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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amelie Poulain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amelie Poulain!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Poulain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poulain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Poulain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Poulain manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poulain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee is trying to control the position but Poulain postures up.
Lee working for a triangle but Poulain defends it easily.
Poulain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poulain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Poulain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Poulain trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulain trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poulain stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amelie Poulain wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lee dives in and grabs Poulain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poulain pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulain throws a body kick that misses.
Poulain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee wants to improve his position but Poulain is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poulain postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Poulain sitting in guard here, content to control.
Poulain wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Poulain postures up.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amelie Poulain.
Lee tries for a takedown but Poulain circles away easily
and Poulain counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poulain counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Poulain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Poulain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee wants to control but Poulain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee wants to improve his position but Poulain is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amelie Poulain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee blocks the body kick.
Poulain throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Poulain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good shot there by Poulain.
Poulain cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Poulain gets a takedown into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Poulain. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Poulain prevents Lee from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amelie Poulain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poulain trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee won't allow Poulain to pass to mount.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Poulain has control of the leg.
Poulain winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee wants to improve his position but Poulain is controlling well.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poulain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Poulain has passed into side control.
Poulain trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poulain.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Poulain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Poulain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulain working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Poulain working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Poulain is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Poulain has control of the leg.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Poulain working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee moves into full guard.
Lee is trying to keep Poulain in close.
Poulain won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Poulain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee is trying to control the position but Poulain postures up.
Poulain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Poulain from controlling successfully.
Poulain preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poulain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Poulain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amelie Poulain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddy Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Poulain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poulain tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain regains half guard.
Lee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Poulain as he works his way to full guard.
Poulain trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Poulain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lee has Poulain in his guard.
Lee pulls Poulain in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee working for a triangle but Poulain defends it easily.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poulain's guard.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Poulain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poulain is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulain works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Poulain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Poulain trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Poulain passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Poulain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulain trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Poulain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee trying to control but Poulain postures up.
Lee wants to improve his position but Poulain is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poulain lands with a punch from half guard.
Poulain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee is pressing down on Poulain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Amelie Poulain just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Freddy Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poulain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee checks a low kick from Poulain.
Amelie Poulain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Poulain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poulain works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poulain wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Lee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee is rocked!
Freddy Lee's cut is getting worse.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poulain looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lee covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amelie Poulain!
Amelie Poulain is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Amelie Poulain, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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