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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nambara's choice of entrance music: This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nambara connects with a body shot.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Nambara wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Nambara blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Nambara counters with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nambara - that will leave a mark!
Nambara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nambara stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Nambara scores with a push kick.
Nambara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nambara misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nambara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nambara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nambara throws a combination that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Nezu Nambara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara checks a low kick from Lee.
Nambara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nambara tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nambara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nambara clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Nambara misses.
Nambara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nambara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nambara tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nambara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Nambara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nambara connects with a body shot.
Nambara misses with a body kick.
Good work by Nambara as he checks the leg kick.
Nambara throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nambara tries to clinch up.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nambara misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nambara is able to avoid easily.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Nambara's ribcage but misses.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Nambara moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Nambara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nambara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nambara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Nambara throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nambara tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Nambara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Nambara is just out of range.
Nambara scores with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Nambara.
Nambara moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nambara wants to clinch.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nambara. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Nambara misses.
Nambara punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Nambara misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nambara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nambara takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Nambara has double underhooks.
Nambara throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Nambara.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Nambara moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Nambara misses with a low kick.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nambara.
Nezu Nambara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nambara.
Nambara connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nambara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Nambara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nambara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nambara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara throws a nice head kick!
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a right and a left that Nambara avoids nicely.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee slips a jab from Nambara.
Nambara throws a leg kick
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nambara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nambara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Nambara is controlling the position.
Nambara can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nambara lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good work by Nambara as he checks the leg kick.
Lee lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Nambara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nambara wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Nambara moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nambara.
Nambara throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses.
Nambara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Nambara.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses.
Nambara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nambara wants to clinch.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Nambara keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Nambara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nambara with a hook.
Nezu Nambara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nambara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nambara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Nambara both land. Nice combination.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nambara lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nambara walks into a left hand.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Nambara.
Nambara motions for Lee to come forward. Nambara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nambara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Nambara lands with a cross.
Nambara lands a lovely overhand right.
Nambara closes the distance and clinches.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee is trying to break free.
Nambara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Nezu Nambara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara scores with a shoulder strike.
Nambara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Nambara keeps him there for the moment.
Nambara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nambara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nambara tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Nambara.
Nambara digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barney Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nambara landing knees to the head.
Nambara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to break free.
Nambara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Nambara is controlling the position.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee takes a swing at Nambara's ribcage but misses.
Nambara connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Nambara moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Nambara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries to circle away but Nambara has him pinned against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee lunges at Nambara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nambara's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nambara fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nezu Nambara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nambara 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nezu Nambara!
Nezu Nambara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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