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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 1347 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Michael Lee (ranked 212 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to land a combination but Thuta avoids it well.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Thuta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thuta tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thuta at a distance.
Thuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Thuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thuta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Thuta pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michael Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thuta.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuta scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Michael Lee has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Thuta slips the punch.
As Lee looks to move away, Thuta throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee tries to bum rush Thuta with a series of wild strikes but Thuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thuta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Thuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Thuta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Thuta's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thuta throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee gets a clinch.
Thuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thuta.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thuta backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee taking a breather.
Thuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee blocks a head kick by Thuta.
Thuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Thuta misses the target.
Thuta throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee slips a straight right by Thuta.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Thuta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thuta.
Thuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Thuta misses the target.
Lee throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thuta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thuta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Thuta looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Thuta avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination. Thuta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Thuta's shoulder, as Thuta tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Michael Lee's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thuta throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thuta appears to be looking for a big counter.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Thuta defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Thuta lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee throws a right and a left that Thuta avoids nicely.
Lee thuds a left hand into Thuta's body.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thuta.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thuta.
Lee gets a clinch.
A short left from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick lands for Thuta.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Thuta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thuta gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thuta misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Thuta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee wants to clinch up but Thuta keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuta slips a jab from Lee.
Thuta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Thuta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thuta swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta slips a straight right by Lee.
Thuta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thuta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thuta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Thuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
letting Thuta counter with a right hand.
The cut above Michael Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thuta lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Thuta thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lee is rocked!
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!
Thuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Thuta finish him?
Lee misses with a combination
and Thuta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Thuta.
Michael Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lee gets a clinch.
Thuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thuta slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Thuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Thuta backs away looking to recover.
Thuta lands a two punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyay Thuta!
Pyay Thuta decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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