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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Foster Britt (ranked 8753 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Rowlands (ranked 8381 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Rowlands looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Foster Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Rowlands!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowlands scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Foster Britt has been cut.
A punch combination from Rowlands misses.
It looked like Britt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rowlands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rowlands.
Britt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rowlands pushes Britt up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt jumps guard but Rowlands turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Britt manages to pull guard.
Rowlands stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rowlands doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Britt counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlands throws a good cross that connects.
Rowlands tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowlands somewhat.
Foster Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Rowlands.
Rowlands misses with a head kick.
It looked like Britt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rowlands.
Rowlands tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Britt swivels and escapes.
Rowlands looks winded!
Rowlands closes the distance and clinches up with Britt, looking for a takedown. Rowlands pushes Britt against the cage but Britt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Britt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Britt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt tries to stand and escape but Rowlands actually recovers to full guard.
Rowlands being controlled here, momentarily.
Britt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Britt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Britt lands a couple of digs.
Britt stays in close to Rowlands's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Britt 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.
Britt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rowlands for as long as he can get away with.
Rowlands is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rowlands 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.
Britt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Britt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Britt gets tackled into the cage by Rowlands. Rowlands maintains the clinch.
Rowlands drops down looking for an ankle pick but Britt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rowlands has closed the distance and engaged Britt in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rowlands is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Rowlands will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Foster Britt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rowlands.
Rowlands misses with a takedown attempt - Britt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Britt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Britt has a takedown stuffed.
Lee Rowlands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowlands fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Britt avoids it really well and circles away.
Foster Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Rowlands.
Rowlands is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowlands tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rowlands is trying to stand up here but Britt is controlling him well.
Britt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Britt prevents Rowlands from improving his position.
Britt controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowlands is trying to control but can't.
Britt lands with a punch from half guard.
Britt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Britt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Britt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Britt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Foster Britt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Britt continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlands wants to get back to full guard.
Rowlands wants to control but Britt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rowlands shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Britt sprawls well. Britt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rowlands gets slowly back to his feet.
Britt fails with a takedown attempt.
Britt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rowlands tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Britt is in Rowlands's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Britt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Britt landing with the ground and pound.
Britt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rowlands had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Britt defends it easily.
Britt connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foster Britt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Foster Britt's cut.
That's time! Britt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Britt avoids the head kick by Rowlands.
Britt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rowlands misses with a double jab.
It looked like Britt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rowlands connects with a looping right hand.
Rowlands shoots in but no luck this time.
Britt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rowlands plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rowlands is looking to clinch but Britt is avoiding it.
Lee Rowlands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Britt shoots in and drives through. Rowlands sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rowlands shoots in for a takedown but Britt shows good takedown defense.
Rowlands takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Britt misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt tries for a takedown but Rowlands sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Britt fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foster Britt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Britt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Britt prevents Rowlands from standing back up.
Britt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Britt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
More hug and hope from Britt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee Rowlands is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlands tries to close the distance and clinch but Britt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Britt avoids the head kick by Rowlands.
It looked like Britt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Britt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Britt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rowlands sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rowlands is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Britt ducks under a wild hook from Rowlands.
Rowlands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowlands tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Britt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Britt shoots for a double leg takedown but Rowlands sprawls well. He's pushed Britt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rowlands throws a low kick, looking for Britt's leg but Britt calmly moves out of range.
Rowlands tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rowlands tries to clinch but Britt moves away
and Britt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Britt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Britt backs off Rowlands throws a huge counter combo but Britt manages to avoid it all.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rowlands throws a series of punches but Britt moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Rowlands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rowlands has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lee Rowlands!
Lee Rowlands decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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