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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Zetsika (ranked 1589 p4p, 1697 weight class) and John Lee (ranked 174 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Zetsika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Zetsika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zetsika decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Zetsika throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Zetsika is proving a slippery customer.
Zetsika wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zetsika preventing the sweep.
Zetsika wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Zetsika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is pulling down on Zetsika's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zetsika.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsika postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Zetsika throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zetsika advances position into side control!
Zetsika looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zetsika smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zetsika misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Zetsika laying and praying for a moment but Lee takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Zetsika has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetsika is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zetsika trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Zetsika stands up out of the half guard.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zetsika half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Zetsika saw that one coming.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Zetsika pushes him off.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Zetsika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zetsika tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zetsika connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zetsika scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zetsika fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee forces Zetsika back against the cage and clinches.
Zetsika can't break the clinch.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zetsika is looking for a takedown.
Lee is pushing Zetsika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zetsika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zetsika getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Lee misses.
Zetsika fails to land the takedown.
Zetsika connects with a jab.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zetsika steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Zetsika feinted with a counter takedown.
John Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Zetsika sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zetsika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zetsika throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Zetsika is just out of range.
Zetsika appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zetsika uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Zetsika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Zetsika moves away and avoids it.
Zetsika slips a jab from Lee.
Zetsika misses with a wild combination.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zetsika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Zetsika moved out of range.
Lee catches Zetsika with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Zetsika will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zetsika slips under a jab.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
letting Zetsika counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
It looks like Antonio Zetsika has been cut.
Antonio Zetsika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zetsika throws a shot to the body.
Zetsika slips under a jab.
Zetsika fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Zetsika should have avoided that one.
Zetsika is rocked!
No joy there for Zetsika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Zetsika is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee pounces like a tiger and cracks Zetsika with a vicious hook! Zetsika is down but not out! Lee follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Lee!
A very excited looking John Lee 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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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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