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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 636 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Kevin Lee (ranked 75 p4p, 186 weight class). Urameshi comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Bomb. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Urameshi sprawls well. Urameshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Urameshi throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Urameshi is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Urameshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee goes for a double leg but Urameshi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Urameshi continues to drive forward.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to Urameshi's midsection.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Urameshi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urameshi misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws out a counter right but Urameshi avoids it with no problem.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kevin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee throws out a counter right but Urameshi avoids it with no problem.
Lee gets the takedown into side control.
Urameshi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Urameshi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Urameshi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Urameshi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Lee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Urameshi down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws Lee to one side and escapes!
Urameshi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee prevents Urameshi from escaping the position.
Lee is staying tight to Urameshi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lee works to advance to full mount. Urameshi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lee wants to finish this one by submission but Urameshi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lee.
Urameshi somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Urameshi lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urameshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Urameshi throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Urameshi rather than just go for the knockout.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee feints a jab promting Urameshi to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Urameshi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
Lee stuns Urameshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urameshi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Urameshi did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Urameshi kicks Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Urameshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Urameshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yusuke Urameshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Urameshi takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee staying out of range there.
Urameshi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Urameshi tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Urameshi kicks Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Urameshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lee.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Urameshi throws out a powerful jab.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Urameshi.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee connects with a right hand. Urameshi shakes it off.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shoots and misses
and Urameshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a series of punches but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urameshi throws a combination that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Urameshi walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Urameshi with a nice cross.
Urameshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Urameshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urameshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Lee misses.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Urameshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Urameshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Urameshi misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urameshi tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urameshi to the ground. Urameshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Urameshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee tries for a takedown but Urameshi circles away easily
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Urameshi defends well and Lee ends up having to push Urameshi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urameshi but Urameshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lee.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
Urameshi connects with a body shot.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi cracks Lee with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Urameshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Urameshi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Urameshi scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Urameshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Urameshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Urameshi misses the target.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Urameshi shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urameshi throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee cracks Urameshi with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Urameshi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Urameshi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urameshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urameshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urameshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Urameshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Urameshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kevin Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urameshi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
A very excited looking Yusuke Urameshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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