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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton has chosen She Knows as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Newton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch
and Newton counters with a left to the body.
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Newton trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newton throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Newton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton working aggressively here.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
A head kick from Newton lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Newton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newton. Newton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Christopher Newton has been cut.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Newton counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Newton to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Newton throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Newton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newton has time to react.
Lee tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee wants to clinch up but Newton keeps it at a distance.
Lee pushes Newton up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee digs a right hand into Newton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newton's gas tank.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Newton won't want to take too many of those.
Newton looks winded!
Newton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Newton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Newton blocks a body shot from Lee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newton working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee has Newton pressed against the ropes, preventing Newton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newton! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Newton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Liam Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee is working Newton over against the ropes.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newton.
Lee tries to stall but Newton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Newton thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNewton.
Lee moves to clinch but Newton breaks away
and Newton counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick.
Christopher Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newton is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newton's face.
That has opened up Christopher Newton's cut even more.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Newton won't want to take too many of those.
Lee wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
It seemed like Newton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Newton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liam Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee just leaning against Newton, taking a breather.
Newton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee has Newton pressed against the ropes, preventing Newton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Newton is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Christopher Newton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liam Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee has Newton pressed against the ropes.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newton.
Newton throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Newton catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Newton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Newton blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Newton's ribcage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Newton's ribcage.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Newton shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee pushes Newton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee working Newton over with knees to the body.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Newton takes an elbow to the temple.
Christopher Newton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newton keeps the fight on the outside.
Newton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Despite the aggression on Newton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Liam Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Christopher Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee has Newton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newton throws a good cross that connects.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newton in his tracks.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newton manages to circle out of the way.
Newton throws a leg kick
and Lee counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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