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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Lee (ranked 4477 p4p, 2845 weight class) and Feo Villalobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feo Villalobos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm 24 265 1 - 4 - 0 |
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199 cm 21 274 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Feo Villalobos! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch. Villalobos jumps guard.
Villalobos keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. Lee wants to stand but Villalobos has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Villalobos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Villalobos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Villalobos's legs - danger averted. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Villalobos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee takes a decent strike to the side of the head. Villalobos looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Villalobos. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Villalobos looking for submissions off his back. Villalobos is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
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. Let's hope that Villalobos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Villalobos is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Villalobos defending well though. Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Villalobos on the ground. Villalobos is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Villalobos keeps control of the position for the meantime. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Villalobos won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villalobos kicks Lee off and gets back to his feet. Villalobos stuffs the takedown. Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villalobos, pushing him back against the cage. Villalobos is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now. Villalobos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Villalobos decides to pull guard. Villalobos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Villalobos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard. Villalobos desperately trying to maintain half guard. Villalobos trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Feo Villalobos dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Villalobos is looking to clinch. Lee really is a fat lump. Villalobos misses with a takedown and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Villalobos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow. Villalobos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lee keeps the fight on the outside. Villalobos tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Villalobos pulls Lee into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee gets to his feet - Villalobos follows without any prompting. Villalobos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Villalobos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Villalobos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee fails with a takedown attempt. Villalobos shoots in but no luck this time. Nathan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feo Villalobos. Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Villalobos defends it nicely. Villalobos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Villalobos persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing. Nathan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villalobos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively. Lee tries to sprawl but Villalobos drives through with a takedown into half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Villalobos drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee tries to kick Villalobos off but Villalobos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Villalobos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard. Villalobos works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villalobos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Lee tries to improve his position but instead Villalobos has taken his back! Lee covering up well under a series of strikes from Villalobos. Villalobos has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lee's body.
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. Lee trying to get back to his feet but Villalobos is in full control for now. Lee won't enjoy being in this position. Villalobos looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lee is tapping - it's over boys! Villalobos picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Feo Villalobos!
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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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