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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Fenwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 cm
25
140 lbs
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160 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 Los Angeles, Bruce Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Fenwick! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick. Lee swinging wildly here.
Ryan Fenwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee lands a head kick. Fenwick smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Fenwick tries to clinch up. Fenwick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fenwick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fenwick doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Fenwick tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fenwick throws a leg kick and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fenwick has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Fenwick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lee is trying to break the clinch but Fenwick has him pressed against the cage. Fenwick turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fenwick manages to end up in side control. Lee is pushing Fenwick's head away, looking to escape. Fenwick manages to hold on to the position though. Fenwick postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fenwick in side control, just content to control the action for now. Fenwick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fenwick asserts his dominance and retains side control. Fenwick in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Fenwick controls the position from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fenwick is defended easily by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Fenwick misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Nice sprawl there from Lee as Fenwick shoots in. Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fenwick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away. Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Fenwick. Fenwick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Fenwick persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing. Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee. Fenwick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away. Lee stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee lands with a nice combination. Fenwick backs away looking to recover. Fenwick misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
so Fenwick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fenwick is controlling him. Fenwick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Fenwick will probably get the nod. That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee scores with a nice head shot. Fenwick misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Lee stuffs the takedown. Lee swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee misses with a combination
and Fenwick counters with a left to the body. Fenwick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
Lee throws a right hand that Fenwick ducks under and follows up with a left that Fenwick also avoids with ease. Fenwick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee. A low kick from Fenwick misses and Lee counters with a one-two to the body. A lazy body kick from Fenwick and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fenwick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Fenwick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Fenwick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Fenwick on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee connects with a high kick. Fenwick gets off balance looking for a body kick and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fenwick's knee momentarily. Lee stalks Fenwick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fenwick's face. Fenwick staggers backwards, shaken. Fenwick wants to clinch. Fenwick fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Fenwick. Fenwick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee leaves Fenwick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Fenwick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fenwick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Fenwick is breathing heavily. Lee misses with a combination
and Fenwick counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Fenwick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working. Lee wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fenwick wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well. Lee is trying to stand up here but Fenwick is controlling him well. Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fenwick. Lee is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fenwick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fenwick counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Lee wants to stand but Fenwick is controlling the position. Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fenwick controls the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Fenwick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fenwick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Fenwick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fenwick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Lee tries to buck Fenwick off but he can't manage it. Fenwick punching from mount but Lee doing a good job of avoiding damage. Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Fenwick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Fenwick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fenwick looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Fenwick trying to control but Lee is having none of it. Lee is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fenwick wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
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. Fenwick with the ground and pound from mount. Fenwick scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there. Lee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fenwick.
Fenwick punching from mount but Lee doing a good job of avoiding damage. Fenwick looking to finish Lee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lee! Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fenwick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Fenwick cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Fenwick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Fenwick wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely. Fenwick is standing up, even though he is in mount. Lee throws a right hand that Fenwick ducks under and follows up with a left that Fenwick also avoids with ease. Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fenwick is looking to clinch. Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nice sprawl there from Lee as Fenwick shoots in. Fenwick closes the distance and clinches. Fenwick jumps guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but instead Fenwick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Fenwick seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Lee has his foot on Fenwick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fenwick works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan Fenwick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Fenwick 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Fenwick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
42% |
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