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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 282 p4p, 241 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 38 p4p, 35 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 45 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nti throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Nti connects with a single shot there.
Nti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hammer House of Horror in the buildup to the fight.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nti.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Lee.
It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nti throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Nti walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Nti.
Nti misses with a body shot.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Nti moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Nti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
Nti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Nti shakes him off and moves away.
Nti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nti digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Nti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Nti misses.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Lee.
Nti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Nti scoring well with a low kick there.
Nti throws a leg kick that misses.
Nti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nti slips a straight right by Lee.
Nti works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Nti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Nti lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samuel Nti's cut is getting worse.
Nti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nti takes a shot to the head.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
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!
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Nti avoids the damage to the body.
Nti blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Nti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nti presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
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 Samuel Nti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nti. Nti obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Nti is predictable there
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Nti takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Nti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee thuds his right hand into Nti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Lee checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nti.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nti misses the body punch
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samuel Nti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook
and Nti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Nti moved away.
Nice body punch from Nti.
Nti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nti lands a jab.
Nti misses with a leg kick.
Nti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Nti ducks down to avoid it.
Nti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nti works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Nti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Nti.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nti connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nti lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nti throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nti throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nti.
Nti avoids the body shot from Lee.
Nti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
That kick from Nti tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 shot to the body in his stride.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Nti counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nti. That's going to slow Lee down.
Nti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nti lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Nti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nti thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Nti throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Nti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nti.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee staying out of range there.
Nti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee slips a straight right by Nti.
Nti works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Nti throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Nti scores with a nice right hand.
Nti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Nti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nti lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Jimmy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Nti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nti lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Nti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nti.
Nti just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti lands a front kick.
Nti misses with a looping left.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nti moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Lee responds with a good body kick, but Nti manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nti in his tracks.
Lee takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
As Lee backs away, Nti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nti lands the left hand.
Nti lands a lovely overhand right.
Samuel Nti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nti.
Nti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nti moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Nti lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti works the jab nicely.
Nice jab there from Nti.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nti.
Samuel Nti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Nti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Nti!
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