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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosunaro Masashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yosunaro Masashi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yosunaro Masashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up but Masashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Masashi tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Masashi.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Masashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Masashi does it's job there.
Lee tries to clinch but Masashi is having none of it.
Masashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee clinches up with Masashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Masashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masashi is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee keeps control of Masashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Masashi avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masashi's efforts to push away.
Masashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masashi avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Masashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Masashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Masashi avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Masashi tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masashi's efforts to push away.
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.
Masashi is trying to stall.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Masashi avoids the damage to the body.
Masashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masashi's efforts to push away.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masashi is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Masashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Masashi tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masashi has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masashi can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Masashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Masashi avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Masashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masashi.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Masashi's ribcage.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Masashi's ribcage.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masashi managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Masashi.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Masashi managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Masashi tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masashi is defending well for now.
Masashi has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Masashi managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masashi tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masashi is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masashi wants to break free but Lee has control.
A frustrated look appears on Masashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masashi's efforts to push away.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Masashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masashi has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Masashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Masashi working hard to break the clinch.
Masashi is trying to break free.
Masashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masashi.
Masashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Masashi's ribcage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masashi is trying to break free.
Masashi wants to break free but Lee has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Masashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Masashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Masashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masashi managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Masashi won't want to take too many of those.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masashi is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masashi managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four 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 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee keeps control of Masashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masashi missing with knees to the body.
Masashi avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masashi tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masashi avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Masashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Masashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Masashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A right-left combo lands from Masashi.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to clinch but Masashi is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masashi throws a shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masashi misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Masashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Masashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Masashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Masashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masashi wants to stall.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masashi avoids it.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Masashi's ribcage.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Masashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee prevents Masashi from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Masashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee avoiding damage as Masashi throws knees to the body.
Masashi tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masashi avoids it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masashi avoids it.
Masashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masashi.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masashi avoids it.
Masashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masashi missing with knees to the body.
Masashi wants to break free but Lee has control.
That's four 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.
Masashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Masashi tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Masashi managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masashi avoids it.
Masashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Masashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Masashi avoids the damage to the body.
Yosunaro Masashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee prevents Masashi from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Lee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
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energy
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