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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lee (ranked 6873 p4p, 25762 weight class) and Sam Drnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with killer queen blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Drnold!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drnold tries a head kick but it misses.
Drnold gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Drnold can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drnold is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drnold won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
Drnold has his hands clasped together around Lee's back. He's all about the action.
Lee passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drnold can't escape the position.
Drnold is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold is trying to escape the mount.
Lee working for a guillotine from mount but Drnold is in no mood to give up.
Drnold is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Drnold just holding on.
Drnold working to try and regain half guard.
Lee wants to control the pace but Drnold is squirming around nicely.
We've been hearing that Lee has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Drnold tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drnold just holding on.
Drnold is working to get back to half guard.
Drnold looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Drnold is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee has hold of Drnold's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drnold manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drnold tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drnold prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Drnold is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drnold blocking the ground and pound.
Drnold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drnold tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drnold can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drnold working to try and regain half guard.
Drnold wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Drnold might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drnold working to try and regain half guard.
Lee looking to control but Drnold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drnold wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Drnold is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lee is staying active.
Lee landing shots from mount.
Drnold is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drnold reaches up and holds on to Lee to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drnold tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drnold tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Drnold misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Drnold counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Drnold 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.
Drnold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Drnold is having none of it.
Drnold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drnold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drnold postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Drnold cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Drnold 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 bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drnold's guard.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drnold can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Drnold managing to control the position.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Drnold.
Lee trying to control but Drnold is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee is looking to stand up but Drnold won't let him.
Drnold controlling the position.
Drnold wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Drnold tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drnold's half guard.
Drnold is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drnold misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Drnold is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Drnold wants to get back to full guard.
Drnold keeps trying to improve his position.
Drnold is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
Drnold wants to get back to full guard.
Pedro Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drnold is positioning himself well to prevent Lee advancing to mount.
Lee prevents Drnold from improving his position.
Drnold is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drnold!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drnold tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Drnold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drnold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Drnold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Drnold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Drnold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drnold is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lee wants to control but Drnold is keeping him busy.
Drnold is controlling Lee's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drnold sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Drnold has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Drnold is controlling Lee's trapped leg to prevent Lee from advancing to side control.
Drnold wants to get back to full guard but Lee has passed into side control.
Drnold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Drnold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drnold is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
I wouldn't like to be where Drnold is right now.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Drnold's legs.
Drnold keeping his opponent close.
Drnold is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Drnold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drnold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drnold is trying to get back to half guard.
Drnold keeping his opponent close.
Drnold is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drnold keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drnold can't do much from the bottom here.
What's Drnold going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Drnold is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Drnold is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Lee!
Pedro Lee tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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