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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Rage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rage tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rage fails with the takedown.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries a low kick but Rage avoids it.
Rage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee looking to control.
Lee wants to stand but Rage is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rage stops Lee from standing up.
Rage postures up.
Rage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rage trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Rage lands an elbow.
Rage is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rage in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Rage is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Rage looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lee is positioning himself well to prevent Rage advancing to mount.
Lee wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
Rage is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rage to get the leverage.
Rage is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee throws a combination. Rage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Rage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Rage.
Lee feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rage!
Rage is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Rage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.
Rage is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rage looks a forlorn figure.
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Rage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Rage is working to get back to half guard.
Lee breaks from Rage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bruce Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Rage from getting the reversal.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Rage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee scoring with strikes but Rage is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage is in a horrible position here. Lee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rage's face.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Rage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rage is trying to escape the mount.
Lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rage really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Rage is working to get back to half guard.
Lee scoring with strikes but Rage is staying in there.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Rage is in trouble!
Rage working to try and regain half guard.
Lee trying to control but Rage is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rage misses with a double jab
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rage wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee is in close to Rage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rage has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Rage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rage keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rage has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Rage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rage controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Rage's defenses.
Lee thumps Rage with a low kick.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Rage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricky Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Rage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee slips a jab from Rage.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ricky Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
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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
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