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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 4788 p4p, 5842 weight class) and Bobby Carthew (ranked 555 p4p, 597 weight class). Rock Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm 18 194 0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm 19 180 0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Tends to cut |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Carthew! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee tries to clinch but Carthew is having none of it. Carthew misses with a low kick. Lee scores with a one two! Carthew had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Lee blocks a leg kick. The fight moves into the clinch position. Carthew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carthew lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment. Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Carthew uses good head movement to avoid it. Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Carthew prevents a body shot from Lee. Carthew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Carthew throws a leg kick but Lee checks it. Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carthew manages to avoid it. Carthew flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away. Lee throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carthew defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand. Lee is looking to clinch but Carthew is avoiding it.
Carthew misses with a leg kick. Lee tries to clinch up. Carthew is looking for the big counter here. Rock Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee tests Carthew's chin there with a solid looking shot. Lee throws a head kick that Carthew semi-blocks.
Carthew blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Carthew counters with a leg kick. Carthew walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Carthew throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side. Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carthew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee moves in looking to clinch but Carthew pushes him off. Carthew slips under a jab. Lee checks a leg kick. Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lee looks to land a right hand but Carthew moved out of range. Carthew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Carthew misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carthew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab. 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 leg kick by Lee. Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carthew tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee misses with a wild body shot. Carthew flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away. Good leg kick by Lee. Carthew misses with a head kick.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Carthew. Lee avoiding damage as Carthew throws knees to the body.
Carthew throws an elbow that misses.
Carthew has Lee pushed against the cage. Carthew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Carthew uses good head movement to avoid it. Carthew misses with an elbow over the top. Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Carthew controls his hands.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Carthew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carthew.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee connects with a leg kick. Lee tries to clinch but Carthew moves out of range. Carthew only half commits to the counter leg kick. Nice body punch from Lee. Lee stuns Carthew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lee lands with a hook. Carthew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Lee throws a nice inside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Carthew down. Lee tries to clinch but Carthew is having none of it. Lee tries to bum rush Carthew with a series of wild strikes but Carthew uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Carthew unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Carthew stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee. Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Carthew misses with a low kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Carthew.
A good leg kick by Lee. A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carthew is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Carthew is rocked! Carthew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carthew can do to turn this around? Lee checks a leg kick nicely. Lee throws a body kick that misses. Lee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarthew. Lee wants to clinch up but Carthew keeps it at a distance. Carthew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lee! Carthew is out on his feet! Lee rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Carthew is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Carthew is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Lee! Rock Lee very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGE™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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pop
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