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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Tourniquet . Kesler has chosen Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch as his entrance music. Ryan Kesler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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182 cm
27
200 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a straight right by Kesler.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kesler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kesler. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Kesler scores with a jab.
Kesler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Kesler gets full guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kesler controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kesler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kesler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kesler controlling his opponent.
Kesler trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kesler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Kesler controlling from mount.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kesler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Kesler wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
Kesler controlling from the full mount.
Kesler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Kesler has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kesler moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kesler swinging wildly here.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kesler circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee throws the left hand but Kesler avoids the punch easily.
Kesler feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Kesler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kesler!
Kesler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee looking to finish Kesler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kesler!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Kesler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kesler lands a head kick!
Kesler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kesler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kesler looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Kesler drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Kesler pushes his legs off easily.
Kesler wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kesler trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Kesler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kesler manages to get himself to full guard.
Kesler looking for a sweep. Not yet Kesler, not yet.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee throws a strike but Kesler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Kesler trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Kesler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kesler is one step ahead there.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Kesler pushes his legs off easily.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kesler is aware though and is defending well.
Kesler wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Kesler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Kesler defends easily.
Kesler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kesler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kesler is one step ahead there.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kesler passes into side control.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to bench press Kesler off him but Kesler keeps the position.
Lee is being controlled here.
Lee is trying to work for a sweep but Kesler has mounted him!
Kesler controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Kesler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kesler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kesler lands a head kick!
Kesler misses the shot to the body.
Kesler throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Kesler lands with an overhand left.
Lee lunges at Kesler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kesler's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kesler is defended easily by Lee.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kesler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee thuds his right hand into Kesler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Kesler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kesler avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Kesler. Beautiful body shot.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Kesler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kesler ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kesler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kesler cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kesler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kesler connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Kesler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Kesler lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Kesler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kesler gets a double leg takedown into Lee's guard.
Kesler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kesler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kesler is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Kesler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kesler slows the pace down in half guard.
Kesler moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Lee.
Kesler controlling the position.
Kesler trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kesler's best efforts.
Lee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kesler jumps into side control!
Lee being controlled for a moment.
Kesler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Kesler trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee prevents Kesler from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kesler taking a breather here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Kesler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Kesler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Kesler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kesler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Kesler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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