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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Lee enters the cage!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Blankenship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to clinch
and Blankenship holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blankenship could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lee trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Lee is working Blankenship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Blankenship is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blankenship is adopting a defensive guard.
Blankenship keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Blankenship keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blankenship looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blankenship knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Blankenship struggling a bit here.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Blankenship is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee cracks Blankenship with a big right hand but Blankenship just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lee working away.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Blankenship is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Lee!
A less than humble Mike Lee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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