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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 599 p4p, 1036 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 90 p4p, 150 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Torres sees coming a mile off.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Torres moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Torres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Lee cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee thows a body kick. Torres tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torres takes one to the chin there.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee moves away from the strike by Torres.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Torres moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Torres misses with a body punch
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee thuds his right hand into Torres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Torres with an uppercut!
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torres. Torres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Torres steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torres throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee slips a straight right by Torres.
Torres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
As Torres tries to get set, Lee tries to push him back and clinch up but Torres manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torres is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Torres's head back.
Nice jab there from Torres.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
Lee drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Jimmy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torres working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torres wants to break free but Lee has control.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Torres throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee digs a good hook to Torres's body.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a quick counter kick to the body but Torres avoids it.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torres throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torres's sensitive parts.
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Torres connects with the punch.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Torres throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
Jab by Lee.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Torres misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee with a knee to the head.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres avoids the body shot from Lee.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Torres shrugs it off though.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Torres misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Torres has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Torres can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torres under the eye.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
Lee defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Torres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Torres lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Torres wants to break free but Lee has control.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torres 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.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
Torres moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee thuds his right hand into Torres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
A big right from Torres misses.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Torres throws a big shot that misses.
Torres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee cracks Torres with an open hand slap.
Lee is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
Torres throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lee catches Torres right on the button with a cross.
Lee digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Torres takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee slips a jab from Torres.
Torres connects with a jab.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Torres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benji Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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