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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tavares Clinton (ranked 4237 p4p, 24831 weight class) and Jae Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jae Lee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145
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135
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tavares Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jae Lee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clinton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Clinton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Clinton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee looks winded!
Clinton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clinton.
Clinton working Lee over with strikes.
Clinton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clinton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clinton is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clinton seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clinton is stalling here. Lee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Clinton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Clinton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clinton tries to get out of the position.
Clinton tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Clinton is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Clinton is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Clinton tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee working away.
Clinton throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Clinton wants to control but Lee postures up.
Clinton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is working hard here to advance position.
Clinton struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Clinton with that takedown attempt.
Clinton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tavares Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Clinton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clinton shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clinton quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Clinton defends the submission attempt.
It looks like Lee is going to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clinton is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Clinton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clinton off to one side.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clinton defends it well.
Clinton misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clinton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tavares Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clinton or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Clinton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clinton lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Clinton manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Clinton in his half guard.
Tavares Clinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clinton connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Clinton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee has hold of Clinton's hands but Clinton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Clinton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clinton is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clinton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Clinton there.
Clinton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clinton lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clinton lands a nice short elbow.
Clinton winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clinton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee is looking to control Clinton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Clinton there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clinton lands a nice short elbow.
Clinton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee has hold of Clinton's hands but Clinton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Clinton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee is not content to let Clinton control the position.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clinton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clinton connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Clinton working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clinton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clinton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clinton trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee has hold of Clinton's hands but Clinton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clinton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavares Clinton dominated that second round.
That's time! Clinton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Clinton feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Clinton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clinton is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clinton is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Clinton has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clinton lands a nice short elbow.
Clinton slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Clinton in his half guard.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clinton working Lee over with strikes.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clinton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Clinton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clinton wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Clinton in his half guard.
Clinton is looking for a kimura here.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is not content to let Clinton control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clinton lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clinton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Clinton lands strikes from half guard.
Lee has hold of Clinton's hands but Clinton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clinton tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Clinton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Clinton in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Clinton lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee won't allow Clinton to pass to mount.
Clinton wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Clinton is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clinton to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Clinton there.
Clinton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Clinton there.
Clinton is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee is not content to let Clinton control the position.
Clinton lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clinton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clinton winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clinton winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee won't allow Clinton to pass to mount.
Lee has hold of Clinton's hands but Clinton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clinton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tavares Clinton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clinton 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tavares Clinton!
Tavares Clinton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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