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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 65 p4p, 76 weight class) and Rect Umm (ranked 12 p4p, 14 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umm wants to clinch.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Umm's head but Umm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umm throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a hook
and Umm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rect Umm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umm with a nice cross.
Umm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Umm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Umm lands with a nice body punch.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee throws a counter high kick but Umm was just alert enough to avoid it.
Umm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Umm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Umm looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Umm's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Umm's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Umm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umm tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Umm lands a body shot.
Umm moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Umm is controlling the position.
Lee tries to circle away but Umm has him pinned against the cage.
Umm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Umm feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umm scores with a jab to the head.
Umm looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Umm throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Umm.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Umm counters with a right hand to the body.
Umm misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Umm scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Umm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee avoids the body shot from Umm.
Jab by Umm.
Umm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Umm connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Umm lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lee falls backwards - clearly groggy! Umm dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rect Umm!
Rect Umm is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Rect Umm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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