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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Cline (ranked 24643 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 5933 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Lee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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151 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alvin Cline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee digs a good body shot into Cline's ribs.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Cline counters by moving into the clinch.
Cline is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cline's elbow.
Lee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cline regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee postures up in Cline's guard and throws a big left but Cline blocks it.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Lee might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cline is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Cline keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cline shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cline's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cline could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Cline's face as Lee controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lee rushes Cline and presses him up against the cage.
Cline tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvin Cline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cline checks it well.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cline.
Cline tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cline clinches up against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cline fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tightens his grip and picks Cline up, before dumping him to the ground. Cline manages to land in guard.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cline is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee stands up and waves to Cline to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee pushing down on Cline's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cline closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Cline drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cline has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
Cline decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Lee clinches up with Cline and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cline backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to trip Cline. He has hold of a leg but Cline is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Cline looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cline might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cline working a defensive guard but Lee manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cline wants to control but Lee postures up.
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.
Cline is letting Lee control him for a moment.
Lee passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cline!
Lee content just to control the position here.
Cline is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for an armbar but Cline turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cline.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee controlling the position.
Cline is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Lee trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cline has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cline showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cline would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cline misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Cline will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee drives through and clinches with Cline against the cage.
Cline stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cline pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cline tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Cline's guard.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cline has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Cline's legs - danger averted.
Lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cline manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lee has Cline in his guard.
Cline postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cline wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cline stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cline tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cline scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alvin Cline is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cline, pushing him back against the cage.
Cline putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee jumps guard and drags Cline to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cline makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cline preventing the sweep.
Cline has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
Cline stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lee has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cline has a takedown stuffed.
Cline is looking to land body kicks.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Cline's ribcage. Cline let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee jumps guard and drags Cline to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cline has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cline got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cline has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Cline got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cline has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cline is one step ahead there.
Cline decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Cline is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvin Cline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cline uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cline working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee controlling the position.
Cline gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cline throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Cline finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cline would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cline gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Lee.
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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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