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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between boby lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lee's entrance music is Tool - Intolerance. A fine choice. Luongo has chosen Alexisonfire - The Northern as his entrance music. Francesco Luongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, boby lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee tries to bum rush Luongo with a series of wild strikes but Luongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
boby lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lee lands a jab to the nose.
Luongo fails with the takedown.
lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luongo tries to work over lee's front leg with a kick but lee checks it.
Luongo dives in and grabs lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. lee pushes down on Luongo's head and hops out.
lee misses with a straight right.
lee misses with a few strikes there.
lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Luongo fails with a takedown attempt.
boby lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Luongo.
lee connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo misses with a two punch combination.
lee lands with a shot to the body.
lee stalks Luongo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luongo's face. Luongo staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Francesco Luongo has been cut.
A cross from lee lands.
lee swinging wildly here.
lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luongo shoots for a double leg takedown but lee sprawls well. He's pushed Luongo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
lee misses with a wild body shot.
lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luongo blocks a jab.
lee scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling lee to score with a decent uppercut.
A left and a right from lee both land. Nice combination.
Luongo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and lee counters with a straight right hand.
Luongo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Luongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling lee to counter with a crisp jab.
lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
lee lands a two punch combo.
Luongo with a poor takedown
and lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luongo moves out of range of the strikes.
lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luongo.
Some wild striking there from lee.
Luongo tries for a takedown but lee circles away easily
and lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from lee. Luongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from lee. Luongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from lee.
lee misses with a combination
and Luongo counters with a nice double leg into side control. lee won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luongo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Luongo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luongo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, lee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Luongo but great work by lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
boby lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Luongo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luongo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luongo with a lazy takedown attempt
and lee counters with a nice uppercut.
lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
boby lee is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from lee misses.
Luongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and lee counters with a nice body shot.
A nice combination there by lee.
Luongo shoots and misses
and lee counters with a stiff right hand.
boby lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Luongo.
Luongo closes the distance looking to clinch
letting lee counter with a right hand.
lee throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luongo's head.
lee cracks Luongo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
lee throws a series of punches but Luongo moves out of range.
Luongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luongo moves away.
Luongo misses with a takedown
and lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luongo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luongo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
lee misses with a looping left.
lee feints a jab promting Luongo to slip. lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luongo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from lee does no damage.
lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
lee cracks Luongo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luongo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for lee!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luongo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but lee is surviving well by controlling Luongo's body position as best he can.
Luongo moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo controls the position.
lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luongo on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
Well, with Luongo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before lee is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Luongo looking to break lee's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. lee remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Luongo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
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.
lee holding both Luongo 's hands and preventing any damage.
Luongo working for the choke.
lee fending off the submission attempt from Luongo.
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 boby lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francesco Luongo's cut.
That's time! lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luongo moves out of range as lee strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luongo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luongo walks into a stiff left hand from lee.
A jab from lee misses.
lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luongo at a distance.
Luongo tries for a takedown but lee circles away easily
and Luongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo slips a straight right by lee.
Luongo fails with the takedown
and lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - lee scores with a four punch combination!
lee throws a shot to the body.
lee swings for the body but Luongo moves out of range.
Luongo slips under a jab from lee.
Luongo shoots and misses
enabling lee to counter with a crisp jab.
boby lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Luongo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luongo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luongo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luongo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from lee.
Luongo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luongo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from lee.
lee misses with a shot to the body
and Luongo counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luongo is trying to get an arm triangle but lee is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Luongo off and has taken his back!
Luongo tries to roll but lee sticks to his back.
Luongo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
lee avoids the attempt from Luongo to control.
Luongo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Francesco Luongo has got the better of the ground game so far.
lee trying to control but Luongo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
boby lee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Luongo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luongo misses with a takedown
and lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luongo with a poor takedown
and Luongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luongo with a lazy takedown attempt
and lee counters with a left and a right that stings Luongo.
boby lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Luongo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from lee misses the target.
boby lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luongo under the eye.
lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luongo's head backwards.
lee lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from lee.
Luongo shoots and misses
and lee counters with a left to the body.
Luongo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
lee throws a right hand that Luongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Luongo also avoids with ease.
Luongo misses with a takedown attempt
and lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from lee misses.
Luongo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
lee throws a body punch but Luongo moves out of range.
lee misses with a double jab.
Luongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee lands a two punch combo.
lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luongo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from lee does no damage.
Luongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and lee counters with a stiff right hand.
lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for lee. That snapped Luongo's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luongo shoots and misses
and lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Luongo slips under a jab.
lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luongo circles away quickly and effectively.
Luongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Luongo shoots and misses
and lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
lee lands with an overhand left.
lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luongo shoots and misses
and lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
lee stalks Luongo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luongo's face. Luongo staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee dips to his left and cracks Luongo with an uppercut!
lee's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and lee duly obliges.
Luongo is rocked!
Luongo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luongo is still on wobbly legs! Can lee finish him?
lee drops Luongo with a huge uppercut! Luongo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. lee is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). boby lee!
boby lee retains his welterweight title!
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