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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uhtred Bebbanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Rancid - Dead Bodies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
20 - 8 - 2 |
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185 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uhtred Bebbanburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Bebbanburg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Bebbanburg has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound.
Bebbanburg lands a few punches from side control.
Bebbanburg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bebbanburg working away.
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bebbanburg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bebbanburg connects with a decent elbow.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bebbanburg connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Bebbanburg scoring with strikes.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Bebbanburg cracks Lee with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Bebbanburg tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bebbanburg lands a few punches from side control.
Bebbanburg working away.
Bebbanburg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ground and pound from Bebbanburg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bebbanburg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee wants to control but Bebbanburg postures up.
Bebbanburg lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound but Lee is defending the strikes.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Bebbanburg tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bebbanburg cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bebbanburg in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Bebbanburg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bebbanburg scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound but Lee is defending the strikes.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bebbanburg cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bebbanburg lands a few punches from side control.
Lee holds on to Bebbanburg's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lee wants to control but Bebbanburg postures up.
Bebbanburg landing a few strikes.
Bebbanburg working the ground and pound.
Bebbanburg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bebbanburg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
Bebbanburg lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bebbanburg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Lee wants to control but Bebbanburg postures up.
An elbow from Bebbanburg crashes against the mat.
Bebbanburg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Bebbanburg scoring with strikes.
Bebbanburg throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bebbanburg is chipping away with strikes.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bebbanburg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bebbanburg scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bebbanburg working the body and head with strikes.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lee is rocked!
Bebbanburg lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Bebbanburg finish him?
Bebbanburg has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bebbanburg cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bebbanburg with a couple of short strikes.
Lee tries to hold on but Bebbanburg pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Bebbanburg.
Lee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bebbanburg thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Bebbanburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bebbanburg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bebbanburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to improve his position but Bebbanburg is controlling well.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bebbanburg scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uhtred Bebbanburg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee leaves Bebbanburg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee tries to clinch but Bebbanburg moves out of range.
Bebbanburg attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bebbanburg fails with the takedown.
Bebbanburg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uhtred Bebbanburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bebbanburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bebbanburg takes a kick to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bebbanburg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebbanburg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bebbanburg off to one side.
Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bebbanburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bebbanburg is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Bebbanburg avoids a kick to the body.
Bebbanburg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bebbanburg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bebbanburg moves out of range of the body kick.
Liam Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee forces Bebbanburg back against the cage and clinches.
Lee tries a body shot but Bebbanburg blocks it.
Bebbanburg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Bebbanburg is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bebbanburg's defenses.
It looks like Uhtred Bebbanburg has been cut.
Bebbanburg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee is working Bebbanburg over against the cage.
Bebbanburg takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bebbanburg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Bebbanburg backwards.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee cracks Bebbanburg with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Bebbanburg 's eye.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bebbanburg.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bebbanburg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Bebbanburg shrugs off.
Uhtred Bebbanburg's cut is getting worse.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bebbanburg.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bebbanburg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Uhtred Bebbanburg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Bebbanburg.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bebbanburg backwards.
Lee gets through Bebbanburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bebbanburg tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Bebbanburg drops back down to his feet.
Bebbanburg jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bebbanburg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Bebbanburg is keeping the position.
Bebbanburg is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bebbanburg's guard.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
Bebbanburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bebbanburg has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bebbanburg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bebbanburg off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uhtred Bebbanburg'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. This is the final round!
Lee lands a jab to Bebbanburg's midsection.
Bebbanburg has a takedown stuffed.
Bebbanburg tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bebbanburg avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Bebbanburg slips the punch.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bebbanburg shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uhtred Bebbanburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee leaves Bebbanburg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Bebbanburg attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Lee looks for the body kick but Bebbanburg saw that one coming.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Bebbanburg in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Bebbanburg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Bebbanburg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Bebbanburg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bebbanburg tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bebbanburg tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jeez, Uhtred Bebbanburg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bebbanburg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lee to the mat. Lee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee is trying to control the position but Bebbanburg postures up.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bebbanburg manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Bebbanburg won't let him.
Lee trying to control but Bebbanburg is working from the bottom.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Bebbanburg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg controlling Lee's posture.
Lee wants to stand but Bebbanburg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bebbanburg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee wants to stand but Bebbanburg is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bebbanburg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Bebbanburg. Bebbanburg gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bebbanburg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Bebbanburg back into the cage.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Bebbanburg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Bebbanburg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:28
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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energy
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hype
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