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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Friman's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Damage Inc.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lewis Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Friman moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab. Friman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Lewis Lee has been cut. Friman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee takes a swing at Friman's ribcage but misses. Friman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Lee connects with a right hand. Friman shakes it off. Friman throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Friman does a little dance to reset his feet. A slapping leg kick lands for Friman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lee gets a clinch. A body shot lands from Friman.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it. Friman lands with a right to the head. Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friman's elbow. Lee tries to pull guard but Friman won't allow it.
Friman misses with a knee to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Friman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lee lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is leaning against Friman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Friman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Lee. Friman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Friman blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries to work over Friman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lee avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Friman backwards. Lee gets through Friman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Lee working aggressively here.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Friman scores with a shoulder strike. Friman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Friman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow. Friman's coach down at Nordic Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Friman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Friman avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Friman lands a shoulder strike. Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Friman. Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Friman tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head. Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Friman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Lee lands with a left to the head. Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it. Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Friman avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee. Lee avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body. Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Lee misses with a short punch on the inside. Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Friman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Friman blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee. Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Friman lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards. Friman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Friman works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches. Lee is breathing heavily. Friman 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. Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it. Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Friman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Friman is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Friman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body. Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friman backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valdemar Friman will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Lewis Lee's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Friman lands a jab-cross combination. Friman is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Friman throws a head kick that misses. Friman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friman misses with an uppercut. Friman swinging wildly here.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Friman, before circling back to the center of the mat. Friman throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease. Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Friman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee throws a leg kick but Friman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Friman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it. Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Friman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee moves out of range as Friman throws a body kick.
Lewis Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Friman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friman staying out of range there. Lee jabs Friman right on the nose. Friman blinks but takes it well. Lee throws a low kick, looking for Friman's leg but Friman calmly moves out of range. Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Friman tries a low kick but Lee avoids it. Friman tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it. Lee throws a shot from downtown. Friman moves away and avoids it. Donk. Lee catches Friman right on the button with a cross. Friman throws a hook but Lee blocks it. Friman scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valdemar Friman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. Friman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee clobbers Friman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Friman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Friman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover. Lewis Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Friman throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Friman is breathing heavily. Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friman manages to avoid it. Friman drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Friman throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Friman misses with a series of wild punches.
Friman misses with a wild combination.
Friman throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely. Lee looks to throw the jab but Friman is out of range. Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee cracks Friman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Friman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee moves to clinch but Friman breaks away and Friman counters with a nice kick to the body. Lee looks to land a right hand but Friman moved out of range. Lee misses with a straight right. Friman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Friman keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick. Friman tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Friman misses with a two punch combination.
Lee scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target. Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Friman under the eye. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Lee dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Lewis 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Lee. Lee checks a leg kick nicely. Lee lands a jab to the nose. Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Friman seems unphased.
Lee punishes Friman's body with a nice straight punch. Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Lee missing with a left hand there. Friman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Friman. Friman misses with a head kick.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Friman's shoulder, as Friman tries to avoid the shot. Friman lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily. A punch lands to the side of Friman 's head but he takes it in his stride. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Friman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Friman has time to react. Friman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Friman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Friman. Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friman.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friman.
Lee throws out a powerful jab. Lee lands an overhand right. A nice combination there by Friman.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Friman's head. Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Friman. Jab by Friman. Friman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Friman checks a low kick from Lee. Friman looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away. Friman cracks Lee with a good jab. Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friman moves away. A head kick from Friman lands but Lee takes it in his stride. A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Friman does a little dance to reset his feet. Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Friman misses with a series of wild punches.
Friman throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease. Friman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Friman is just out of range. Friman misses with the combination.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Friman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee scores with a nice strike. Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friman's calf. Lee with a nice cross. Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Friman is rocked! Friman misses the shot to the body. Friman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him? Friman misses with a head kick.
Friman seems to have recovered his senses. Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Lee. Friman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee drops Friman with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lee follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Lee!
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hype
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