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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Japanese National Anthem. Yang Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Royale's chin.
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205 lbs
4 - 12 - 1 |
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183 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high 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
4 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Royale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee stops Royale from passing to mount.
Royale prevents Lee from escaping the position.
Royale tries to get to his feet but Lee is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Royale in his guard.
Royale drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Royale has Lee in his guard.
Royale keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Royale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Royale wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee keeping full guard, as Royale tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Royale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Royale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Royale postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Royale is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royale passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale wants to stand up but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Royale.
Royale is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Royale.
Royale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee is not content to let Royale control the position.
Royale seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Royale throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Royale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Royale tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Royale is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Royale dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Royale shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Royale's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Royale cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Royale misses with a head kick.
Royale fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Royale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to clinch but Royale moves out of range.
Royale fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee wants to clinch.
Randy Royale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Royale is defended easily by Lee.
Royale closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Royale lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee pushes Royale off and gets back to his feet.
Royale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Royale on that attempt.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee pushes Royale away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Royale shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Randy Royale has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Royale circles away.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royale has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Randy Royale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Royale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Royale is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Royale's guard.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Royale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee tries to clinch there but Royale circles away.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Royale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Royale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royale misses with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Royale has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee thows a body kick. Royale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royale moves away.
Royale fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Royale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Royale in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Royale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Royale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Royale is blocking nicely.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Royale decides to pull guard.
Lee stops Royale from standing up.
Royale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Royale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Royale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to stand but Royale is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Yang Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Royale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Royale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Royale fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Royale.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Royale closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Royale pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Royale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Royale avoids the damage to the body.
Royale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Royale misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Royale is defending well.
Royale tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yang Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Royale with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Royale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Royale.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Royale is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royale shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Royale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Lee!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yang Lee thanked Formula 51 and 10% laundary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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