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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 1108 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Luka Sorenson (ranked 141 p4p, 133 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Sorenson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Sorenson tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sorenson.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Sorenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sorenson avoids the head kick by Lee.
Sorenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Sorenson moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
It looked like Lee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sorenson.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
Sorenson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Sorenson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Sorenson thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Sorenson moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Lee misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Sorenson scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
A big left from Lee misses.
Sorenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
A big left from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick but Sorenson avoids it.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorenson.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a jab when Sorenson was well out of range.
Sorenson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Sorenson throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Sorenson throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Sorenson throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sorenson pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorenson misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Sorenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sorenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sorenson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sorenson can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Sorenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sorenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Sorenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sorenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sorenson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Sorenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sorenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorenson.
Sorenson takes one to the chin there.
Lee misses with a hook. Sorenson ducked under it nicely.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Sorenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Luka Sorenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorenson tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee lands with a straight right. Sorenson didn't see that one coming.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Sorenson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson checks a low kick from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Sorenson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Sorenson throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sorenson wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Sorenson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sorenson.
Sorenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sorenson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sorenson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee throws a leg kick but Sorenson checks it.
Sorenson instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sorenson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to break free but Sorenson pushes him back against the cage.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Sorenson ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sorenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Sorenson has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorenson misses with the head strike.
Sorenson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sorenson throws a head punch that misses.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorenson pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee pushes Sorenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorenson has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorenson is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Sorenson.
Sorenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Sorenson is out of range.
Sorenson throws a nice head kick!
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Sorenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sorenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sorenson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sorenson avoids the body shot from Lee.
Sorenson tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Sorenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sorenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorenson.
Sorenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sorenson.
Sorenson misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorenson. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Lee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sorenson.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Sorenson has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee blocks a body shot from Sorenson.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Sorenson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Sorenson.
Sorenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sorenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Sorenson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sorenson tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorenson avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorenson.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorenson digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a leg kick but Sorenson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee defending well as Sorenson loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Sorenson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sorenson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Sorenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorenson looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sorenson.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sorenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sorenson moves away.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sorenson throws out the jab.
Sorenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Sorenson throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee moves away from the strike by Sorenson.
Sorenson throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Luka Sorenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorenson tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Sorenson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson tries to clinch up.
Sorenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Sorenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sorenson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sorenson misses with a looping right.
Sorenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee misses with a hook.
Sorenson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lee swings for the body but Sorenson moves out of range.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Sorenson.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sorenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorenson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sorenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sorenson is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sorenson! But no joy.
Sorenson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sorenson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Sorenson misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Sorenson. Those never looked like landing.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sorenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Sorenson ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Sorenson throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sorenson connects with a single shot there.
Sorenson throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Sorenson finds it's target.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sorenson's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Sorenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sorenson checks a leg kick.
Sorenson wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sorenson throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Sorenson.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Sorenson scores with a head kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorenson is just out of range.
Sorenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Sorenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sorenson misses with an uppercut.
Lee swings for the body but Sorenson moves out of range.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Sorenson stumbling back into the cage.
Lee lands with a hook. Sorenson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee blocks a head kick by Sorenson.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sorenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sorenson rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Sorenson's head but Sorenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sorenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sorenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sorenson misses with a looping right.
Sorenson misses with a body kick.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a body punch but Sorenson moves out of range.
Sorenson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sorenson tries to clinch up.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Sorenson moved out of range nicely.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sorenson's hands.
Sorenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sorenson is out of range and Lee settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee motions for Sorenson to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sorenson blocks a leg kick.
Sorenson throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Sorenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorenson.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Sorenson moved away.
Good work by Sorenson as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Sorenson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sorenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sorenson.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorenson.
Sorenson moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorenson loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Sorenson feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Sorenson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sorenson moves away.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sorenson connects with a body shot.
Lee takes one on the button.
Sorenson staying out of range there.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sorenson misses with a straight right.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Sorenson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Sorenson throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sorenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee moves away from the strike by Sorenson.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Sorenson moved out of range.
Sorenson slips under a jab.
Sorenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sorenson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Sorenson takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Sorenson ducks down to avoid it.
Sorenson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Sorenson's knee but Sorenson avoids it well.
Good work by Sorenson as he checks the leg kick.
Sorenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A shot to the liver by Sorenson. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Sorenson ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luka Sorenson.
I think Sorenson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luka Sorenson!
A less than humble Luka Sorenson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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