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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikie Lee (ranked 2413 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Chetnik Borg Eleven (ranked 345 p4p, 391 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Borg Eleven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Borg; resistance is futile. Mikie Lee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chetnik Borg Eleven!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg Eleven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borg Eleven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Borg Eleven moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Borg Eleven! But no joy.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borg Eleven was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Borg Eleven has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Borg Eleven jabs at Lee's body.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Borg Eleven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Borg Eleven closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Borg Eleven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee is pulling down on Borg Eleven's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Eleven wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee pulls Borg Eleven in close to prevent any damage.
Borg Eleven postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Borg Eleven throws a big elbow that misses.
Borg Eleven with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borg Eleven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borg Eleven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borg Eleven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borg Eleven scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borg Eleven is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Borg Eleven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee seems keen to control Borg Eleven's posture.
Borg Eleven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borg Eleven is one step ahead there.
Borg Eleven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borg Eleven throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee is trying to keep Borg Eleven in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borg Eleven looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borg Eleven controlling Lee's posture.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borg Eleven is keeping the position for now.
Borg Eleven seems keen to control Lee's posture.
Borg Eleven keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borg Eleven wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borg Eleven is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Borg Eleven keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee trying to move into half guard but instead Borg Eleven has managed to sweep!
Borg Eleven throwing strikes but missing.
Lee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chetnik Borg Eleven dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee tests Borg Eleven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borg Eleven throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Borg Eleven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Borg Eleven shoots in.
Borg Eleven misses the shot to the body.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mikie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Borg Eleven.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Borg Eleven.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Borg Eleven on that attempt.
Lee tries to bum rush Borg Eleven with a series of wild strikes but Borg Eleven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mikie Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with a hook
and Borg Eleven counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Lee lands a high kick!
Borg Eleven is rocked!
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Borg Eleven.
And Borg Eleven tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Borg Eleven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Borg Eleven's head.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borg Eleven.
Borg Eleven unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lee lands a head kick. Borg Eleven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Borg Eleven is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Crack! Lee connects with the perfect overhand right and Borg Eleven falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikie Lee!
Mikie Lee very nearly forgot to thank Furnace Performance 🔥 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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