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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Christy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Christy! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Christy throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Christy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Christy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christy misses with a double jab
and Christy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Stanton Christy has been cut. Lee tries for a takedown but Christy circles away easily and Christy counters with a straight right hand. Christy misses with a wild combination.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Christy sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Christy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Christy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Christy tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christy's head. Christy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown enabling Christy to counter with a crisp jab. Lee is breathing heavily. Christy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lee fails with the takedown and Christy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Christy duly obliges. Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing. Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. Christy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Christy feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Christy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Christy stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Christy feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Christy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Raymond Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee keeps the fight on the outside. Christy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Christy jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance. A combination from Christy does no damage. Christy looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well. Christy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Christy duly obliges. Christy swinging wildly here.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Christy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christy dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut! Stanton Christy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lee dodges the punch combination from Christy.
Christy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Christy misses with a two punch combination.
Christy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Christy is working the combinations to good effect here. No joy there for Christy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christy misses with the combination.
Christy stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken. A left lands for Christy. Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Christy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye. Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee dodges the punch combination from Christy.
Christy throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy. Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy. Christy misses with the combination.
Christy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Christy. Christy scores with a jab to the jaw. Christy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christy lands a jab to Lee's midsection. Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Christy getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Christy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely. Christy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range. Christy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Christy throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease. Christy misses with a double jab.
Christy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
Christy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy. Christy misses with the combination.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Christy counters with a left and a right that stings Lee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Christy dominated that round. The cut man is working on Stanton Christy's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook. Christy scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Stanton Christy seems to be getting the better of the standup. Christy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it. Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Christy counters with a right hand to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Christy looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Christy misses the shot to the body. Christy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Christy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Christy looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well. Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good exchange - Christy coming out on top. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Christy lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee with a poor takedown and Christy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking. Christy tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Christy misses. Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely. Christy throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease. Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head. Christy punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch. Christy throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease. Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing. Lee tries for a takedown but Christy circles away easily and Christy counters with a left to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Christy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy. Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout. Christy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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. Christy throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Christy looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well. Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range. Christy stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Christy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Christy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Christy. Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christy!
Christy swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Christy. Lee misses with a takedown and Christy counters with a left and a right that stings Lee. Christy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Christy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee with a poor takedown and Christy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range. Christy misses with a wild body shot. Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
Christy throws a shot to the body.
Christy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee. Christy keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. Christy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt. Lee fails with the takedown and Christy counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely. Lee has his takedown stuffed and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt. Christy misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Christy misses. Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Christy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee. Lee pushing down on Christy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee is pressing down on Christy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christy is holding on for now. Lee uses his free foot to push down on Christy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Christy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raymond Lee will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Stanton Christy's cut. 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. And we move into the final round!
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Christy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Lee walks into a straight right hand from Christy. Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
Christy throws a right and a left that both miss. Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
Christy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christy.
Christy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A punch combination from Christy misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A right-left combo lands from Christy. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Christy cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range. Christy lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christy!
Christy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Christy swinging wildly here.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely. Christy thows a body shot but no joy. Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely. Lee has his takedown stuffed and Christy counters with a one-two to the body. Lee has his takedown stuffed and Christy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him. Christy misses with a double jab.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely. Christy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing.
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. Lee shoots and misses and Christy counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Christy to acknowledge the strikes. Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. Raymond Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily letting Christy counter with a right hand. Lee shoots and misses and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt. Lee drives through with a takedown into guard. Lee working some strikes from top position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Lee throwing strikes but missing. Christy has his feet on Lee's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Lee with a lazy takedown attempt and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt. Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
A punch combination from Christy misses. Christy misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt. Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee fails with the takedown and Christy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Some wild striking there from Christy.
Lee shoots and misses and Christy counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Christy to acknowledge the strikes. Lee shoots and misses and Christy counters with a one-two to the body. Christy leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control. Christy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Christy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Christy is looking to get back to his feet here but Lee is keeping cool and he's managed to take Christy's back. Christy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight! Raymond Lee showed his dominance in that final round. I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raymond 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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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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