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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Lee had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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181 cm
24
161 lbs
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175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! St Pierre tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre. Lee shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense. Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Pierre. St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away. A head kick from Lee lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lee lands a head kick!
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre lands a jab to the head.
Lee lands a front kick. St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet. Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease. Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him. St Pierre misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a big head kick but St Pierre shrugs it off. Lee lands a big head kick that sends St Pierre tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves St Pierre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
St Pierre is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. St Pierre misses with a wild body shot. St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him? St Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick. St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses. Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side. Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. St Pierre throws a jab when Lee was well out of range. St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
Lee misses with a wild body shot. Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Georges St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. St Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges. St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch. St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by St Pierre. No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt. A good leg kick by Lee. St Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. St Pierre throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily. St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming. St Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A combination from St Pierre does no damage. This has been an exciting period of action! St Pierre swinging wildly here.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing. St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss. Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
Lee lands a high kick!
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a big head kick but St Pierre shrugs it off. St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee lands with a big left! St Pierre is wobbled badly! Lee comes in with a flurry of punches and drops St Pierre to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Lee! A very excited looking James Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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