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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 657 p4p, 455 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 99 p4p, 66 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith slips a jab from Lee.
Lee tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A short left from Smith.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Lee with a jab.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee working aggressively here.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee working Smith over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Smith blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee landing knees to the head.
It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Lee tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jimmy Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith prevents a body shot from Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee scores with a body shot.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Lee misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with some punches.
Chad Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Lee.
Lee lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Lee blocks a body shot from Smith.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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