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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Montenegro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Montenegro!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montenegro forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Montenegro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montenegro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Lee.
Montenegro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montenegro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee just leaning against Montenegro, taking a breather.
Montenegro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montenegro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montenegro blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee is trying to push Montenegro away but Montenegro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Montenegro lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Tristan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montenegro rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montenegro tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Montenegro.
Lee could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montenegro lands a nice knee to the body.
Montenegro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montenegro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montenegro tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to stall but Montenegro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montenegro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montenegro tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montenegro backwards.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Montenegro.
Montenegro lands a knee to the head.
Montenegro looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Montenegro landing knees to the head.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Montenegro lands a knee to the head.
Montenegro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montenegro misses with a knee strike.
Montenegro misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montenegro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Montenegro looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Montenegro fails to land.
Lee working aggressively here.
Montenegro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee stops Montenegro from getting back to his feet.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montenegro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Montenegro is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montenegro is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montenegro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Montenegro from standing back up.
Lee controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francisco Montenegro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee shoots and misses
and Montenegro counters with a solid body kick.
Montenegro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee feints and as Montenegro raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee won't allow Montenegro to get back to his feet.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Montenegro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montenegro is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
Montenegro wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
Lee has hold of Montenegro's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Montenegro tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lee cranks the arm and Montenegro screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Montenegro, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tristan Lee!
A very excited looking Tristan Lee 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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FIGHT
RATING
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