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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brahim Skenderi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brahim Skenderi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skenderi counters by clinching up.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skenderi prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Skenderi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Michael Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skenderi slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Skenderi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Skenderi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skenderi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch there but Skenderi circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skenderi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skenderi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Skenderi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skenderi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee keeping full guard, as Skenderi tries to pass.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Skenderi is proving a slippery customer.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Skenderi manages to get to full guard.
Lee trying to control but Skenderi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skenderi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to control from the top but Skenderi keeps moving.
Lee tries to stand but Skenderi is controlling from the bottom.
Skenderi is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Skenderi keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skenderi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into side control.
Skenderi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Skenderi is breathing heavily.
Skenderi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Skenderi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee working the ground and pound but Skenderi is defending the strikes.
Lee decides to stand back up. Lee steps back and let's Skenderi get back to his feet.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 shoots and misses
and Skenderi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brahim Skenderi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Lee.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Skenderi is having none of it.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Skenderi is proving a slippery customer.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom.
Lee is trying to keep Skenderi in close.
Skenderi wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skenderi stops Lee from standing up.
Lee wants to control the position but Skenderi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brahim Skenderi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee throws a series of punches but Skenderi avoids them all with ease.
Lee tries to clinch up but Skenderi circles away and keeps his distance.
Skenderi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee is trying to keep Skenderi in close.
Lee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Skenderi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brahim Skenderi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skenderi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skenderi won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to keep Skenderi in close.
Skenderi tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Skenderi keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee wants to clinch up but Skenderi keeps it at a distance.
Lee cracks the inside of Skenderi's front leg.
Lee tries to clinch but Skenderi moves out of range.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skenderi throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skenderi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brahim Skenderi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skenderi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Skenderi feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch but Skenderi is avoiding it.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skenderi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Skenderi slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skenderi defends it nicely.
Brahim Skenderi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Lee.
Skenderi throws a head kick that misses.
Skenderi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Skenderi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Skenderi is dominant here and he's now got Lee's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee wants to control his opponent's hands but Skenderi gets his hands free.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the strikes from Skenderi.
Skenderi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lee is defending well though. Skenderi let's go of the attempt for now.
Skenderi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lee is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Skenderi 's hooks.
Skenderi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lee is now in Skenderi's guard. A big mistake from Skenderi there, giving up the dominant position!
Lee advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skenderi keeps working.
Lee prevents Skenderi from improving his position.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Skenderi is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brahim Skenderi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up
so Skenderi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Skenderi wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee keeping full guard, as Skenderi tries to pass.
Skenderi won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skenderi wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Skenderi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lee is trying to keep Skenderi in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing Skenderi any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee dives in and grabs Skenderi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skenderi pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skenderi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skenderi is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
Skenderi gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee wants to improve his position but Skenderi is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Skenderi manages to move to mount!
Skenderi avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Skenderi controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skenderi looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Skenderi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Skenderi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four 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 wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
You get the feeling that Lee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skenderi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee tries to hold on but Skenderi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Skenderi has a good base and remains in mount.
Michael Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brahim Skenderi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee throwing hammer fists to the chest of Skenderi. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Brahim Skenderi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skenderi, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brahim Skenderi!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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