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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moxley (ranked 348 p4p, 849 weight class) and Jeff Lee (ranked 49 p4p, 117 weight class). Moxley comes to the cage accompanied by Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz. Lee has chosen Doomsday Clock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a looping right.
Moxley tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Moxley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moxley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee throws a head kick but Moxley moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Moxley moves out of range easily.
Moxley cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Moxley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moxley throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Moxley jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee thumps Moxley with a low kick.
Jeff Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Moxley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moxley throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxley connects with a body shot.
Jeff Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Moxley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moxley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee jabs Moxley right on the nose. Moxley blinks but takes it well.
Moxley misses with a hook.
Moxley throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Moxley 's knee.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moxley is looking to clinch.
Moxley clinches up against the cage.
Moxley tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Moxley lands a shot to the body.
Moxley gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Moxley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley misses with a body punch.
Moxley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moxley pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moxley blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Moxley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moxley misses with the head strike.
Moxley pulls Lee into guard.
Moxley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moxley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Moxley's legs - danger averted.
Moxley has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee trying to control but Moxley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Moxley has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lee should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Moxley has tightened it up now! Lee should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Georges Moxley!
During a confident post fight interview, Georges Moxley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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