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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Powell !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tassen walks into a jab.
Tassen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Powell 's guard.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Tassen from controlling successfully.
Powell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tassen landing some decent shots from guard.
Tassen won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
Tassen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Powell keeping full guard, as Tassen tries to pass.
Tassen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Powell 's head.
Powell wants to stand but Tassen is controlling the position.
Powell working a defensive guard but Tassen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tassen lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to control but Tassen postures up.
Tassen is working Powell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tassen 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.
Tassen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lee Tassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tassen misses with a takedown attempt - Powell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Powell has his takedown stuffed
so Tassen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Powell trying to control the position.
Tassen advances position into side control!
Tassen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell trying to hold on to Tassen's head to control him but Tassen postures up.
Tassen wants to pass the guard but Powell is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tassen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tassen's back!
Powell looks gassed!
Tassen can't escape the position.
Tassen is working hard here to advance position.
Tassen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tassen avoids the strikes from Powell .
Powell throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Powell trying to control momentarily.
Powell doesn't have the hooks in and Tassen manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tassen tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tassen fails to land the takedown.
Powell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tassen avoids the head kick by Powell .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
Powell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tassen tries to sprawl out of it but Powell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tassen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tassen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powell has Tassen pushed against the cage.
Tassen jumps guard but Powell stands there with Tassen around his waist. Tassen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Tassen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell is trying to maintain a safe position but Tassen gets an underhook and turns Powell into the cage.
Tassen lands a takedown into guard.
Tassen wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Tassen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tassen trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Tassen advances to half guard.
Tassen is taking a breather. Powell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tassen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tassen is nestled in close to Powell , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tassen content to control rather than advance.
Tassen winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Powell wants to get back to full guard.
Tassen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powell is looking for a sweep. Tassen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell has hold of Tassen's hands but Tassen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tassen working Powell over with strikes.
Tassen seems to be working for a kimura but Powell defends the submission attempt.
Tassen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tassen tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Tassen trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tassen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tassen wants to pass the guard but Powell is keeping the position.
Tassen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Powell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tassen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powell trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tassen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tassen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Tassen crashes against the mat.
Tassen controlling the position from side mount.
Tassen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tassen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tassen lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen is working Powell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Powell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tassen trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Tassen working the ground and pound from side control.
Powell is rocked!
Tassen wants to control but Powell is keeping him busy.
Lee Tassen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tassen takes a little break here. Powell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Powell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Powell is still in real trouble! Can Tassen finish him?
Tassen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Powell !
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell is bucking up trying to escape but Tassen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tassen lands a big shot there that rocks Powell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to control but Tassen is having none of it.
Tassen working the ground and pound effectively.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tassen controlling his opponent.
Tassen landing shots from mount.
Tassen wants to finish this one by submission but Powell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tassen.
Tassen controlling his opponent.
Tassen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Powell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen pushes him away.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen postures up.
Tassen lands with some strikes.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen postures up.
Tassen landing shots from mount.
Tassen looking to finish Powell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Powell !
Powell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tassen trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Powell is trying to maintain the position but Tassen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tassen wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Tassen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tassen lands in his opponent's guard.
Tassen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tassen works over Powell with some ground and pound from guard.
Tassen lands a couple of elbows.
Tassen passes into half guard.
Tassen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tassen stands up from half guard.
Powell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tassen tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen stopping the sweep attempt from Powell .
Tassen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tassen is controlling the pace.
Tassen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tassen wants to take a breather but Powell is having none of it.
Tassen tries to pass to full mount but Powell defends it.
Powell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tassen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tassen working the head and body with strikes.
Powell trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tassen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen is landing with some decent strikes but Powell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tassen landing strikes from the mount and Powell is in trouble!
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen postures up.
Tassen with shots to the head and body - Powell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tassen avoids the attempt from Powell to control.
Powell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen pushes him away.
Powell is working to get back to half guard.
Powell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Powell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Powell is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tassen landing shots from mount.
Powell is working to get back to half guard.
Tassen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tassen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Powell wants to try and get back to his feet.
Powell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powell can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Tassen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Powell 's face.
Tassen scoring with strikes but Powell is staying in there.
Tassen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A big strike lands for Tassen! That's really hurt Powell and he's turned his back - Tassen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tassen Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tassen!
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