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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Mike Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fernandes avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fernandes moves into the clinch.
Fernandes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Fernandes jumps guard.
Fernandes working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes working for submissions but it's allowed Lee to get to half guard.
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Fernandes defends the submission attempt.
Fernandes looking for submissions off his back.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Lee tries to stand and escape but Fernandes is controlling the position.
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.
Fernandes trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fernandes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandes tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernandes is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Fernandes circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernandes drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Fernandes is blocking nicely.
Fernandes can't break the clinch.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernandes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fernandes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fernandes.
Fernandes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee wants to stand up but Fernandes is controlling him.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fernandes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fernandes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Fernandes dominated that 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.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fernandes counters by clinching up.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernandes drops back down to his feet.
Fernandes taking a breather.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Fernandes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Lee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fernandes landing punches.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fernandes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fernandes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Fernandes is controlling him well.
Lee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fernandes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fernandes gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.
Lee tries for a takedown but Fernandes circles away easily
and Fernandes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee is trying to control the position but Fernandes postures up.
Fernandes stands up from Lee's guard - Fernandes perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Fernandes counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fernandes has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Fernandes throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fernandes's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Fernandes keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee tries to stand but Fernandes is controlling from the bottom.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Fernandes blocks nicely.
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.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fernandes moves into the clinch.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandes pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernandes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandes counters by clinching up.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Fernandes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fernandes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fernandes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fernandes 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.
Lee tries to hold on but Fernandes postures up.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
Fernandes goes for an armbar but Lee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Fernandes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wanted to stand there but Fernandes had control of the position.
Fernandes is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
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.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Fernandes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fernandes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lee has passed into side control.
Lee wants to stand but Fernandes has his arm trapped.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Fernandes counters with a takedown into side control.
Fernandes lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lee works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Fernandes is controlling him
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fernandes.
Lee tries to kick Fernandes off but Fernandes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fernandes thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee is looking to escape.
Lee trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fernandes manages to pass to mount!
Fernandes lands with some strikes.
Lee tries to hold on but Fernandes pushes him away.
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.
Fernandes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Fernandes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee tries to hold on but Fernandes pushes him away.
Mike Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernandes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fernandes cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee tries to hold on but Fernandes pushes him away.
Fernandes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Fernandes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Fernandes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandes 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Fernandes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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