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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Gagarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Blind by Korn as his entrance music. The key to victory for Yuri Gagarin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Gagarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagarin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Yuri Gagarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagarin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Chung Lee has been cut.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Gagarin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch.
Gagarin looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Gagarin throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee darts in and clinches Gagarin up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gagarin stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gagarin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagarin blocks an uppercut.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lee pushes Gagarin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gagarin is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
A short right from Lee.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee stalling the fight.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagarin.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagarin wants to break free but Lee has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yuri Gagarin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Lee.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Gagarin is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagarin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gagarin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gagarin thows a body shot but no joy.
Gagarin misses with a few strikes there.
Gagarin throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gagarin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagarin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gagarin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Gagarin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Gagarin!
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chung Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Gagarin.
Lee pushes Gagarin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Gagarin.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee is leaning against Gagarin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee jumps guard but Gagarin stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gagarin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gagarin stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagarin has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Gagarin.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Yuri Gagarin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Gagarin letting Lee take a breather here.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Gagarin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gagarin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagarin stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Gagarin.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gagarin working hard to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Gagarin blocks an uppercut.
Gagarin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gagarin walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gagarin misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Gagarin misses.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagarin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagarin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Gagarin throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Gagarin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagarin missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gagarin misses with a wild body shot.
Gagarin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagarin tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Gagarin.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagarins head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagarin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gagarin working hard to break the clinch.
Lee leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee has Gagarin pressed against the ropes, preventing Gagarin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chung Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gagarin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Gagarin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chung Lee's cut.
That's time! Gagarin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Gagarin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagarin works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Gagarin misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagarin looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Gagarin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gagarin.
Lee tries to clinch but Gagarin moves out of range.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Gagarin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gagarin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gagarin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee with the ground and pound but Gagarin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gagarin's head.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gagarin's head.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee prevents Gagarin from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gagarin defending well though.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gagarin's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gagarin's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee tries to clinch but Gagarin is having none of it.
Gagarin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gagarin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gagarin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee is not content to let Gagarin control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Gagarin tries to stand and escape but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee is not content to let Gagarin control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee gets full guard.
Lee looking to control but Gagarin passes into half guard.
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.
Gagarin trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Gagarin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gagarin pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Gagarin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gagarin 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Gagarin!
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energy
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hype
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