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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Dragon. Nansen has chosen The Prodigy - Thunder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bro Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tor Nansen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee misses with the body kick
and Nansen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nansen moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nansen with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Nansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thows a leg kick but Nansen checks it
and Nansen counters with a takedown into side control.
Nansen controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nansen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nansen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nansen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Nansen prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee tries to kick Nansen off but Nansen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nansen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nansen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Nansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee tries to clinch but Nansen moves out of range.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nansen.
Nansen moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Nansen misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Nansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nansen looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Nansen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bro Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Nansen moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Nansen avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two 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 swings widly with a right hand
and Nansen counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Nansen to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Nansen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Nansen looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Nansen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee wants to clinch.
Bro Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four 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.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nansen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Nansen.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Nansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Lee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Nansen counters with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Nansen with a hook.
Lee feints and then cracks Nansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nansen down.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Nansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Nansen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Nansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Tor Nansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Nansen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nansen passes into side control.
Lee tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Nansen controlling the position easily from mount.
Nansen trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to hold on but Nansen postures up.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nansen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Nansen content just to control the position here.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Nansen maintains control.
Nansen controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Nansen really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee tries to clinch up
and Nansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nansen looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nansen.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a double jab
enabling Nansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Nansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
letting Nansen counter with a right hand.
Nansen avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch but Nansen is avoiding it.
Nansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Jab from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nansen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Nansen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nansen checks it well.
Nansen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Nansen blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nansen lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
Nansen checks a low kick from Lee.
A big left from Nansen misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Nansen is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
enabling Nansen to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Lee had his way with Tor Nansen in that round.
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. This is the final round!
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Nansen counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee wants to sweep here but Nansen controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Nansen wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two 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.
Tor Nansen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee throws a leg kick
letting Nansen counter with a right hand.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nansen slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Nansen checks it.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
That's four 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 tries to clinch up but Nansen circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Nansen misses with a body kick.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bro Lee.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Tor Nansen!
Tor Nansen wins by unanimous decision!
Tor Nansen is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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