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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Venable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Wiley - Take That blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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194 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Venable!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venable blocks a jab.
Lee checks a low kick from Venable.
Lee misses with a hook. Venable ducked under it nicely.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Venable shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Venable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Venable lands a high kick to the side of Lee's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Venable dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Jason Lee has been cut.
Venable trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Venable works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Venable is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Venable's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venable's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Venable controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee wants to sweep here but Venable controlling him for the moment.
Venable must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Venable trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venable content to stall in guard here.
Venable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
Venable wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee is pulling down on Venable's head to control his posture.
Venable postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Lee misses.
Ricky Venable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venable walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Ricky Venable has been cut.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee swings for the body but Venable moves out of range.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Venable throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Venable closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Venable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Venable's ribs.
Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee trying to control the action but Venable is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Venable is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is thwarting Venable's attempts to control the position.
Lee is nestled in close to Venable, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Venable's head.
Venable is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Venable can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Venable dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Venable wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Venable fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Venable.
Venable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee lands with a hook. Venable tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venable throws a head kick that misses.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venable tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a hook.
Venable ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Venable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Venable's head but Venable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Venable.
Venable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Venable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Venable throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Venable takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venable pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venable throws a half hearted mid kick.
Venable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Venable tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Venable is breathing heavily.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venable wants to clinch.
Venable throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws the left hand but Venable avoids the punch easily.
Lee thuds a left hand into Venable's body.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venable slips a straight right by Lee.
Venable takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee moves out of range as Venable throws a body kick.
Venable takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Venable with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Ricky Venable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Venable's guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Venable keeps moving.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Venable swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Venable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee is looking to stall here but Venable recovers full guard.
Venable not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venable trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Venable has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leeis looking to pass into half guard but Venable pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Venable is in guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Venable postures up.
Venable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Lee connects with a body shot.
Jason Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee won't allow Venable to sweep him here.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Lee is thwarting Venable's attempts to control the position.
Venable tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee is trying to control. Venable wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Venable keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venable wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Venable on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Venable misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a body shot.
Venable tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Venable drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Venable takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee thuds his right hand into Venable's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Venable walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Venable shows good takedown defense.
Venable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venable bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venable paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Venable throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Lee.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Venable leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Venable.
Crunch! Venable slams his shin into Lee's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venable throws a nice head kick!
Venable moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable lands a damaging elbow.
Venable lands with a left to the head.
Venable stalls.
Venable is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Venable lands a hook to the side of the head.
Venable slowing the pace effectively.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Venable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Venable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venable prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venable lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venable controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Venable on the inside.
Venable landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venable.
Venable is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Venable is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Venable slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Venable.
Venable has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Venable with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee taking a breather.
Venable lands a nice elbow.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Venable stalling in the clinch.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Venable scores with a knee to the head.
Venable is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Venable won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Venable rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Venable with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Venable.
I think Venable 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Venable!
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energy
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hype
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