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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beto Matielli (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 White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Ken Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beto Matielli!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Matielli!
Matielli regains half guard.
Matielli actively working from the bottom here.
Matielli regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matielli on the ground.
Matielli working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Matielli keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Matielli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Matielli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matielli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matielli looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matielli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee won't allow Matielli to sweep him here.
Matielli looks gassed!
Lee postures up in Matielli's guard and throws a big left but Matielli blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Matielli is keeping the position.
Lee postures up in Matielli's guard and throws a big left but Matielli blocks it.
Matielli keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matielli keeps working.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Matielli managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Matielli manages to get back to half guard.
Matielli looking for submissions off his back.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matielli's head.
Matielli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matielli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
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 Matielli's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is working for a kimura but Matielli is defending it quite comfortably.
Matielli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matielli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matielli actively working from the bottom here.
Lee is taking a breather. Matielli 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.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee drives through and clinches with Matielli against the cage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Matielli avoids the damage to the body.
Matielli looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matielli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee is working Matielli over against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee works over Matielli's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Matielli's ribcage.
Lee successfully pulls guard.
Matielli preventing the sweep.
Matielli drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Matielli off! Matielli jumps back into Lee's guard.
Matielli is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee trying to control but Matielli is working from the bottom.
Matielli looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Matielli's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matielli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Matielli regains guard immediately.
Matielli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stand up but Matielli won't let him.
Lee trying to control but Matielli is working from the bottom.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lee wants to control from the top but Matielli keeps moving.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Matielli blocks nicely.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matielli trying to remain calm as Lee controls from the top position.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Matielli has escaped the position, nice work there.
Matielli is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee jumps guard and drags Matielli to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee pulls Matielli in to control the position.
Lee will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Matielli has passed into side control.
Matielli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Lee isn't going anywhere.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ken Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee tries to buck Matielli off but Matielli is having none of it.
Lee throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee clinches.
Lee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matielli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee is nestled in close to Matielli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matielli's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matielli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matielli actively working from the bottom here.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matielli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee pulls guard successfully.
Lee has his foot on Matielli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matielli works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee is pulling down on Matielli's head to control his posture.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matielli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matielli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matielli drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Matielli off! Matielli jumps back into Lee's guard.
Matielli drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Matielli off! Matielli jumps back into Lee's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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