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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seung Woo Lee (ranked 4126 p4p, 3830 weight class) and Nobuhito Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 439 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Woo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nobuhito Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inoue counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inoue has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to break free.
Inoue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Inoue has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Inoue has the dominant position.
Inoue manages to pull guard.
Inoue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee tries to stand but Inoue is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Inoue's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Inoue has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Lee gets to his feet. Inoue looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lee looks to land a left hand but Inoue moved out of range nicely.
Inoue unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Inoue rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Inoue drags the fight down to the ground.
Lee is looking to stand up but Inoue won't let him.
Lee is fighting to break Inoue's control of his arms but Inoue is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lee stands and steps away. Inoue gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Seung Woo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoue.
Inoue dodges the punch combination from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that Inoue ducks under and follows up with a left that Inoue also avoids with ease.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Inoue, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lee is breathing heavily.
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!
Inoue stands up and beckons Lee to his feet.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoue.
Seung Woo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuhito Inoue.
Inoue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Inoue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue working hard to break the clinch.
Inoue wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee is trying to push Inoue away but Inoue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inoue pulls Lee into guard.
Inoue trying to strike off his back.
Inoue pushes Lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Inoue. Inoue maintains the clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee is trying to break free.
Inoue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee prevents Inoue from breaking the clinch.
Inoue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Inoue has the dominant position.
Inoue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inoue drags the fight down to the ground.
Inoue pulls Lee in to control the position.
Inoue has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lee has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling the position.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Inoue - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Inoue won't allow it.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Inoue.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuhito Inoue dominated that 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.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Inoue is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Inoue counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Inoue.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Inoue can't get the takedown.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Inoue won't allow it.
Lee tries to circle away but Inoue has him pinned against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling him.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Inoue has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lee regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Inoue controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoue with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee wants to stand but Inoue is controlling the position.
Inoue controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Inoue is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inoue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Inoue shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inoue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Inoue slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
Inoue throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Inoue finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Inoue manages to pass to side control.
Inoue stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobuhito Inoue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Inoue.
Inoue keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Inoue is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Inoue in particular looking to stall.
Inoue is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seung Woo Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Inoue closes the distance and clinches.
Lee tries to break free but Inoue pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Inoue has him pressed against the cage.
Inoue has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee wants to break free but Inoue has control.
Inoue has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Inoue keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to push Inoue away but Inoue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inoue pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Inoue controlling the position.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Inoue is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Inoue is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Inoue pulls guard effortlessly.
Inoue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Inoue's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee stands up from Inoue's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A punch combination from Inoue misses.
Seung Woo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Inoue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to circle away but Inoue has him pinned against the cage.
Inoue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inoue slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
A punch combination from Inoue misses.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Inoue counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Inoue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Inoue won't allow it.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inoue wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Inoue gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Inoue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee wanted to stand there but Inoue had control of the position.
Lee wants to stand and escape but instead Inoue has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Inoue looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee is looking to stand back up but Inoue counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lee.
Inoue wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
Inoue controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inoue throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobuhito Inoue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inoue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobuhito Inoue!
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hype
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mgr
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