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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira's entrance music is BJJ song . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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186 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Vieira. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Vieira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vieira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Vieira trying to control from the bottom.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vieira's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira is positioning himself well to prevent Lee advancing to mount.
Vieira trying to control here.
Vieira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vieira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Vieira trying to control the position here.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Vieira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Vieira!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Vieira wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vieira trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vieira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vieira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vieira tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Vieira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vieira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Vieira's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vieira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Vieira misses with a straight right.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vieira's hands.
Vieira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee pushes Vieira up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vieira tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vieira digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Vieira scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vieira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vieira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is not content to let Vieira control the position.
Vieira is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vieira trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Vieira is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira controls the position from side control.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vieira wants to take a breather but Lee manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vieira.
Lee looking to control.
That's two 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.
Vieira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to sweep here but Vieira controlling him for the moment.
Vieira passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vieira is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vieira wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Vieira blocks the low kick.
Vieira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vieira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Temujin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira throws a body kick that misses
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Vieira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Temujin Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Vieira misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee stuns Vieira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vieira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Vieira shakes him off and moves away.
Vieira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieira misses with a straight left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vieira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Vieira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Vieira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vieira. Vieira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
Lee thows a leg kick but Vieira checks it
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Vieira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vieira throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Vieira.
Vieira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Temujin Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vieira if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Vieira does it's job there.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vieira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee lands an overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vieira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vieira on the side of the head.
Vieira throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Vieira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vieira seems keen to control Lee's posture.
Lee controlling from the top position.
Vieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Rodolfo Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is working hard here to advance position.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stands up over Vieira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vieira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vieira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vieira's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vieira. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vieira throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Vieira swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Lee tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Temujin Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vieira gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Vieira moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee defending well as Vieira loads up on a big left hand.
Vieira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vieira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Vieira throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Vieira thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee lands a body shot.
Vieira throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temujin Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temujin Lee!
Rodolfo Vieira spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn, this loss stings, but then again, I might learn from it'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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