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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shields (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Shields!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Shields dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Shields is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee blocks a head kick by Shields.
Shields avoids the head kick by Lee.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Mike Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shields throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shields throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shields.
Shields throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Shields off balance momentarily.
Lee tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
Shields falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee tries to roll over but Shields keeps him under control.
Shields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shields passes into side control!
Shields stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Shields throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Shields is looking to land body kicks.
Shields lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee looks for the body kick but Shields saw that one coming.
Lee avoids the body shot from Shields.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shields looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shields throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Shields finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shields shoots in but no luck this time.
Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Shields misses
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shields's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shields tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shields is looking to score with low kicks.
Shields looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shields throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Shields looks gassed!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Shields circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch there but Shields circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields connects with a high kick.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
A low kick from Shields misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Shields throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Shields dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Shields will probably get the nod.
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.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
Shields throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shields throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Shields in his tracks momentarily.
Shields blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Shields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields throws a head kick that misses.
Shields tries to land a body kick
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but Shields moves out of range.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Shields misses.
A punch combination from Shields misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
Shields throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Shields pushes him off.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Shields blocks with his arms.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shields has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shields is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Lee.
It looks like Mike Shields has been cut.
Lee lands an elbow just above Shields 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Shields is blocking nicely.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Shields gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Shields.
Shields works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shields tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Shields lands a body shot.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shields has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Shields tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Shields leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shields can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Shields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shields thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Cung Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Shields's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Shields, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shields, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Shields in his tracks for a moment.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shields is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shields goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Shields misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Shields thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Shields pushes him off.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Shields keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shields displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Shields'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. This is the final round!
Shields does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Shields avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Shields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shields working hard to break the clinch.
Shields blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee tries to stall but Shields uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Shields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shields is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Shields blocks an elbow strike.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shields pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shields slips under a jab.
Cung Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Shields finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shields shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Cung Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shields wants to break free but Lee has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee is trying to stall.
Shields gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shields takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Shields pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shields has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Shields must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shields defends it easily.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to sweep here but Shields controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Shields defends easily.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Shields hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shields fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields avoids the head kick by Lee.
Shields shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shields manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shields misses with a low kick.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Shields. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Shields.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Cung Lee!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Cung Lee!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Cung Lee!
Cung Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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