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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ribery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by In Da Club. Frank Ribery has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eugene Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ribery!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribery takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ribery tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ribery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee slips under a jab from Ribery.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Ribery off the cage and back into rage.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribery.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribery looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribery has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ribery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eugene Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ribery.
Ribery is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Ribery can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ribery tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ribery blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee cracks Ribery with a nice body shot.
Lee lands a body punch.
Ribery looks gassed!
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee slows down the pace here.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ribery avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ribery looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Lee cracks Ribery with a nice body shot.
Ribery is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Ribery wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Ribery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ribery managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Ribery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Ribery blocks a body shot from Lee.
Ribery goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ribery pushes him off.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ribery.
Ribery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribery.
Ribery moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Ribery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Ribery misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Ribery is having none of it.
Lee slips a straight right by Ribery.
Ribery loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribery loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
No joy there for Ribery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee rushes Ribery and presses him up against the cage.
Ribery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribery wants to break free but Lee has control.
Ribery drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ribery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ribery tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribery drops back down to his feet.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ribery.
Ribery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ribery wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribery avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee pushes Ribery back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ribery will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Ribery jumps guard but Lee stands there with Ribery around his waist. Ribery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Ribery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribery pulls guard successfully.
Ribery is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Ribery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ribery doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ribery missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Frank Ribery has been cut.
Lee pushes Ribery up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Ribery.
Ribery manages to break the clinch.
Ribery 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.
Lee misses with the combination.
Ribery misses with a hook.
Ribery avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ribery takes one to the chin there.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribery.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ribery keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribery misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ribery circles away.
Ribery misses with a series of wild punches.
Ribery is breathing heavily.
Ribery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ribery tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ribery blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribery.
Ribery dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Ribery misses with a knee to the head.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ribery.
Ribery lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ribery's brow.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribery gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Ribery manages to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ribery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee feints and then cracks Ribery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ribery down.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribery misses with a straight right.
Ribery takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ribery circles away.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ribery is avoiding it.
Lee rushes Ribery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Ribery blocks an elbow strike.
Ribery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribery fails to pull guard.
Ribery breaks the clinch.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribery.
Ribery throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee wants to clinch.
Eugene Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribery.
Lee rushes Ribery and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Ribery tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribery drops back down to his feet.
Eugene Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ribery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Ribery fails to pull guard.
Ribery avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ribery's brow.
Ribery goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ribery's brow.
Lee prevents Ribery from breaking the clinch.
Lee keeps control of Ribery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ribery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribery's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ribery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Ribery tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ribery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribery manages to avoid it.
Ribery scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Ribery avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Ribery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ribery.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Ribery 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.
Ribery dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribery throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee moves forwards but Ribery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Ribery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Ribery's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ribery blocks an elbow strike.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribery wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee tries a body shot but Ribery blocks it.
Ribery tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Ribery lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Eugene Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ribery.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Ribery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ribery blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribery wants to break free but Lee has control.
Ribery is trying to stall.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribery wants a takedown but no success here.
Eugene Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Ribery managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Ribery has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Ribery shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Ribery lands with a right to the head.
Ribery has Lee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ribery pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lee tumbling to the mat - Ribery dives into Lee's guard.
Lee pulls Ribery in close to prevent any damage.
Ribery stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Ribery can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Frank Ribery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Ribery keeps moving.
Ribery is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ribery is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ribery, up you get!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ribery pushes him off.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Ribery is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Ribery leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Ribery lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Ribery.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ribery.
Ribery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Lee!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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