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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Lee (ranked 365 p4p, 350 weight class) and Reni Manfield (ranked 60 p4p, 57 weight class). Reni Manfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Decent boxing
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reni Manfield!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfield slips under a jab.
Manfield with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Manfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manfield scores with a nice head shot.
Lee misses with a hook
and Manfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Manfield trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Manfield is chipping away with strikes.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Manfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manfield remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lee tries to buck Manfield off but Manfield is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manfield's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Manfield is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Manfield wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Manfield perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Manfield working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manfield pulls his head out easily.
Lee won't allow Manfield to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Manfield defends easily.
Manfield advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee pulls Manfield in close to prevent any damage.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manfield defends well.
Manfield passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manfield is stalling here. Lee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Manfield seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Manfield is not content to let Lee control the position.
The referee asks Lee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lee prefers to stall for the moment though.
Manfield manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee trying to control but Manfield postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reni Manfield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee is looking to clinch but Manfield is avoiding it.
Manfield drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Manfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Manfield.
Conor Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Manfield moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Manfield blocks the low kick.
Manfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Manfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Manfield misses.
Manfield avoids the body shot from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch
and Manfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manfield avoids the head kick by Lee.
Manfield feints a counter leg kick.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Manfield is having none of it.
Conor Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Manfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee looks to clinch
and Manfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manfield misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves away from the strike by Manfield.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manfield scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Manfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfield tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Manfield 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manfield.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Manfield counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee moves to clinch but Manfield breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee throws a hook but Manfield avoids it easily.
Conor Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Manfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Manfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Manfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Manfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Manfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfield controls his hands.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manfield up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manfield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Manfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Manfield with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Lee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee checks a low kick from Manfield.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Manfield's leg but Manfield calmly moves out of range.
Lee moves out of range as Manfield throws a body kick.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Manfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manfield manages to avoid it.
Manfield feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Manfield sees coming a mile off.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manfield counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Manfield moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Manfield slips under a jab.
Manfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Manfield misses with a few strikes there.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manfield's head backwards.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee tries to clinch up but Manfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Manfield gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfield wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manfield is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manfield controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Manfield trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Manfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manfield trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Manfield counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Manfield looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manfield stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reni Manfield.
I think Manfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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