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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fritz (ranked 2385 p4p, 2585 weight class) and Jeff Lee (ranked 254 p4p, 269 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Doomsday Clock. Jeff Lee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Fritz circles away.
Lee avoids the head kick by Fritz.
Fritz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jab by Lee.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Fritz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Fritz.
Fritz misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Fritz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fritz, as that shot connected.
Lee tries to clinch there but Fritz circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Fritz in the body.
Jeff Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee breaks the clinch.
A cross from Fritz lands.
Fritz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee slips under a jab.
Fritz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Fritz throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Fritz is out of range.
Fritz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lee just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
Fritz swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Fritz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fritz needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fritz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fritz misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Fritz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Fritz avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fritz's efforts to push away.
Fritz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fritz or not.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fritz throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Fritz working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fritz blocks a head kick by Lee.
Fritz cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Fritz moved out of range nicely.
Fritz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Fritz's shoulder, as Fritz tries to avoid the shot.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fritz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLee.
Fritz lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Fritz catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Fritz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
Fritz lands a jab to the nose.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fritz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Fritz saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Fritz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fritz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Fritz looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Fritz throws a right hand that misses
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Fritz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fritz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Fritz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee rushes Fritz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fritz tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fritz is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Lee will probably get the nod.
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.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Lee misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fritz misses the target.
Fritz misses with a body shot.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fritz throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fritz's hands.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fritz.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz misses with a looping left.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fritz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Fritz moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Fritz's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Fritz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fritz manages to avoid it.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Fritz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fritz misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fritz.
Fritz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fritz. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fritz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tests Fritz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fritz tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Fritz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Fritz misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes Fritz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fritz tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Fritz blocks a body shot from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Fritz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Fritz misses with some punches.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fritz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fritz blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Fritz has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee is looking to clinch but Fritz is avoiding it.
Fritz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee drives through and clinches with Fritz against the cage.
Fritz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fritz throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Fritz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fritz can't break the clinch.
Fritz blocking some punches.
Fritz breaks from the clinch.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Fritz avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Fritz lands.
Fritz avoids the head kick by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee defending well as Fritz loads up on a big left hand.
Fritz throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Fritz slips the punch.
Fritz avoids the head kick by Lee.
Fritz's corner calls for a 1-2. Fritz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Fritz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fritz throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fritz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee dips to his left and cracks Fritz with an uppercut!
Fritz scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Fritz lands a head shot.
Matthew Fritz is winning the standup battle so far.
Fritz scores with a nice head shot.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fritz takes one on the button.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Fritz thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
A jab lands there for Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fritz lands with a shot to the body.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fritz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Fritz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Fritz blocks the low kick.
Fritz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Fritz is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fritz doesn't seem phased though.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Fritz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee clinches up with Fritz and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Fritz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee lands a head kick. Fritz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Fritz in a clinch.
Fritz swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Fritz scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands an elbow just above Fritz 's eye.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Fritz has double underhooks.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jeff Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Fritz fails to land.
Fritz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fritz lands a body punch.
Fritz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeff Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Fritz.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee has Fritz pressed against the cage, preventing Fritz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fritz with a nice cross.
Fritz checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fritz.
Fritz looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fritz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fritz duly obliges.
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!
Fritz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Fritz.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fritz on the side of the head.
Fritz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fritz ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fritz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fritz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A left lands for Lee.
Fritz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee moves away from the strike by Fritz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up but Fritz circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Lee.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Lee!
An out of breath Jeff Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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