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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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144 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee thows a leg kick but Bird checks it
and Bird counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bird.
Bird stalling.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Bird lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with some punches.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Lee tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
Bird pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Lee.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Bird controls his hands.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee wants to break free but Bird has control.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
Bird lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bird lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Bird scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird lands with a light punch inside.
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bird connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Bird throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
A left hand lands to the body for Bird.
Bird landing knees to the body.
Bird with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bird as the two fighters clinch.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bird's elbow.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bird digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird stalling.
Bird connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a hook but Bird blocks it.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Bird.
Bird lands with a good body shot.
Bird lands with a good body shot.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bird misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Bird counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bird.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Lee lands a left hand.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Bird displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird lands a right hand.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Bird's head.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee works on Bird's body with a couple of short punches.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee prevents a body shot from Bird.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Bird just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird lands a left hand.
Lee misses with some punches.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee is rocked!
Lee working aggressively here.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Bird blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands with a light punch inside.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bird slowing the pace effectively.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird landing knees to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bird.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bird lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bird lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Bird works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Bird. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bird.
Bird darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Bird gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee wants to break free but Bird has control.
Bird landing knees to the head.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Lee crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Lee face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Bird takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Bird! William Bird retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, William Bird stared into the camera and said 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time! There is noone in 135 lbs or 145 lbs that even come close to my level. If you disagree, I welcome you into the ring where you will receive a fistful of pain!'.
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