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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bongo Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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139 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bongo Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Lee!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Drum does no damage.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drum gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee prevents Drum from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Drum's temple.
Drum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drum is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee passes to full mount!
Lee looking to ground and pound but Drum is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drum is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drum's face.
Lee won't let Drum get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drum blocking the ground and pound.
Drum's coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lee misses with a head shot.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drum blocking the ground and pound.
Drum wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Drum is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Lee lands a couple of good shots and Drum has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Drum is rocked!
Lee is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Lee gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Lee gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Lee apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee prevents Drum from breaking the clinch.
Drum slows down the pace here.
Drum blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drum gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bongo Drum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Lee.
Drum can't break the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Drum in his tracks for a moment.
Drum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drum being controlled against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Drum won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drum works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Drum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee scores with a takedown into Drum's guard.
Drum wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drum's head.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Drum has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drum misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Drum both land. Nice combination.
Lee is rocked!
Drum misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drum tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lee is in Drum's guard.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drum is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Drum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drum trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Lee.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drum defending well though.
Drum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Drum defends it.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drum leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Drum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bongo Drum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Lee.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Drum manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Drum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Drum misses.
Drum tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bongo Drum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Drum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bongo Drum will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee drives through with a takedown into Drum's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee distracts Drum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drum tries to get out of the position.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Drum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee prevents Drum from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Drum is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drum closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drum is one step ahead there.
Drum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drum wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drum is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Drum from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drum fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drum is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Drum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Drum!
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drum looks a forlorn figure.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drum's face.
Lee lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Drum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Lee postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Drum bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lee and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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