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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wutang Lee (ranked 1278 p4p, 196 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 638 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wutang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tepes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tepes can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Tepes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tepes tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Tepes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee tries a body shot but Tepes blocks it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A short left from Lee.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes.
A short right from Tepes on the inside.
Tepes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes is working Lee over against the cage.
Tepes works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Tepes tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Tepes as the two fighters clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Lee lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tepes.
Tepes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tepes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tepes connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Tepes as he connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Tepes to acknowledge the strikes.
Tepes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee slips a jab from Tepes.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes scores with a nice body kick.
Lee cracks Tepes with an open hand slap.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Tepes's head back.
Tepes takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee lands with a straight right. Tepes didn't see that one coming.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes is looking to land body kicks.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tepes will feel that in the morning.
Tepes scores with a shot to the body.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Tepes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tepes scores with a push kick.
Tepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Tepes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tepes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes lands with a cross.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tepes connects with a crisp jab.
Tepes lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes lands a body shot.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Tepes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tepes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tepes can turn it around.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tepes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A short left from Tepes.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tepes.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
Tepes scores with a shoulder strike.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Tepes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Tepes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Tepes.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a series of punches but Tepes avoids them all with ease.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Tepes is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Tepes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Tepes with an uppercut!
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tepes to score with a decent uppercut.
A left lands for Lee.
Tepes takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Tepes misses the shot to the body.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Tepes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tepes avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Tepes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Tepes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Tepes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that Tepes avoids nicely.
Tepes has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tepes.
A hook to the body from Tepes.
Tepes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes misses with the head strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Tepes misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tepes takes one on the button.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Lee.
Tepes misses with a combination
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Wutang Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
Tepes moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes lands a jab to the nose.
Lee is rocked!
Tepes is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Lee flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lee is out cold! Tepes holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Tepes!
An out of breath Bruno Tepes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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