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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine comes to the cage accompanied by Let the bodies hit the floor!. Lee has chosen Teaching You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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145 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delphine has his takedown stuffed
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Delphine moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Delphine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delphine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee lands with a straight right. Delphine didn't see that one coming.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Delphine if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Delphine does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delphine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a jab.
A big right from Lee misses.
Brandon Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee cracks the inside of Delphine's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws the left hand but Delphine avoids the punch easily.
Delphine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Delphine. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Delphine misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delphine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Delphine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delphine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Delphine ducks down to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee stuns Delphine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lunges at Delphine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Delphine's hand.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Delphine's shoulder, as Delphine tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Delphine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delphine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee 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.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delphine wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee keeping full guard, as Delphine tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delphine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delphine.
No luck for Delphine with that takedown attempt.
Lee feints and then cracks Delphine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delphine down.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Brandon Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delphine shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delphine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee leaves Delphine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delphine.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Delphine is just out of range.
Danny Delphine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delphine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
A big right from Lee misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Delphine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Delphine moved out of range nicely.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delphine manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a jab to Delphine's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Delphine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee looks to land a combination. Delphine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Delphine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Delphine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Delphine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delphine is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Delphine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Delphine throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee tries to roll over but Delphine keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delphine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Delphine.
Delphine slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Delphine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delphine trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delphine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delphine's back!
Lee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lee really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Delphine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Delphine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delphine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee scores with a jab. Delphine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Delphine moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Delphine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delphine blocks a head kick by Lee.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Delphine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Delphine's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delphine moves away.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee throws the left hand but Delphine avoids the punch easily.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a hook. Delphine ducked under it nicely.
Delphine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Delphine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delphine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delphine trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Delphine preventing the sweep.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee trying to control but Delphine is having none of it.
Delphine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee looking to control but Delphine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Delphine is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Danny Delphine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delphine can't escape the position.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Delphine is looking to get to half guard.
Danny Delphine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Delphine looks a forlorn figure.
Lee prevents Delphine from getting the reversal.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Delphine is looking to escape.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delphine is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Lee!
After the big win, Brandon Lee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 5th Round Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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