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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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145 lbs
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175 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hooker rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee has hold of one of Hooker's legs. Hooker is fighting the takedown attempt but Lee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hooker controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee postures up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hooker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hooker looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Hooker dominating with strikes here.
Hooker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hooker is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Hooker wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Hooker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Hooker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Hooker.
Hooker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hooker looks gassed!
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hooker is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Hooker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Hooker trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee has control of Hooker's left arm, preventing Hooker from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hooker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee scores a takedown into full mount!
Hooker tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hooker for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
Lee avoids the attempt from Hooker to control.
Hooker is breathing heavily.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee prevents Hooker from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Hooker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee landing punches.
Lee landing strikes from the mount.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Lee scoring with strikes but Hooker is staying in there.
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Hooker is in trouble!
Hooker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Hooker is looking to get to half guard.
That's four 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.
Lee moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hooker has worked his arm free - good work by Hooker!
Lee just content to control the position.
Hooker tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Hooker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hooker!
Lee landing shots from mount.
Hooker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hooker wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Hooker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hooker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rock Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Lee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Hooker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rock Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hooker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hooker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hooker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling from mount.
Hooker is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lee locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Hooker is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rock Lee!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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