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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikie Lee (ranked 2168 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 278 p4p, 338 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. Mikie Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adebisi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Adebisi is now in Lee's guard.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lee controls Adebisi momentarily but Adebisi frees himself.
Adebisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Adebisi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adebisi is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adebisi is working away from the top position though.
Adebisi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Adebisi 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.
Adebisi stalling away here and it's allowed Lee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adebisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Adebisi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee wants to stand but Adebisi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adebisi is keeping the position for now.
Adebisi has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into half guard.
Adebisi actively working from the bottom here.
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adebisi actively working from the bottom here.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Adebisi with the active half guard here but Lee passes nicely into side control.
Lee just content to control the position.
Lee stands up and beckons Adebisi to his feet.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Adebisi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Adebisi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee trying to hold on to Adebisi's head to control him but Adebisi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee gets full guard.
Adebisi trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
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 Mikie Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adebisi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Simon Adebisi has been cut.
Adebisi dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Adebisi's head and hops out.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adebisi darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Adebisi into the cage.
Adebisi shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mikie Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
No luck for Adebisi with that takedown attempt.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Adebisi blocks the low kick.
Adebisi with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Adebisi with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adebisi.
Lee throws a head kick but Adebisi moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lee enables Adebisi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Adebisi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Adebisi is now in half guard.
Adebisi seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee is staying active underneath Adebisi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Adebisi is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Adebisi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Adebisi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Simon Adebisi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adebisi is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Adebisi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adebisi.
Lee attempts a counter takedown but Adebisi avoids it well and moves away.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adebisi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adebisi trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Adebisi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Adebisi, into his guard.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee not doing much here.
Lee is trying to control. Adebisi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to advance position but Adebisi won't allow it.
Lee is keen to just control but Adebisi is a slippery customer.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Adebisi is defending well.
Adebisi trying to get back to full guard but Lee takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Adebisi working to try and regain half guard.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebisi can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to control but Adebisi wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikie Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adebisi feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Adebisi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adebisi has gone for a leg lock! Lee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adebisi's guard.
Adebisi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Adebisi can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adebisi looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adebisi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Adebisi looking for submissions off his back.
Adebisi is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee prevents Adebisi from improving his position.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Adebisi defending well.
Adebisi actively working from the bottom here.
Lee not doing much here.
Adebisi actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adebisi is not content to let Lee control the position.
Adebisi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adebisi's head.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Adebisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adebisi!
Adebisi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adebisi is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling from mount.
Adebisi is trying to reverse the position but instead Lee has taken his back - oops!
Lee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Adebisi can't escape the position.
Lee missing with strikes from the back.
Adebisi tries to escape the position.
Lee has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Adebisi's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Adebisi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lee off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Adebisi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lee's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Adebisi is really stuck here.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Adebisi pushed the leg off.
Adebisi tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Adebisi is still trying to improve position.
Lee biding his time, controlling Adebisi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adebisi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikie 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikie Lee!
A very excited looking Mikie 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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