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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Lee (ranked 4887 p4p, 4847 weight class) and Payton Sultan (ranked 194 p4p, 484 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brodie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Payton Sultan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Sultan wants to control the position but Lee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sultan is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lee is pressing down on Sultan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sultan is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee is pressing down on Sultan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sultan is holding on for now.
Sultan is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sultan avoid being mounted?
Lee trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee stands up and beckons Sultan to join him on the feet.
Sultan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sultan.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sultan or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Brodie Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Payton Sultan.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee has Sultan up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee jumps guard.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lee manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lee is pressing down on Sultan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sultan is holding on for now.
Sultan actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Sultan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is working Sultan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sultan is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSultan.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sultan quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Sultan wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sultan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sultan off to one side.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sultan can do to turn this around?
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.
Sultan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sultan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Sultan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brodie Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Payton Sultan.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Sultan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Sultan.
Sultan shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Sultan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brodie Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sultan misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sultan is looking to stand back up but Lee counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sultan.
Sultan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for a kimura but Sultan is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sultan is trying to control but can't.
Sultan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sultan for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sultan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is leaning against Sultan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sultan working aggressively here.
Lee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sultan regains guard.
Sultan is wriggling around but Lee manages to pass to half guard.
Well, if Lee 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sultan is working to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Sultan tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back!
Sultan wants to escape the position.
Sultan is still trying to improve position.
Lee biding his time, controlling Sultan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan covers up after that shot from Lee.
Sultan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lee.
Sultan tries to break free.
Sultan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lee biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working the ground and pound. Can Sultan escape?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee working for a choke but Sultan is defending well.
Payton Sultan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brodie Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Brodie Lee!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Brodie Lee!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Brodie Lee!
Brodie Lee wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Payton Sultan had this to say: 'i am hot so ill be back better'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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