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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Lee (ranked 6205 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sol (ranked 5736 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Sol will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 cm
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145 lbs
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170 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Sol! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sol throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease. Sol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Sol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sol tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sol somewhat. Sol fails with the takedown. Samuel Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sol. Sol misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sol shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one. Lee lands a head kick. Sol smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sol's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sol duly obliges. Sol fails with the takedown. Lee throws a head kick but Sol moves out of range.
Sol lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sol. Sol blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Sol sees coming a mile off. Sol steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Lee keeps the fight on the outside. Sol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Sol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Lee appears to be looking for a big counter. Sol looks winded! Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Sol moves out of range easily. Lee throws a right and a left that Sol avoids nicely. Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sol avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sol gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lee to score an easy takedown into full guard. Sol is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sol shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Sol fails in his attempt to clinch. Lee throws a head kick but Sol moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sol shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well. Sol shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense. Lee throws a head kick but Sol moves out of range.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee has picked Sol up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. The fighters are battling for position here. Sol manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Lee stands up from Sol's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout. Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sol moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lee tries to bum rush Sol with a series of wild strikes but Sol uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sol tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Lee clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sol is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing. Sol avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee pulls Sol into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sol wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving. Sol stops Lee from standing up. Lee wriggles free and stands up. Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Sol manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lee keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Lee dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Lee drives through and clinches with Sol against the cage.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sol smiles and moves away.
Sol shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one. Lee is looking for a counter combo. Sol tries to clinch up and Lee counters with a two punch combo. Sol connects with a high kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sol shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Sol is breathing heavily. Sol tries to clinch up. Lee leaves Sol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Samuel Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sol.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sol shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Sol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sol avoids the head kick by Lee.
Despite the aggression on Sol's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. A punch combination from Lee misses. Sol doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Sol's guard. Lee stands up from Sol's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout. Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee looks to land a combination but Sol avoids it well. Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sol looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Good work by Sol as he checks the leg kick. Dan Sol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Sol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Sol darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Sol into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Samuel Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Sol's leg but Sol calmly moves out of range. Good leg kick by Sol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Lee. Sol fails with a takedown attempt. As Sol looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Sol just gets out of the way. Sol shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense. Lee throws a big counter combination but Sol scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Sol, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sol takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Sol is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Sol's guard. Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Sol looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sol can do to turn this around? Sol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Lee 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sol looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Sol persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing. Sol is looking to take this fight into the clinch. As Sol looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Sol just gets out of the way. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. A head kick misses from Lee. Sol dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Sol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee looks to land a combination but Sol avoids it well. Sol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Samuel Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sol. Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Sol wants to get back to his feet but Lee passes into half guard.
Lee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Sol is trying desperately to improve position. Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sol's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee content just to control the position here. Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sol for as long as he can get away with. BOOM! Lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Samuel Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sol can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee looking to control but Sol is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sol's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Sol is having none of it. Lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Lee with shots to the head and body - Sol looks very uncomfortable down there. Sol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The referee warns Sol that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sol?
Lee looking to finish Sol with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sol!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee scoring with strikes but Sol is staying in there. Sol takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Sol is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action. Lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sol is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sol and Lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sol is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight! Samuel Lee showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
48% |
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