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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Promises has chosen MegaDeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
32 - 17 - 0 |
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28
212 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee thuds his right hand into Promises's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Promises misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee tries to stall but Promises uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Promises misses with a punch to the body.
Promises slows down the pace here.
Promises holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Promises avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Promises is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Promises blocks a body shot from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Promises lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Promises fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Promises gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Promises fails to land.
Promises misses with a body punch.
Promises's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Promises is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Promises takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Promises avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Promises tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Promises avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Promises blocks a body shot from Lee.
Promises working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Promises tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Promises throws a big shot that misses.
Lee moves away from the strike by Promises.
Lee throws a low kick but Promises moves out of range easily.
Promises moves out of range of the body kick.
Keeping Promises seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Promises misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Promises looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Promises motions for Lee to come forward. Promises throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Promises takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Promises there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Promises has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Promises throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee stands and throws Promises's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Promises because Lee loaded up on that one.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Promises manages to avoid easily.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Promises is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Promises manages to avoid easily.
Lee goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Promises turns into him and now he's in Lee's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Promises sprawls well. Promises wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Promises was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Promises there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Promises lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Promises throws a body shot but no joy.
Promises is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Promises cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee tries to clinch up but Promises circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Promises scores with a leg kick.
Promises throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Promises misses with a hook to the ribs.
Promises swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Lee slows down the pace here.
Promises lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee stalling the fight.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Promises misses with some punches.
Promises avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Promises avoids it.
Promises managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Promises content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Promises is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Promises gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Promises working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Promises is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Promises tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Promises on the inside.
Promises lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Promises can do to turn this around?
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Promises blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Promises misses with a hook to the ribs.
Promises is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee tries a body shot but Promises blocks it.
Promises goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Promises blocks a body shot from Lee.
Promises lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Promises misses with a punch to the body.
Promises tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Promises tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Promises tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Promises back against the cage.
Promises just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Promises cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Promises can't fight it off and eventually Lee manages to take the fight to the floor. Promises looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Promises's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Promises working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keeping Promises will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Promises lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Promises blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Promises.
Lee dives in and grabs Promises's left leg, looking for a takedown. Promises pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Promises's shoulder, as Promises tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Promises misses.
Promises misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Promises wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Promises fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Promises is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Promises is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Promises's guard.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Promises is trying is best to control the position here.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Promises to regain full guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Promises avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Promises works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Promises is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Promises fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a leg kick but Promises moved away.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Promises lands a body shot.
Lee jabs Promises right on the nose. Promises blinks but takes it well.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Promises to regain full guard.
Lee throws a strike but Promises rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hitmon Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Promises sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Promises's guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Hitmon Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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