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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 3197 p4p, 3510 weight class) and Jeff Lee (ranked 411 p4p, 440 weight class). Lee has chosen Doomsday Clock as his entrance music. 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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182 cm 22 200 2 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm 20 182 2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Great elbows Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Lee! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pauschi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee cracks Pauschi with a good jab. Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pauschi throws out a powerful jab. Pauschi has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Pauschi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pauschi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Pauschi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it. Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pauschi letting Lee take a breather here. Pauschi tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee lands with a short shot to the head. Lee breaks the clinch.
Pauschi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage! Lee lands with an overhand left. Pauschi throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Pauschi tries to clinch and Lee counters with a big head kick but Pauschi shrugs it off. Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chris Pauschi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pauschi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Pauschi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it. Pauschi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Pauschi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Lee tries to land a front kick but Pauschi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Pauschi misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pauschi misses the jab. Pauschi misses with a shot to the body and Lee counters with a big head kick but Pauschi shrugs it off. Pauschi blocks a jab. Pauschi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range. Pauschi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Lee. Pauschi throws a jab when Lee was well out of range. Pauschi throws a quick inside leg kick. Pauschi walks into a left hand. Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pauschi. Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee throws a head kick that Pauschi semi-blocks.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Pauschi down. Pauschi is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Pauschi misses with a hook. Lee moves out of range as Pauschi strikes. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Pauschi shrugs it off though. We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at BronkĀ“s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Pauschi moves out of range easily. Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. No joy there for Pauschi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy. An inside leg kick lands from Lee. Lee is looking to slow Pauschi down with leg kicks. Pauschi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Pauschi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pauschi misses the body punch and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Pauschi closes the distance looking to clinch and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A head kick misses from Lee. Pauschi walks into a straight right hand from Lee. Pauschi has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Pauschi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards. Lee is pushing Pauschi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A bit of stalling here from Lee.
The crowd are getting on Lee's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Good body shot from Lee.
Lee pushes Pauschi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Pauschi blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lee dominated that round. That's time! Pauschi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee closes the distance and clinches. Jeff Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Lee effectively controlling the action here. Lee lands with a short shot to the head. Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pauschi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around. Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pauschi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pauschi being controlled against the cage. Pauschi letting Lee take a breather here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pauschi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pauschi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Pauschi looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away. Pauschi throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Jeff Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pauschi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Pauschi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pauschi clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A looping hook to the body misses from Pauschi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet. Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pauschi throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it. Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pauschi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Pauschi misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming. Lee throws a quick inside leg kick. Lee looks for the body kick but Pauschi saw that one coming. Lee scores with a kick to the midsection. Pauschi scores with a nice head shot. Pauschi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee cracks Pauschi with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab by Lee. Pauschi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Pauschi wants to clinch. Pauschi looks to clinch and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lee keeps the fight on the outside. Pauschi throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Pauschi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Pauschi misses with a body shot.
Pauschi looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away. Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Pauschi. Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pauschi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Pauschi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi. A short right from Pauschi on the inside. Pauschi lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off. Pauschi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now. Pauschi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Lee lands an elbow that stopped Pauschi in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut. Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Lee throws a head punch that misses. Pauschi takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Lee on the inside. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pauschi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow. Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee lands a front kick. Pauschi throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pauschi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Pauschi tries to clinch up. Lee lands a jab. Pauschi throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot. A jab lands there for Lee. Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pauschi will feel that in the morning. Pauschi misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming. Pauschi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it. Pauschi blocks a jab. Lee cracks Pauschi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Pauschi misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely. Lee jabs Pauschi right on the nose. Pauschi blinks but takes it well. Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Pauschi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Pauschi loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch. Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pauschi misses with a wild body shot. Pauschi misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a nice body kick. Pauschi tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. No joy there for Pauschi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pauschi tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lee lands a shoulder strike. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target. The fight moves into the clinch position. Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Pauschi won't want to take too many of those. Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pauschi tries to clinch up and Lee counters with a leg kick. Pauschi misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Pauschi in his tracks momentarily. Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pauschi if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Lee. Pauschi tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance. Chris Pauschi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pauschi lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Pauschi in the body. Lee clinches. Lee avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Pauschi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lee prevents a body shot from Pauschi. Pauschi misses with a body punch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pauschi taking a breather. Pauschi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it. Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pauschi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi. Lee breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Lee. Pauschi throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily. Pauschi fails in his attempt to clinch. Pauschi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee. Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Lee throws a quick inside leg kick. Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Pauschi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Pauschi misses with a straight left. A big right from Pauschi misses. Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Lee feints and then cracks Pauschi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pauschi down. Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pauschi misses with a head kick.
Lee moves away from the strike by Pauschi. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from Lee finds it's way through Pauschi's defenses. Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee. Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pauschi's head. Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Pauschi fails in his attempt to clinch. Pauschi dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lee scores with a jab to the jaw. Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Lee. Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jeff Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Lee checks a low kick from Pauschi.
And that's the end of the fight! Jeff 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Lee! After winning the bout, Jeff Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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