage.
Biggio misses with the head strike.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Biggio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Li misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggio blocks the elbow strike.
Biggio misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Biggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li has Biggio pressed against the cage, preventing Biggio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li landing knees to the head.
Biggio looks winded!
Li crunches a lovely knee into Biggio's ribcage.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.
Knees to the body from Li.
I was talking to Li's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Biggio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Biggio's ribcage.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Biggio won't want to take too many of those.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.#T2#
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li working Biggio over with knees to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Biggio's face.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Biggio won't want to take too many of those.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Biggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Biggio's ribcage.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T3#
Biggio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biggio working aggressively here.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biggio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Biggio misses with some punches.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Biggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li lands an elbow just above Biggio 's eye. #T4#
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.
Knees to the body from Li.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Biggio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li landing knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Li working Biggio over with knees to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Biggio throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li working Biggio over with knees to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Biggio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li with a knee to the head.
Biggio is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
A head punch on the inside from Biggio fails to land. #T1#
Biggio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggio can do to turn this around?
Li crunches a lovely knee into Biggio's ribcage.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Biggio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biggio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Biggio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Li lands an elbow inside that Biggio shrugs off.
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 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li landing knees to the head.
#T2#
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li lands an elbow just above Biggio 's eye.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li working Biggio over with knees to the body.
Li working Biggio over with knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Biggio misses with some punches.
#T3#
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Biggio misses with a punch on the inside.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biggio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Biggio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biggio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Biggio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li with a knee to the head.
Biggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritchie Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Biggio's face.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li lands an elbow just above Biggio 's eye. #T4#
Biggio misses with a punch on the inside.
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Biggio takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Biggio fails to land.
Li blocking some punches.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biggio's defenses.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biggio misses with the head strike.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
And that is 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! This is the final round!#R3#
Biggio misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Biggio misses with the head strike.
Biggio misses with some punches.
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Biggio.
Li blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
#BC2#
Biggio breaks from the clinch.
Alphonso Biggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li is looking to slow Biggio down with leg kicks.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Biggio pushes him off.#T1#
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Biggio takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Biggio fails to land.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
#T2#
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biggio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Biggio won't want to take too many of those.
Li blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Biggio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Biggio's face.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li landing knees to the head.
Biggio stalling in the clinch but Li improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggio.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Li missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Biggio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Biggio avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Biggio blocks it with crossed arms.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Biggio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggio avoids it.#BC2#
Biggio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li working Biggio over with knees to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggio.
#T4#
Biggio working aggressively here.
Biggio misses with a punch on the inside.
Biggio throws a head punch that misses.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Biggio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Biggio won't want to take too many of those.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggio is defending well for now.
Alphonso Biggio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Biggio managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Biggio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggio avoids the damage to the body.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritchie Li!
During a confident post fight interview, Ritchie Li thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
ROCK FC 11
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1#
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.
#CL#
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.
#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#ROC2#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!#R2#
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
#CL2#
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.
#T1#
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.
#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R3#
Hlynsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li slips under a jab from Hlynsson.#CL2#
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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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.
#CL2#
Li moves into range and clinches up with Hlynsson.#T2#
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.
#CL2#
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!#T3#
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.
#T4#
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. #CUT2#It looks like Bjarki Hlynsson has been cut.#KD2#
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. #CL2#
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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Event:
ROCK FC 8
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Li darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Benedetti avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti blocks the elbow strike.
Li definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benedetti avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benedetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC2#Li is rocked!#T1#
Benedetti ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Li out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Benedetti!
A very excited looking Rafael Benedetti 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.
Ritchie Li was interviewed post fight and said '=('. |
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Event:
ROCK FC 5
Date: Oct 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Li rushes Modric and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Modric throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Modric throws a head punch that misses.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Modric blocks with his arms.
Modric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Modric looking to slow down the pace here.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Modric avoids the damage to the body.
Modric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modric trying to land knees to the body.
Modric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Modric misses with a body kick.
Li unleashes a big counter combination but Modric bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Modric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Modric connects with a single shot there.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Modric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Modric throws a quick counter kick to the body but Li avoids it.
Modric misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Li misses.
Li tries to clinch up but Modric circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Modric throws a nice outside leg kick.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Modric misses.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Li instigates a clinch.
Modric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Modric looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Modric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Modric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Li.
Modric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Li has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2##CL2#
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Modric misses with a punch to the body.
Modric avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Modric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Modric is defending well for now.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modric avoids it.#BC2#
Li breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Modric.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Modric counters with a stiff right hand.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modric swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Li blocks the body kick.
#CL2#
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modric avoids it.#BC2#
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Modric misses with a hook.
Modric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Modric looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Modric moves out of range easily.
Li tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Li does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Modric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Li rushes Modric and presses him up against the cage.
Li prevents Modric from breaking the clinch.
Modric avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modric.
Modric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Modric throws a leg kick but Li checks it.
As Modric backs off Li throws a huge counter combo but Modric manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Li rushes Modric and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Modric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Modric misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ritchie Li will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Modric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Li has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Modric can pounce on him.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modric quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#CL2#
Li pushes Modric up against the cage in a clinch.
Modric is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Modric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Modric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Modric quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modric. Modric obviously looking to wear him down.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T1#
Modric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Modric appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Modric misses. #CL2#
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Modric avoids the damage to the body.
Modric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Modric avoids the damage to the body.
Modric is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Modric.
Modric takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ritchie Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Modric avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modric avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Modric. #BC2#
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ritchie Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li misses with a low kick as Modric jumps back.#T2#
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Modric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Modric. #CL2#
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Modric fails to land.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Modric is blocking nicely.
Modric working aggressively here.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modric.
Li blocking some punches.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Modric is defending well for now.#BC2#
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Modric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Modric misses with a leg kick. #T3#
A clash of legs there as Li blocks the low kick.#CL2#
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Modric throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Modric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Modric is defending well for now.#BC2#
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Modric lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Modric lands with a thumping leg kick.
Modric misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Li blocks the leg kick.
Li tries to clinch up
letting Modric counter with a right hand. #T4##CL2#
Li moves into range and clinches up with Modric.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modric avoids it.
Modric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Modric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modric avoids it.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Modric.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modric. Modric obviously looking to wear him down.
Li tries to bum rush Modric with a series of wild strikes but Modric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Modric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Modric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zdravko Modric will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Modric scores with a jab.
Modric looks to land a body kick but Li moved away.
Modric avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li throws a right hand that Modric ducks under and follows up with a left that Modric also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Modric misses the target.
Modric feints and then cracks Li's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li down.
Li tries to clinch but Modric moves out of range.
Li throws a leg kick but Modric checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Modric throws a leg kick but Li checks it.
Li tries to clinch there but Modric circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modric. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Li throws a low kick but it's checked well by Modric.
A chopping leg kick lands by Modric.
Modric circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Modric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Modric swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Modric wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li keeps control of Modric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zdravko Modric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Modric looks to land a body kick but Li moved away.#CL2#
Li clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Modric lands a front kick.#T2#
Modric explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zdravko Modric is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Modric.
Li looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modric lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modric tried to counter with a leg kick but Li avoided it.
Modric throws out a leg kick but Li moves out of range and Modric only half commits.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Modric fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Li.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Li throws a leg kick that is checked
and Modric counters with an inside leg kick.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T3#
Li blocks the body kick.
Li steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Modric lands with a straight right. Li didn't see that one coming.
Modric explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Modric with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Li throws a low kick but Modric avoids it.
Modric looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Modric backing away here, and Li unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Modric.
Modric connects with a solid leg kick.
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Modric tries to land a front kick but Li steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Modric scores with a kick to the body.
#T4##CL2#
Li pushes Modric up against the cage in a clinch.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modric.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Li manages to break the clinch.
Modric throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modric circles away from the clinch attempt
and Modric counters with a nice leg kick.
Modric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li is looking to clinch but Modric is avoiding it.
Li tries to clinch but Modric is having none of it.
A nice leg kick from Modric, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zdravko Modric showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Modric has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ritchie Li!
In his post fight interview, Ritchie Li gave a big smile as he said 'Hurrah'. |
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