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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steven Burnett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Burnett!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Burnett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burnett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Burnett.
Burnett looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee clinches up with Burnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Burnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burnett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow just above Burnett 's eye.
Burnett is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lee manages to end up in side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burnett being controlled for a moment.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Burnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett sneaks out the side door and pushes Lee away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Burnett persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burnett gets slowly back to his feet.
Burnett looks gassed!
Lee tries to clinch but Burnett is having none of it.
Burnett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Steven Burnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnett shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Burnett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burnett shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burnett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee darts in and clinches Burnett up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Burnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee jumps guard and drags Burnett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee pulls Burnett in close to his closed guard and prevents Burnett from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burnett!
Burnett blocking the ground and pound.
Burnett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee throwing strikes here but Burnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lee.
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lee is working for a guillotine from mount but Burnett frees his head quite easily.
Lee controlling from mount.
Burnett wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee has control of Burnett's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Burnett regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Burnett is in trouble!
Burnett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burnett is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Burnett because Lee loaded up on that one.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Lee 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Burnett is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lee trying to control but Burnett is having none of it.
Lee controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burnett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Burnett because Lee loaded up on that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Burnett bucks and avoids them well.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Burnett manages to avoid easily.
Lee throwing strikes here but Burnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee punching from mount but Burnett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Burnett really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee looking to ground and pound but Burnett is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee 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 but Burnett is avoiding it.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Burnett with that takedown attempt.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burnett gets slowly back to his feet.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Burnett.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burnett circles away.
Burnett fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Lee looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burnett can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burnett pushes Lee off but Lee dives into side control.
Lee throws an elbow but Burnett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burnett can do to turn this around?
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burnett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burnett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Burnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lee prevents Burnett from escaping the position.
Lee advances to full mount.
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rock Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You get the feeling that Burnett really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Burnett is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee punching from mount but Burnett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lee looking to control but Burnett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burnett is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lee tries to control but Burnett wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee looking to control but Burnett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Burnett is trying to stand up.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Burnett is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lee throwing strikes here but Burnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burnett is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Burnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Burnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee has control of Burnett's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Burnett regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lee looking to ground and pound but Burnett is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lee looking to ground and pound but Burnett is blocking nicely.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Burnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Burnett is trying to stand up.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burnett is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burnett blocking the ground and pound.
Burnett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Burnett is trying to stand.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee 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!
Lee leaves Burnett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee tries to clinch but Burnett is having none of it.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Burnett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Burnett.
Lee scores with a one two! Burnett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee scores with a jab. Burnett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burnett is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Burnett circles away and we're back to standing.
Burnett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Burnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burnett wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Burnett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burnett is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burnett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch up but Burnett keeps it at a distance.
Lee wants to clinch up but Burnett keeps it at a distance.
Burnett closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Burnett pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee has Burnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burnett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burnett sprawls well. Burnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Burnett leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch there but Burnett circles away.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burnett.
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Burnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Burnett wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rock Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Burnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee tries to clinch there but Burnett circles away.
Burnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burnett.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Burnett persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steven Burnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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