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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Frischmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Hip Hop-Dead Prez. The key to victory for Michael Lee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor Frischmann!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frischmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frischmann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Frischmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frischmann scores a takedown into full mount!
Frischmann controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Frischmann connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frischmann is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frischmann with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frischmann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
Frischmann content just to control the position here.
Lee tries to hold on but Frischmann pushes him away.
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.
Frischmann controlling from the full mount.
Frischmann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frischmann working for a guillotine from mount but Lee is in no mood to give up.
Frischmann connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Frischmann blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lee swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frischmann get's back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frischmann.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Michael Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Frischmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frischmann.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Frischmann shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but Frischmann finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Frischmann is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Frischmann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frischmann tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Frischmann dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frischmann looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Frischmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frischmann shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Frischmann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frischmann backs up against the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Frischmann rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frischmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frischmann.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frischmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frischmann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Frischmann.
Frischmann moves into the clinch.
Frischmann tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michael Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Frischmann.
Frischmann fails to pull guard.
Frischmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frischmann as he avoids it easily.
Frischmann shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Frischmann sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Frischmann wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Frischmann gets full guard.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frischmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frischmann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Frischmann shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee pushes Frischmann off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frischmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frischmann fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Frischmann persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Frischmann is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frischmann is working away from the top position though.
Frischmann seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee pushes Frischmann off looking to stand but Frischmann dives back in and keeps control.
Connor Frischmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frischmann works his way into side control.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet.
Frischmann landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Frischmann drags him back down.
Lee tries to buck Frischmann off but Frischmann is having none of it.
Frischmann taking a breather here.
Frischmann wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee is trying to strike from the bottom but Frischmann has passed into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Frischmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lee tries for a takedown but Frischmann circles away easily
and Frischmann counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Frischmann lands a couple of elbows.
Frischmann passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Frischmann.
Lee tries to kick Frischmann off but Frischmann keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frischmann misses with a head shot. Lee uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frischmann slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Lee.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frischmann pulls his head out easily.
Frischmann is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frischmann controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Frischmann tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to control but Frischmann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frischmann lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frischmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frischmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee pushes Frischmann up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frischmann.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Frischmann - that landed with a thud.
Frischmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Frischmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frischmann tries to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frischmann has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Michael Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Frischmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee is thwarting Frischmann's attempts to control the position.
Frischmann is positioning himself well to prevent Lee advancing to mount.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Frischmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frischmann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Frischmann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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