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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imbula comes to the cage accompanied by ~Apache~. Sin has chosen Original Nuttah as his entrance music. Lee Sin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cheik Imbula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sin throws a low kick but Imbula moves out of range easily.
Imbula takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Imbula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Imbula.
Imbula lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sin misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbula misses with an uppercut
and Sin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Imbula. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Imbula counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula throws a right hand that misses
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imbula takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Imbula swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sin.
Imbula lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Imbula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Imbula coming out on top.
Sin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Imbula can pounce on him.
Sin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Imbula under the eye.
Imbula throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sin avoids the head kick by Imbula.
Sin misses with a looping left.
Sin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imbula takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sin slips under a jab from Imbula.
Imbula ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Imbula misses with an uppercut.
Imbula chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Imbula swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Imbula throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
Imbula thuds his shin into the meat of Sin's side.
Imbula scores with a nice head shot.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
Imbula misses with an uppercut.
Imbula slips a straight right by Sin.
Imbula misses with a hook
and Sin counters with a low kick, right behind Imbula 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Imbula misses with a body kick.
Sin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sin misses with a hook. Imbula ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Sin.
Imbula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Imbula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Imbula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sin under the eye.
A big left from Imbula misses.
Imbula moves out of range of the strikes.
Sin throws a body punch but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
Imbula throws a body punch but Sin moves out of range.
Imbula throws a lazy uppercut
and Sin counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
Imbula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Imbula throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Sin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imbula moves away.
Imbula tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Sin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Imbula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sin throws a body punch but Imbula moves out of range.
Imbula misses with a looping right.
Sin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Imbula misses with a body shot.
Imbula thows a leg kick but Sin checks it
and Sin counters with a straight right hand.
Imbula misses with a hook
and Sin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheik Imbula dominated that round.
That's time! Imbula's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Imbula throws a hook but Sin blocks it.
It seemed like Sin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Imbula has got the better of the exchanges.
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
Sin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Imbula lands a front kick.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imbula.
Imbula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
Nice shot by Imbula.
Sin throws a push kick but Imbula slaps the foot to one side.
Sin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Imbula misses with an uppercut. Sin saw that one coming.
Sin throws a jab when Imbula was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Imbula dips to his left and cracks Sin with an uppercut!
Sin throws a wild body kick that Imbula sees coming a mile off.
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
Imbula half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Sin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Imbula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imbula.
Imbula tries to score with a low kick but Sin moves his leg out of the way.
Cheik Imbula is winning the standup battle so far.
Imbula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin blocks a leg kick.
Imbula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sin lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Imbula momentarily.
Imbula ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Imbula thows a leg kick but Sin checks it
and Sin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Sin misses with a hook. Imbula ducked under it nicely.
Imbula lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Imbula scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
Imbula misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Sin misses.
Imbula throws a hook to the side of Sin's head but Sin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Imbula lands a leg kick that knocks Sin off balance momentarily.
Imbula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula connects with a single shot there.
Imbula misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sin.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula looks to land a left hand but Sin moved out of range nicely.
Sin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Imbula doesn't seem bothered though.
Sin throws a jab but it's blocked by Imbula.
Imbula thumps Sin with a low kick.
Imbula scores with a head kick.
Sin checks the leg kick.
Sin tries a quick counter leg kick but Imbula is wise to it.
Imbula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sin. That did some damage!
Imbula misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Imbula
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Imbula tries to work over Sin's front leg with a kick but Sin checks it.
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!
Sin checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Imbula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Imbula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Imbula scrambles back to his feet.
Imbula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Imbula misses with a shot to the body
and Sin counters with a nice right hand that sends Imbula toppling to the canvas! Imbula scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sin finish him?!
Imbula is rocked!
Imbula throws a push kick but Sin slaps the foot to one side.
Oh Imbula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
Imbula pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sin is out of range and Imbula settles back down.
Sin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Imbula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sin misses with a right hand
and Imbula counters with a stiff right hand.
Sin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Imbula sprawling to the canvas! Imbula rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sin finish him?!
A big left from Imbula misses.
Imbula throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.
Sin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Sin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Imbula connects with a jab.
Imbula throws a front kick aimed at Sin's knee but Sin avoids it well.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Imbula tries to work over Sin's front leg with a kick but Sin checks it.
Sin cracks Imbula with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Imbula tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Imbula is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Sin!
After winning the bout, Lee Sin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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