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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asher Barnes (ranked 3152 p4p, 3399 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 368 p4p, 393 weight class). Bruce Lee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asher Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Lee.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Barnes pushes him away.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Barnes pushes him away.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes 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.
Barnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Barnes was not able to check.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Lee.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Barnes pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a body punch
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee scores with a hook.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Barnes persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Barnes tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Barnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a fast counter high kick but Barnes manages to duck under it in time.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Barnes throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Barnes wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
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!
Barnes looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lee lands a right hand from hell, dropping Barnes. Lee pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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