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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yu Wi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (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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160 cm
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138 lbs
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169 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yu Wi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wi but Wi pushes him off and we're back to square one. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wi. Wi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee. Wi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wi controls the pace. Wi stopping the sweep attempt from Lee. Wi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Wi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yu Wi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Lee tries to clinch but Wi moves away and Wi counters with a one-two to the body. Wi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Wi darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wi's head. Wi lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover. Wi gets a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lee throws a head kick but Wi moves out of range.
Yu Wi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee wants to clinch up but Wi keeps it at a distance. Wi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Wi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Wi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard. Lee looks gassed! Lee wants to sweep here but Wi controlling him for the moment. Wi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get! Lee is looking to clinch but Wi is avoiding it.
Wi has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land. Lee tries to pull guard but Wi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wi is looking for a takedown. Wi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Wi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wi just stands there and leans against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Lee is pressed up against the cage. Wi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Wi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Wi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Lee tries to pull guard but Wi forces him back to his feet, against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lee is trying to pull guard but Wi has him pressed against the cage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee is trying to force a seperation but Wi has the dominant position. Wi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Wi stands up from guard. Let's bang! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wi gets a takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Wi eventually gives up the hold. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wi decides to stand and escape the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Wi dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee is looking to clinch. Lee tries to clinch up but Wi circles away and keeps his distance. Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Wi clinches with his opponent.
Wi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A head kick from Wi lands but Lee takes it in his stride. Wi slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Yu Wi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee tries to land a leg kick but Wi saw it coming and moves away.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wi moves into range and clinches up with Lee. Wi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Lee wants to stand but Wi is controlling his posture from full guard. Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Wi keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. Wi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wi is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee darts in trying to clinch and Wi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wi closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage. Wi digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee is looking to clinch but Wi is avoiding it.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wi works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination. Wi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Wi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Wi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wi stands up and beckons Lee to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wi drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Wi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position. Wi wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment. Lee trying to control but Wi is working from the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Wi dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee connects with a right hand. Wi shakes it off. Lee tries to clinch there but Wi circles away.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wi. Wi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee works over Wi's head and body with a nice combination. Wi stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet. Lee is looking to clinch but Wi is avoiding it.
Wi lands a head kick!
Yu Wi is winning the standup battle so far. Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee misses with a head kick.
Wi pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch. Wi breaks the clinch.
Wi throws a shot to the body.
Wi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wi. Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Wi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wi decides to stand back up. Wi steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet. Wi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wi lands in his opponent's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Wi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Wi stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wi connects with a couple of short punches. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Yu Wi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Wi slips nicely into half guard. Wi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Wi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wi escapes and gets back to his feet. Wi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Wi getting side control. Wi lands with a punch from half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wi slows the pace down in half guard. Wi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with. Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Yu Wi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight! Yu Wi showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wi 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yu Wi!
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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
60% |
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