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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Teaching You. Gordie Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 cm
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145 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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165 cm
30
140 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordie Green! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green. Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee. Lee slips under a jab from Green. Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts. Lee lands with a right hand. Lee misses with a low kick. Green misses the jab. Green slips under a jab from Lee. Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee. Green dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Green's head and hops out. Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well. Brandon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordie Green. Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Lee cracks the inside of Green's front leg. Lee scores with a decent looking hook. Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf. Green is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Green. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab lands there for Lee. Lee lands with a cross. Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee. Lee tries a low kick but Green avoids it. Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it. Green slips under a jab. Lee misses with a body shot.
Green moves away from the strike by Lee. Lee misses with a looping left. Lee misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely. Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Brandon Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Green misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Lee motions for Green to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily. Lee thows a leg kick but Green checks it and Green counters with a straight right hand. Lee misses with a low kick. Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee misses with a left hand and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Donk. Lee catches Green right on the button with a cross. Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee gets caught napping as Green dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Green throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lee. What's that going to do exactly? Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Lee trying to control but Green is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Green is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Green tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control. Lee with the ground and pound from mount. Lee throws some wild stikes that Green manages to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lee looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Lee looking to finish Green with some ground and pound. This is bad for Green! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked and Green counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check. Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away. Lee stuffs the takedown. Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away. Green slips under a jab from Lee. Green throws a nice inside leg kick. Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab. The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lee cracks Green with a good jab. Lee swinging wildly here.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot. Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Green prevents Lee from improving his position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Green is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top! Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Green's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now. Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Green looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee advances position into side control! Lee has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green. Brandon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordie Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee. Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green. Lee throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily. An inside leg kick lands from Green. Lee misses with a hook. That kick from Lee tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on. Lee misses with a hook. Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily. Lee throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it. Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Brandon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily. Lee thumps Green with a low kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Green on the wrong end of a nice hook. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Green blocks the body kick.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Green staying out of range there. Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Green lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Brandon Lee has been cut. Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Lee scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Lee misses. Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around? Lee scores with a body shot.
Green walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee. Lee misses with a hook
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down. Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with an inside leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Green checks a leg kick. Lee lands a head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee. Lee connects with a solid leg kick. Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Brandon Lee is winning the standup battle so far. Lee throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch. Lee loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch. Green shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee. Lee throws a leg kick that is checked and Green counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green. Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Lee seems keen to control Green's posture. Gordie Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green connects with a couple of short punches. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head. Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Green is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Green is looking to sweep but instead, Lee has passed into half guard.
Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head. Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though. Green taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard. Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Green is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Green trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Lee is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight! Brandon 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Lee! Brandon Lee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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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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