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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 3901 p4p, 25157 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for White to stand up.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. White quickly recovers to half guard.
White is breathing heavily.
Lee decides to stand and escape the position.
White misses with a double jab.
Lee shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee stands up from White's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee stands up from White's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Lee stands up and beckons White to join him on the feet.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in White's guard.
White is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
A momentary lapse in concentration from White enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. White manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lee fails with the takedown
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
White tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
White is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee decides to stand and escape the position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
Lee gets to his feet. White looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in White's guard.
White controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee gets to his feet - White follows without any prompting.
Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches White napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lee stands up.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee stands up out of the half guard.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by White.
Dana White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Lee.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. White quickly recovers to half guard.
White has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lee is on him like a limpet, forcing White back against the cage.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Nathan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.
White manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Dana White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Lee.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
White manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee stands up from White's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee stands up from White's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. White tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lee is in White's guard.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
White is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in White's guard.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee gets to his feet. White looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
White is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lee presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and White ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
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 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dana White will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lee looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stands up.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
White kicks Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dana White is winning the standup battle so far.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.
White wriggles free and stands up.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
White bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dana White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Lee is now in White's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and waves to White to follow him.
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. White did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Lee stands up and beckons White to join him on the feet.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Lee is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. White presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Dana White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee decides to return to a standing position.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as White shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dana White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dana White!
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