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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Chavez (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jose Chavez has been cut.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Lee.
Chavez closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Lee forces Chavez back against the cage and clinches.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
Chavez landing knees to the head.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chavez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Chavez in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chavez.
Chavez wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee is trying to break free.
Chavez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chavez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez landing knees to the head.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Chavez scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chavez tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Chavez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Chavez looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chavez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Chavez is controlling him.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Chavez holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chavez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chavez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Chavez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Chavez.
Chavez prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Chavez scores a nice knee to the body.
Chavez stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Chavez holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Chavez landing knees to the head.
Chavez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chavez wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chavez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Chavez holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Chavez tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chavez lands a knee to the head.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Chavez is controlling him.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Chavez won't allow it.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Chavez.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chavez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee pulls Chavez into guard.
Chavez wants to stand and escape but instead Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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.
Chavez has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee stops Chavez from standing up.
Lee is working Chavez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chavez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee cracks Chavez with a solid left hand.
Lee won't allow Chavez to get back to his feet.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Chavez's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Chavez wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Chavez fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Chavez wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Chavez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
That has opened up Jose Chavez's cut even more.
Lee stays in close to Chavez's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops Chavez from standing up.
Lee is in close to Chavez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee won't allow Chavez to get back to his feet.
Lee distracts Chavez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee 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's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The cut above Jose Chavez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee is in close to Chavez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee stops Chavez from standing up.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Lee distracts Chavez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Chavez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Chavez holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chavez walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Chavez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee is trying to push Chavez away but Chavez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Chavez lands a knee to the body.
Chavez scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chavez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chavez smiles and moves away.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Lee.
Chuck Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez gets a clinch.
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.
Chavez scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to pull guard but Chavez won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Chavez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chavez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chavez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Chavez tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Chavez controls his hands.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Chavez has double underhooks.
Chavez lands a knee to the body.
Lee is trying to push Chavez away but Chavez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee gets control of Chavez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chavez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
Lee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jose Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chavez!
Chavez is in a horrible position here. Lee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chavez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chavez really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Lee scoring with strikes but Chavez is staying in there.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chavez?
Chavez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chavez?
Lee blocks Chavez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lee looking to finish Chavez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chavez!
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Lee cracks Chavez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chuck Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chavez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lee. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Lee!
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energy
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hype
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