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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bomber (ranked 1994 p4p, 229 weight class) and Nazz Lee (ranked 2608 p4p, 285 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dale Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bomber misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bomber.
Bomber seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bomber lands with a nice body punch.
Bomber defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bomber's sensitive parts.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Lee backs away, Bomber returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bomber to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee passes to side control.
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bomber is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to control but Bomber is keeping him busy.
Bomber prevents Lee from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Bomber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
Lee advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee tries to control but Bomber wriggling away.
Lee wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bomber has given up his back.
Bomber just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bomber prevents Lee from getting a body triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bomber doesn't escape.
Lee is looking for a choke. Bomber gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Bomber manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bomber's guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bomber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a hand on Bomber's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bomber takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bomber controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nazz Lee will probably get the nod.
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.
Bomber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bomber looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bomber.
Bomber throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a jab.
Bomber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bomber misses.
Lee shoots in but Bomber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee on the wrong end of 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 shoots for a takedown but Bomber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bomber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bomber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bomber is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Bomber is working from the bottom.
Bomber keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee trying to control but Bomber is working from the bottom.
Lee pushing down on Bomber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Bomber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to take Bomber's back but he can't do it this time.
Lee goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bomber is on top in guard.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Bomber pushes his legs off easily.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bomber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Bomber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee passes to side control.
Bomber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee swings around for an armbar but Bomber sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Lee 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.
Bomber has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nazz Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bomber throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bomber appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Bomber misses the jab.
Bomber moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLee.
Bomber is looking to land body kicks.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Dale Bomber is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Bomber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nazz Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Bomber prevents Lee from moving into mount.
Lee wants to control but Bomber is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bomber!
Lee tries to control but Bomber wriggling away.
Lee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bomber can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lee is trying to control here but Bomber has managed to regain half guard.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bomber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nazz Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bomber looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Bomber defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Bomber defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomber wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Bomber is working away.
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bomber.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bomber looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Bomber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bomber is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Bomber circles away and we're back to standing.
Bomber throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Dale Bomber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lee lands with a hook. Bomber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nazz Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nazz Lee!
An out of breath Nazz Lee 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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