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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mey Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jjb Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hoodie Allen - No Faith In Brooklyn. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mey Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jjb Baird!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Baird counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baird throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Baird finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Baird is having none of it.
Baird is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baird gets to his feet. Lee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Lee misses
and Baird counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Baird is controlling him.
Baird prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Baird shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Mey Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjb Baird.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Baird counters with a straight right hand.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Baird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baird breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Baird counters with a nice body kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mey Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Baird not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Baird wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jjb Baird hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Baird avoids the head kick by Lee.
Baird tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Baird lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mey Lee has been cut.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baird is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Baird lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mey Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Baird tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Baird shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to stand up but Baird is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baird trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baird prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jjb Baird dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mey Lee's cut.
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.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baird blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Baird drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Baird breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baird clinches.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Baird is controlling the position.
Baird escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mey Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baird throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Baird has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Baird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Baird keeps him there for the moment.
Baird slowing the pace effectively.
Baird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird drags the fight down to the ground.
Lee wants to stand but Baird is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baird 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 has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Baird's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baird lands some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baird wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lee wants to stand up but Baird is controlling him.
Baird slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baird wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Jjb Baird has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Baird fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Baird 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.
Mey Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjb Baird.
Baird misses with a takedown
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baird's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee works over Baird with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baird has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jjb Baird will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mey Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baird scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
Baird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baird wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jjb Baird has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baird is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Lee is looking to escape.
Lee pushes Baird off and gets back to his feet.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Baird.
A head kick misses from Lee.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baird!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird scores with a spinning back kick!
Baird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baird gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Baird counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Baird fights it but they end up in guard.
Mey Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjb Baird.
Lee wants to stand but Baird is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Lee tries to stand but Baird is controlling from the bottom.
Baird pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Baird's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Baird counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baird goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Jjb Baird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Baird thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Baird is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Baird counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Mey Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jjb Baird.
Well Baird has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Jjb Baird!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jjb Baird!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jjb Baird!
Jjb Baird wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jjb Baird 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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