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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Worner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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173 cm
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135 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worner throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee avoids the head kick by Worner.
Worner throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Worner backing up. Worner nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but Worner is blocking nicely.
Lee stands up out of the half guard.
Lee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Worner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Worner misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Worner.
Worner misses with a head kick.
Worner throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Worner didn't expect that.
Worner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Worner, up you get!
Worner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Worner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Worner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Worner is controlling the position.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Worner.
Worner misses with a looping right.
Worner misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Worner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee decides to stand up.
Lee avoids the head kick by Worner.
Worner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worner throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
Lee scoring with punches and elbows.
Worner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee stands up.
Worner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worner tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Worner looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Worner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Xavier Worner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worner takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee forces Worner back against the cage and clinches.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
Worner tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Worner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee wants to break free but Worner has control.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worner throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Worner won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders Worner to his feet.
Worner throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lee looks winded!
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Worner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Worner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Worner throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Worner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Worner didn't expect that.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Worner wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Worner keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Worner, up you get!
Lee lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Lee lands but Worner takes it in his stride.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worner lands with a slapping head kick.
Worner throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Whack! Worner lands a heavy head kick that drops Lee. The ref tackles Worner to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lee was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Xavier Worner!
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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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