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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lee (ranked 4652 p4p, 4648 weight class) and Kyle Twounsend (ranked 549 p4p, 548 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Twounsend!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Twounsend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Twounsend is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee throws a jab when Twounsend was well out of range.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Twounsend slips under a jab.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Twounsend displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Twounsend is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Twounsend counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Twounsend stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Twounsend.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Twounsend.
Twounsend misses the jab.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Twounsend doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Twounsend doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Twounsend staying out of range there.
Twounsend swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Twounsend.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee misses the jab.
Twounsend swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Twounsend counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a hook but Twounsend blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Twounsend throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Twounsend.
Twounsend blocks a jab.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Twounsend counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twounsend pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Twounsend manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Twounsend drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Twounsend staying out of range there.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Twounsend ducks down to avoid it.
Twounsend is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee with a jab.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Twounsend makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws the left hand but Twounsend avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Twounsend displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
It seemed like Twounsend was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a left to the body.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Twounsend moves away from the strike by Lee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Twounsend moved out of range.
Twounsend just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Twounsend moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Twounsend does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twounsend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Twounsend counters with a straight right hand.
Lee swings for the body but Twounsend moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Twounsend counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steven Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Twounsend is just out of range.
Twounsend throws a good cross that connects.
Lee slips under a jab.
Twounsend lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee misses with a hook
and Twounsend counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Twounsend is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lee misses with a hook
and Twounsend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
It seemed like Twounsend was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Twounsend lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Twounsend 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.
Lee slips a jab from Twounsend.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twounsend.
Lee throws a hook but Twounsend blocks it.
Kyle Twounsend seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Twounsend's head.
A big left from Twounsend misses.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Twounsend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twounsend misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Twounsend's shoulder, as Twounsend tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Lee.
Twounsend avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Twounsend throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Twounsend throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Twounsend ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Twounsend doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twounsend bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee takes a swing at Twounsend's ribcage but misses.
Twounsend doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twounsend throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Twounsend's shoulder, as Twounsend tries to avoid the shot.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Twounsend.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a right hand. Twounsend shakes it off.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twounsend manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a swing at Twounsend's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Twounsend! But no joy.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twounsend uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws the left hand but Twounsend avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Twounsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Twounsend misses its intended target.
Twounsend keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Twounsend looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Twounsend scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Twounsend's shoulder, as Twounsend tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a hook. Twounsend ducked under it nicely.
Twounsend looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Twounsend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Twounsend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twounsend lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Twounsend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee lunges at Twounsend with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Twounsend's hand.
Twounsend uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twounsend moves away.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Twounsend moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Twounsend throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Twounsend counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Twounsend misses with a straight left.
Twounsend steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Twounsend takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Twounsend wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee slips under a jab from Twounsend.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Twounsend moved out of range nicely.
Twounsend connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Twounsend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Twounsend moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
Twounsend is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Twounsend uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Twounsend just misses with a punch to the body.
Twounsend takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Twounsend throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee misses with a hook
letting Twounsend counter with a right hand.
Twounsend throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Twounsend will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with a hook
and Twounsend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Twounsend is just out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Twounsend saw that one coming.
Twounsend ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Twounsend walks into a jab.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Twounsend's head but Twounsend sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Twounsend.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twounsend takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Twounsend sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Twounsend throws a big shot that misses.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Lee misses.
Twounsend doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twounsend on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Twounsend connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Twounsend's head but Twounsend sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Twounsend.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Twounsend lands with an overhand left.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Twounsend throws a shot to the body.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Twounsend defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Twounsend now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Twounsend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Twounsend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Twounsend makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Twounsend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twounsend with a nice cross.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
letting Twounsend counter with a right hand.
Twounsend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Twounsend counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a left hand
letting Twounsend counter with a right hand.
Twounsend looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Twounsend displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Twounsend sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Twounsend was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Twounsend throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Twounsend counters with a nice body shot.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twounsend moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Twounsend misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Twounsend ducks down to avoid it.
Twounsend slips a straight right by Lee.
Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Twounsend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Twounsend.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Twounsend's head but Twounsend sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee throws a jab when Twounsend was well out of range.
Jab by Lee.
A slow jab from Twounsend misses its intended target.
Twounsend moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Twounsend misses its intended target.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twounsend looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Twounsend cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Twounsend swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Twounsend. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twounsend tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Twounsend.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Twounsend misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a hook
enabling Twounsend to counter with a crisp jab.
Twounsend throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Twounsend counters with a stiff right hand.
Twounsend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Twounsend throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steven Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Twounsend is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Twounsend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twounsend 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Kyle Twounsend!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Kyle Twounsend!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Kyle Twounsend!
Kyle Twounsend wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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