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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Lee (ranked 2907 p4p, 304 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 2919 p4p, 305 weight class). Nigel Benn Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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203 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temujin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Lee.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Benn Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Benn Jr.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a jab.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr just manages to avoid it.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Benn Jr's shoulder, as Benn Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lee thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr connects with the punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Temujin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Temujin Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee with a hook.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
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 works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Lee defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Benn Jr in a clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Benn Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Benn Jr avoids them all with ease.
Lee slips under a jab.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Benn Jr defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Lee has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benn Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee dominated that second round.
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!
Benn Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benn Jr throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benn Jr backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Benn Jr off balance momentarily.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Benn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benn Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benn Jr's calf.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lee tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee cracks Benn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benn Jr cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Benn Jr should have avoided that one.
Benn Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benn Jr clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temujin 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temujin Lee!
A relieved looking Temujin 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.
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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