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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Fu II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Lex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu II's entrance music is Everything in it's right place. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Fu II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Lex!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lex moves into the clinch.
Fu II is looking to break free of the clinch but Lex has double underhooks.
Lex drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fu II pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fu II showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lex.
Fu II throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lex throws an overhand right that lands on Fu II's shoulder, as Fu II tries to avoid the shot.
Fu II throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lex stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lex closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lex lands in his opponent's guard.
Lex postures up.
Lex drops back looking for a leg! Fu II is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fu II manages to kick Lex off! Lex jumps back into Fu II's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fu II looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lex is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lex working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fu II managing to control the position.
Fu II not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fu II wants to control the position but Lex says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Fu II wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fu II throws a leg kick but Lex sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fu II throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lex counters with a three punch combo that has Fu II backing up. Fu II nods at Lex to acknowledge the strikes.
Fu II missing with a left hand there. Lex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lex pushes Fu II up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two 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.
Lex goes for a takedown attempt but Fu II pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fu II throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lex counters with a shoot takedown. Fu II fights it but they end up in guard.
Fu II looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lex is one step ahead there.
Lex trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fu II's guard.
Fu II lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lex!
Fu II stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lex avoids the body shot from Fu II.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu II wants to slow Lex down by chopping away at his legs.
Fu II throws a nice looking combination but Lex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lex lands with an overhand left.
Fu II bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fu II.
Fu II will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fu II lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fu II tries to bum rush Lex with a series of wild strikes but Lex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fu II.
Lex has managed to clinch.
Lex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu II throws a sloppy head kick
and Lex counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fu II won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lex tries for a kimura but Fu II is defending well.
Lex looks gassed!
Fu II can't do much from the bottom here.
Lex thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fu II manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lex thows a huge punch but Fu II dodges it nicely.
Fu II is looking to control Lex's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fu II avoid being mounted?
Fu II is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Lex 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.
Lex looks to land a combination but Fu II avoids it well.
Fu II fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lex checks it well.
Fu II lands a slapping body shot.
Fu II swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu II rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fu II darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fu II scores with the left hand. Lex knows he should have avoided that one.
Lex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lex shoots in looking for a takedown. Fu II tries to sprawl out of it but Lex keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fu II manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick by Fu II misses
and Lex counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fu II is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lex is breathing heavily.
Fu II misses with the body kick
and Lex counters with a nice body kick.
Lex has managed to clinch.
Fu II is trying to force a seperation but Lex has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lex looking for a takedown.
Fu II wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fu II looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fu II prevents the takedown attempt.
Tom Fu II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Lex.
Fu II can't break the clinch.
Lex is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fu II gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fu II gets underhooks to prevent Lex's takedown attempt.
Lex tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fu II smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fu II slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tom Fu II is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Fu II misses.
Lex blocks the body kick.
Fu II scores with a one two! Lex had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Fu II. No joy for Lex on that attempt.
Fu II swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fu II throws a sloppy head kick
and Lex counters by moving into the clinch.
Fu II wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lex breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lex checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Fu II does no damage.
Fu II throws out a loose jab but Lex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu II fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lex misses with an uppercut.
Fu II lands with a straight right. Lex didn't see that one coming.
Lex avoids a kick to the body.
Lex takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Fu II misses.
Fu II connects with a right hand. Lex shakes it off.
Fu II throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lex.
Fu II fails to land with a series of punches.
Lex throws a combination that misses
and Fu II counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu II throws a combination that misses
and Lex counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lex.
Lex looking to pass the guard.
Fu II is looking to stand up but Lex isn't so interested in that idea.
Fu II trying to control the position here.
Fu II keeping moving, preventing Lex from controlling successfully.
Lex wants to pass the guard but Fu II is keeping the position.
Fu II trying to control the position here.
Lex wants to control from the top but Fu II keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Fu II dominated that second round.
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!
Fu II tries to bum rush Lex with a series of wild strikes but Lex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lex tries to clinch there but Fu II circles away.
Lex shoots in and bounces Fu II off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fu II keeping moving, preventing Lex from controlling successfully.
Fu II working a defensive guard here.
Lex thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu II has his hands on Lex's head, controlling the position.
Fu II is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu II 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.
Fu II is pressing down on Lex's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lex is holding on for now.
That's two 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.
Lex is trying to stand.
Fu II wants to work for an arm triangle but Lex is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fu II decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A big left from Fu II misses.
Fu II ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lex moves away.
Lex is looking to clinch but Fu II is avoiding it.
Tom Fu II is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu II tries to bum rush Lex with a series of wild strikes but Lex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fu II keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lex.
Fu II swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lex.
Lex shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fu II sprawls well. Fu II wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lex gets slowly back to his feet.
Fu II tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fu II misses with a double jab
and Lex counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lex thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fu II has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lex can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lexis looking to pass into half guard but Fu II pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fu II is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu II drops back looking for a leg! Lex is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lex manages to kick Fu II off! Fu II jumps back into Lex's guard.
Fu II wanted to stand there but Lex had control of the position.
Fu II sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Lex.
I think Lex 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Lex!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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