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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 3192 p4p, 362 weight class) and Jorge Santos (ranked 2824 p4p, 335 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Von Thronstahl - Dressed in black uniforms. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos controlling from the top position.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Blackscar Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Lee throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Santos looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Santos just gets out of the way.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Lee slips under a jab from Santos.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Jorge Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee 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 misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos lands with a cross.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Lee throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee gets caught napping as Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee slips under a jab.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
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 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
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 Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jorge Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos landing with the ground and pound.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
Santos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Santos stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee slips a jab from Santos.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee is rocked!
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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 misses with a double jab.
Santos throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Santos prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Santos dives into side control.
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Santos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Santos just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos!
Our winner, Jorge Santos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bruce Lee had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger than ever!'.
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energy
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