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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lavern Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lavern Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores tries to clinch
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee pulls guard.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flores gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flores holds on and takes a little breather.
Flores is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flores's guard.
Lee controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flores controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flores wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Flores's face as Lee controls the position.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flores has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Flores is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Flores's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flores trying to remain calm as Lee controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Max Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Flores has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lee but great work by Flores.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores looking to control but instead Lee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Flores is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flores knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee trying to control but Flores postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flores content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Flores gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Flores manages to retain guard.
Flores will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Flores wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lee is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee passes into side control, despite Flores's attempt to control the position.
Lee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Flores will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores is trying to get back to half guard.
Flores is working hard here to advance position.
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flores knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flores, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flores, who protects the arm well.
Flores being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flores trying his best to control but Lee has mounted him.
Flores is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lavern Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Lee!
A relieved looking Max Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
20% |
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