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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Yeong Lee (ranked 2924 p4p, 3647 weight class) and Thomas Davis (ranked 282 p4p, 347 weight class). Davis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Not like us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jeong Yeong Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Davis's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeong Yeong Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Davis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Davis throws a body kick that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis blocks a jab.
Thomas Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Davis slips a jab from Lee.
Davis misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis throws a lazy head kick
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Davis throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Lee backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Davis is rocked!
Davis throws a body kick that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeong Yeong Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Davis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lee has got the better of the exchanges.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Davis fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Thomas Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis misses with the body kick
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
As Lee backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeong Yeong Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body kick.
A big right from Lee misses.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Lee throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Davis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A jab from Lee misses.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Davis slips under a jab.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Yeong Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a lazy head kick
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Davis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Lee misses with a hook.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips a straight right by Lee.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeong Yeong Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Yeong Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Yeong Lee!
Jeong Yeong Lee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Thomas Davis had this to say: 'Well shit. I talked big and didn’t show for it. I’ll be better next time.'.
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hype
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