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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between lee combline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rey Rosario has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with lee combline's chin.
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186 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, lee combline! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rey Rosario! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rosario throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around combline's waist but combline gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rosario off to one side. combline is looking to take this fight into the clinch. combline throws a right and a left that both miss. Rosario moves out of range of the strikes. combline will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
combline connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. combline misses with a wild combination.
combline swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
combline fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rosario tries to grapple but his opponent circles and combline counters by clinching up. Rosario looks gassed! combline has had enough of the clinch but Rosario keeps him there for the moment. combline is trying to break the clinch but Rosario has him pressed against the cage. combline breaks from the clinch.
Rosario lands an overhand right. lee combline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round. combline gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rosario.
Rosario is trying to stall.
Rosario prevents combline from breaking the clinch. combline breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. combline looks to clinch and Rosario counters with a nice double leg into guard. combline wants to stand up but Rosario is controlling him. combline kicks Rosario off and gets to his feet. Some wild striking there from combline.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rosario circles away from the clinch attempt.
combline throws a series of punches but Rosario moves out of range. combline swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosario. combline clinches but Rosario breaks the clinch and Rosario holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. combline wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. combline wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosario won't allow it.
combline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosario will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. lee combline has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Rosario. Rosario avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
combline scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rosario dodges the punch combination from combline.
combline stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rosario shoots in looking for a takedown. combline tries to sprawl out of it but Rosario keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. combline manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. combline throws a hook but Rosario blocks it. combline uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosario. combline throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosario. Rosario doesn't succeed with the takedown letting combline counter with a right hand. Rosario changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. combline looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Rosario trying to control the action but combline is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The strikes coming from Rosario are missing the target in this wave of attacks. combline wants to get back to his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that lee combline will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
combline takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
lee combline is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. combline throws a head kick that Rosario semi-blocks.
It looks like Rey Rosario has been cut. combline tries to bum rush Rosario with a series of wild strikes but Rosario uses good footwork to avoid the assault. combline closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. combline has had enough of the clinch but Rosario keeps him there for the moment. combline has had enough of the clinch but Rosario keeps him there for the moment. Rosario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. combline lands with a nice combination. Rosario backs away looking to recover. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. combline looks to clinch and Rosario holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Rosario wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but combline has him pressed against the cage. combline wants to break free but Rosario has control.
combline has had enough of the clinch but Rosario keeps him there for the moment. combline has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. combline's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. combline takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. combline swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Rosario.
combline throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Rosario slips under a jab. combline throws a looping overhand right but Rosario ducks down to avoid it. combline tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosario paws at him with a jab and circles away. combline tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosario swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. combline doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosario circles away.
combline keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. combline looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. combline misses with a double jab.
combline misses with a wild combination.
combline bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rosario's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. combline misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosario dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Some wild striking there from combline.
combline throws an overhand right that lands on Rosario's shoulder, as Rosario tries to avoid the shot. Rosario scores with a takedown into combline's guard. Rosario slips nicely into half guard. combline is trying to stand up here but Rosario is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rosario is trying to control. combline wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. combline is trying to stand up here but Rosario is controlling him well. Well, if Rosario 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.
combline wants to get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. combline is looking to get back to is feet but Rosario passes into side control.
combline is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. combline wants to clinch. Rosario closes the distance and clinches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lee combline dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Rey Rosario's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
combline scores with a jab to the jaw. combline doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosario circles away.
combline misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
combline lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rosario circles away quickly and effectively. Rosario showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from combline.
Rosario lands a head kick. combline smiles back at him and beckons him forward. combline lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by combline. A punch combination from combline misses. Rosario clinches with his opponent.
combline is trying to break free. Rosario misses with a knee to the head. Rosario gets a trip takedown into half guard. combline pushes Rosario off and gets back to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rosario has a takedown stuffed. Rosario throws a head kick that misses. combline lands a jab-cross combination. Rosario shoots in looking for a takedown. combline tries to sprawl out of it but Rosario keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. combline manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. combline darts in trying to clinch and Rosario counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. combline throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rosario counters by moving into the clinch. combline tries to break the clinch but Rosario is controlling the position. combline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosario looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Rosario is stalling here. combline is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rosario seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and combline has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rosario wants to get back to his feet but combline is dominant here and he's now got Rosario's back! So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Rosario breaks combline's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rosario tries to free his leg and advance position but combline is retaining full guard. combline pushes Rosario off and scrambles back to his feet.
combline swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosario counters with an outside leg kick.
lee combline is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Rosario throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and combline counters with a straight right hand. Rosario has a takedown stuffed. lee combline has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Rosario. combline tries to clinch up and Rosario counters with a nice body shot. combline throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rosario counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. combline fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
combline bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosario's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. combline throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rosario misses with a head kick.
combline tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rosario counters with a nice body kick.
combline closes the distance looking to clinch and Rosario cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. combline is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. combline misses with a combination
and Rosario counters with a shoot takedown. combline fights it but they end up in guard. Rosario postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! combline is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rosario, into his guard. Rosario wants to control but combline passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Rey Rosario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think combline 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lee combline!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
52% |
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