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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Bryant (ranked 7363 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanh Lee (ranked 6493 p4p, 0 weight class). Thanh Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elijah Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thanh Lee!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
so Bryant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bryant postures up.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bryant is controlling him.
Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bryant escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bryant asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Bryant prevents Lee from escaping the position.
Bryant works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bryant is chipping away with strikes.
Bryant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bryant 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.
Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee wants to control but Bryant is keeping busy.
Lee is looking to escape.
Bryant is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
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. Bryant connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Bryant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant 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.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Lee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bryant jumps into side control!
Bryant works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A control attempt from Lee but he's now mounted!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bryant with the ground and pound from mount.
Bryant cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Bryant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bryant avoids it really well and circles away.
As Lee looks to move away, Bryant throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Bryant works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lee wants to control the position but Bryant says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lee is trying to control but Bryant manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to hold on but Bryant postures up.
Bryant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Bryant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Bryant avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Bryant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Bryant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bryant working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Bryant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Bryant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Elijah Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bryant avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Bryant unloading with bombs!
Bryant unloading with bombs!
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Bryant lands a nice shot to the head.
Bryant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bryant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Bryant 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. This is the final round!
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee pushes Bryant off but Bryant dives into side control.
Bryant is chipping away with strikes.
Bryant in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bryant lands a few punches from side control.
Bryant decides to stand back up. Bryant steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to break free but Bryant has control.
A short right from Bryant.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bryant smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bryant tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bryant to the ground. Bryant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bryant is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
Bryant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Bryant counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Bryant passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Bryant there.
Bryant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryant 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.
Lee has hold of Bryant's hands but Bryant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bryant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant lands strikes from half guard.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bryant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryant is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bryant to get the leverage.
Bryant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thanh Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elijah Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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