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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Rancid - Dead Bodies. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Sweet Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Jones.
It looks like Liam Lee has been cut.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Jones 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.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones walks into a jab.
Lee scores with a jab.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
It looks like Lee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Sweet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Lee with a hook.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Lee pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Jones cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Liam Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liam Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Lee lands a body punch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Jones shrugs it off though.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee slips under a jab.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sweet Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Liam Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Jones down.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Jones down.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
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 Liam Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Lee tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Lee misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones lands with a cross.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones walks into a jab.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Lee slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Liam Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Lee has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Sweet Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam Lee.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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