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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert E Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koron Maafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to American Trilogy. Koron Maafi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert E Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koron Maafi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Maafi stuffs the takedown.
Maafi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robert E Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Maafi as Lee shoots in.
Maafi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maafi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to strike from the bottom.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maafi is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maafi is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maafi is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Maafi has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maafi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maafi trying to control here.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maafi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Maafi avoids the head kick by Lee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maafi moves into the clinch successfully.
Maafi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maafi looks gassed!
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert E Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee wants a takedown.
Maafi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has Maafi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maafi tumbling to the mat - Lee dives into Maafi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Maafi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maafi passes into half guard.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Maafi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lee looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lee punching from the bottom.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maafi prevents Lee from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maafi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Maafi persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maafi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maafi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert E Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maafi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maafi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Maafi tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maafi slowing the pace effectively.
Maafi dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Maafi misses with a knee strike.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Maafi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maafi scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maafi tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maafi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maafi?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.
Lee breaks from Maafi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee breaks from Maafi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee has hold of Maafi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maafi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Maafi is looking to get to half guard.
Maafi is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maafi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maafi is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
Maafi is in a horrible position here. Lee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to finish Maafi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maafi!
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maafi hang on?
Maafi working to try and regain half guard.
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looking to control but Maafi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Maafi is in trouble!
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Maafi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Robert E Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lee looking to control but Maafi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maafi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maafi is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maafi is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maafi is looking to get to half guard.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maafi's face.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Maafi is now in Lee's guard. A big mistake from Lee there, giving up the dominant position!
Maafi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Maafi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Maafi's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert E Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maafi moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee forces Maafi back against the cage and clinches.
Lee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maafi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lee to the mat. Lee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee has his feet on Maafi's thighs here. He's pushed Maafi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Maafi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert E Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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