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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lee Sin - By Riot. Lee Sin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Sin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin clinches up against the cage.
Sin lands a right hand.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a body shot from Sin.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Smith.
Sin lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Sin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sin controlling the action here for a moment.
Sin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Sin tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sin.
Sin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Sin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Sin misses with a straight left.
Sin lands a slapping body shot.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sin.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Sin throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries a low kick but Sin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Sin throws a leg kick
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith motions for Sin to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Sin finds it's target.
Sin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sin cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Sin is out of range.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith checks a low kick from Sin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sin counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sin.
Sin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Sin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Sin lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sin.
Sin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Sin won't allow it.
Sin takes a shot to the head.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Sin.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sin gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Sin lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Sin.
Sin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sin scores with a hook to the body.
Smith looks winded!
Sin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sin.
Sin breaks from the clinch.
Sin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sin.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Sin there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a combination
and Sin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Lee Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin's corner calls for a 1-2. Sin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sin fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Sin throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sin.
Sin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Sin finish him?
A slapping body kick lands there for Sin.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Sin drops his shoulder and cracks Smith with a huge uppercut! Smith goes down! Can Sin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sin has passed into side control.
Sin trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sin's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to roll over but Sin keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sin.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Sin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sin controlling the action here.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Sin is keeping busy.
Sin passes into side control, despite Smith's attempt to control the position.
Sin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Sin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sin is chipping away with strikes.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sin.
Sin grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Sin scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sin happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Smith is not content to let Sin control the position.
Sin prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Sin taking a breather here.
Smith is trying to control Sin's posture but Sin avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sin tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Sin with a nice cross.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sin lands with a right hand.
Sin lands a right hook to the body.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Sin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Sin thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sin pushes Smith away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sin thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sin drops Smith with a right and a left! Sin comes rushing in but Smith regains his composure and manages to keep Sin in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Sin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sin wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Lee Sin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Sin has control of the leg.
Sin is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Sin controlling from the full mount.
Sin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Sin wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Sin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Sin is having none of it.
Sin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Sin lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sin with a couple of short strikes.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sin tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Sin lands a big elbow.
Sin postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Smith is out cold - huge knockout for Sin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lee Sin!
Lee Sin retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Lee Sin gave a big smile as he said 'Blindness is no impairment against a smelly enemy.'.
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energy
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