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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soares comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Lee has chosen Living in America as his entrance music. Cassius Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soares is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soares to get the leverage.
Soares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Soares is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soares to get the leverage.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.
Soares looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Soares controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Soares is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to kick Soares off but Soares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Soares tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Well, if Soares is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lee wants to improve his position but Soares is controlling well.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soares is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soares is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Soares 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 wants to stand and escape but Soares is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Soares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Lee tries to get set, Soares tries to push him back and clinch up but Lee manages to avoid the attempt.
Soares misses with a two punch combination.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cassius Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands a nice hook to Soares's body. Soares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soares darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.
Soares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soares drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Soares is retaining full guard.
Soares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Soares holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Soares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cassius Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soares shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soares prevents Lee from improving his position.
Soares controlling the action here.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Soares is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Soares sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Soares performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Soares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Soares looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Soares wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Soares is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Soares performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Soares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soares controlling the action here.
Soares is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.
Soares not doing much here.
Lee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Soares manages to mount him!
Lee has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Soares trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee keeps trying to improve his position.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lee tries to hold on but Soares pushes him away.
Soares controlling from mount.
Soares moves to the back.
Soares trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Soares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Soares dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee thows a leg kick but Soares checks it
so Soares counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Soares postures up.
Soares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Andre Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Soares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soares is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Soares eventually gives up the hold.
Lee is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Soares has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Lee is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Andre Soares!
Andre Soares decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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