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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Lusteer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lex Lusteer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lex Lusteer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lusteer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lusteer takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Lusteer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lusteer looks to land a combination but Tassen avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Tassen. That snapped Lusteer's head back.
Lusteer throws a series of punches but Tassen moves out of range.
Tassen tries to move into range but Lusteer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lusteer misses with a kick to the body.
Lusteer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tassen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lusteer throws a hook but Tassen blocks it.
Lusteer misses with a two punch combination.
Lusteer tries to score with a low kick but Tassen moves his leg out of the way.
Lusteer misses with the combination.
Tassen lands with a shot to the body.
Lusteer looks to land a right hand but Tassen moved out of range.
Lex Lusteer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tassen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tassen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lusteer to his feet.
Lusteer looks gassed!
Tassen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tassen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lusteer.
Tassen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tassen throwing strikes but Lusteer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tassen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tassen sneaks back into half guard.
Tassen is looking for a sweep. Lusteer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lusteer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tassen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tassen 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.
Tassen is working hard here to advance position.
Lusteer trying to control the position from guard on top but Tassen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tassen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lusteer is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tassen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lusteer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lusteer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tassen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lusteer has hold of Tassen's hands but Tassen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tassen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Tassen connects with a nice short shot to Lusteer's temple.
Tassen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lusteer defending well though.
Lusteer is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tassen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lusteer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tassen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lusteer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tassen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tassen passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tassen with shots to the head and body - Lusteer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tassen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tassen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tassen lands in his opponent's guard.
Lusteer wants to sweep but no luck.
Tassen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lusteer's guard.
Tassen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tassen with the ground and pound but Lusteer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tassen 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tassen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tassen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lusteer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tassen throwing strikes but missing.
Lusteer is breathing heavily.
Tassen postures up in Lusteer's guard and throws a big left but Lusteer blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusteer keeping full guard, as Tassen tries to pass.
Tassen preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lusteer tries to clinch up but Tassen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tassen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tassen ducks under a wild hook from Lusteer.
Tassen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tassen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tassen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusteer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tassen.
Tassen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lusteer has hold of Tassen's hands but Tassen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tassen wants to free his trapped foot but Lusteer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tassen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tassen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lusteer!
Lusteer is in a horrible position here. Tassen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen landing strikes from the mount and Lusteer is in trouble!
Tassen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lusteer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tassen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tassen is on top in guard.
Lusteer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen stands up over Lusteer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tassen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lusteer's head.
Lusteer is trying to control the position but Tassen postures up.
Tassen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tassen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Tassen there.
Lusteer has hold of Tassen's hands but Tassen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tassen working the head and body with strikes.
Tassen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tassen moves into full mount! Lusteer won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lusteer falls off balance throwing a combination
so Tassen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tassen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tassen with a nice head shot there.
Tassen throws and elbow that misses. Lusteer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tassen's guard. Nice move by Lusteer!
Lusteer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tassen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lusteer landing some decent shots from guard.
Tassen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tassen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tassen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lusteer is one step ahead there.
Tassen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tassen fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee Tassen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tassen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lusteer's guard.
Lusteer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tassen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lusteer.
Tassen stands up and beckons Lusteer to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen connects with a right hand. Lusteer shakes it off.
Lusteer throws a looping overhand right but Tassen ducks down to avoid it.
Lusteer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lusteer misses with a double jab
and Tassen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tassen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tassen showed some decent athleticism there.
Lusteer is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen passes to side control.
Lusteer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tassen is putting a hurting on Lusteer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tassen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lusteer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tassen working the ground and pound.
Tassen lands a nice forearm strike.
Lusteer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tassen connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen working the ground and pound from side control.
Lusteer is looking to reverse the position.
Tassen lands an elbow.
Lusteer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lusteer is trying to control Tassen's posture but Tassen avoids it.
Tassen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lusteer can do to turn this around?
Lusteer is looking to reverse the position.
Tassen lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lusteer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lusteer looks to clinch
and Tassen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lusteer wants to clinch
and Tassen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tassen working some strikes from top position.
Tassen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lusteer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tassen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tassen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tassen working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen working the body and head with strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lusteer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tassen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lusteer to see if he's OK.
Lusteer wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Tassen decides to stand back up.
Lusteer scoring well with a low kick there.
Lusteer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tassen scores a takedown into full mount!
Tassen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tassen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lusteer hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen is landing with some decent strikes but Lusteer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tassen breaks from Lusteer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tassen cracks Lusteer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee Tassen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lusteer is looking to get to half guard.
Tassen avoids the attempt from Lusteer to control.
Tassen with a couple of short strikes.
Tassen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lusteer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tassen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lusteer's face.
BOOM! Tassen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tassen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tassen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tassen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tassen landing punches.
Tassen lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen prevents Lusteer from getting the reversal.
Lusteer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lusteer wants to control but Tassen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tassen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lusteer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tassen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tassen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lusteer's head.
Tassen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen had his way with Lex Lusteer in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lusteer throws a left and a right that both miss
so Tassen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tassen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tassen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lusteer is keeping the position for now.
Lusteer is trying to control the position but Tassen postures up.
Tassen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lusteer's head.
Tassen postures up and lands a big shot to Lusteer's brow.
Tassen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tassen throwing strikes but missing.
Tassen distracts Lusteer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tassen is in close to Lusteer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lusteer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tassen manages to get himself to full guard.
Lusteer won't allow Tassen to get back to his feet.
Tassen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tassen tries to get out of the position.
Tassen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lusteer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Lusteer there.
Tassen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lusteer is just content to waste time from the top position. Tassen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lusteer trying to control but Tassen is working from the bottom.
Tassen wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lusteer throws a series of punches but Tassen moves out of range.
Tassen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lusteer misses with a body punch
and Tassen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusteer takes one on the button.
Tassen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tassen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tassen working the head and body with strikes.
Tassen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lusteer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tassen working the head and body with strikes.
Tassen cracks Lusteer with a big right hand but Lusteer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tassen is working Lusteer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tassen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lusteer prevents Tassen from moving into mount.
Lusteer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tassen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tassen lands an elbow.
Lee Tassen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tassen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lex Lusteer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lusteer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Tassen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tassen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Tassen!
Lee Tassen retains his featherweight title!
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