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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hwang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isreal Hance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hwang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isreal Hance!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hance moves into the clinch.
Hance just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Hance.
Hance has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hance has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hance manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hance controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hance manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Hance seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is positioning himself well to prevent Hance advancing to mount.
Hance seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Lee wants to control but Hance is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hance prevents Lee from standing back up.
Hance content to control rather than advance.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
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.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hance decides to stand and escape the position.
Hance wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Hance shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Hance is controlling him
Lee is breathing heavily.
Hance wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hance uses his free foot to push down on Lee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hance wants to finish this one by submission but Lee is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hance.
Hance is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hance looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Hance maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hance controlling from the full mount.
Hance stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Lee darts in and clinches Hance up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hance.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hance shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Hance's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee throws a head kick that Hance semi-blocks.
Hance throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hance wants to sweep but Lee has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on Hance's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isreal Hance dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hance throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Hance.
Lee tries for a takedown but Hance sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee wants to clinch up but Hance keeps it at a distance.
Hwang Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hance scores with a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch but Hance moves out of range.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hance.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Hance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hance looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Hance content just to control the position here.
Lee tries to buck Hance off but he can't manage it.
Hance with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Hance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hance cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hance jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lee is not content to let Hance control the position.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
That's two 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.
Hance works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hance trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Hance happy to just control the position for now.
Hance has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Hance in a clinch.
Hance pulls guard successfully.
Hance pushes Lee off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots and misses
and Hance holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hwang Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hance has him pressed against the cage.
Hance pulls guard successfully.
Hance lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lee tries to buck Hance off but Hance takes his back!
Lee trying to control the position but Hance manages to sink in the hooks.
Lee wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hance has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lee has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hance trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lee doesn't escape.
Lee has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isreal Hance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lee misses with a double jab
and Hance counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hance wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Hance pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hance content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hance prevents Lee from standing back up.
Hance decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hance defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hance scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hance closes the distance and clinches.
Hance breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hance tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Hance dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Hance's head and hops out.
No joy there for Hance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hance clinches with his opponent.
Hance breaks from the clinch.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Hance pulls Lee into guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee wants to stand but Hance has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hance utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee wants to stand but Hance has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hance bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Hance stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Hance shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hance was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee tries to control the position but Hance now has his back.
Lee has hold of Hance's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Hance lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lee has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lee tries to roll but Hance sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee just trying to survive but Hance is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hance just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Lee trying to control but not successfully.
I would not like to be Lee right now.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hance is riding his opponent, not letting Lee buck him off.
Hwang Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isreal Hance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isreal Hance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hance has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isreal Hance!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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