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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 1390 p4p, 168 weight class) and Morrison Lee (ranked 1472 p4p, 177 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pretender. Morrison Lee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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177 cm
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164 lbs
37 - 24 - 4 |
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158 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is trying to counter with his kicks. Lee throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it. White throws a head kick that misses enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab. White moves into the clinch successfully.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White prevents a body shot from Lee. White breaks from the clinch.
White throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freddy White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. White blocks the body kick.
White throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. A jab from Lee finds it's way through White's defenses. Lee blocks a head kick by White.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick. Lee catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! White misses with a body kick. White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head. Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Lee digs a good body shot into White's ribs. Freddy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel's Grappling Penn in the buildup to the fight. White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Lee with a jab. Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. White throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range. Lee connects with a looping right hand.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lee digs a good body shot into White's ribs. Lee throws a sloppy head kick and White counters with a one-two to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee avoids the head kick by White.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee lands with a right hand. Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. White tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance. White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab. Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee lands a front kick. White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee scores with a jab to the body. Lee throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage. White walks into a stiff left hand from Lee. White tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it. White thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him. White misses the shot to the body. White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away. Lee jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance. White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily. Lee throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it. White closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee misses with some punches.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. Lee tries a body shot but White blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee. White tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage. White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head. Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head. A head punch blocked on the inside by White. Lee has White pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending White tumbling to the mat - Lee dives into White's guard. White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much. Lee looking to pass the guard. Lee wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee lands with a good body shot. White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Lee misses the shot to the body. Lee works White's body with a nice hook. Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot. A decent looking body kick lands there for White. White digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall 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! Lee scores with a decent looking hook. White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Freddy White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee connects with a solid leg kick. White is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Lee is looking to land body kicks. White closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! White gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lee. A looping hook to the body misses from White. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet. Lee takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses. White misses the body punch and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily. White fails in his attempt to clinch. White throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily. White throws a jab when Lee was well out of range. White moves into the clinch. Lee avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
White breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White just misses with a punch to the body.
White wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Morrison Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though. Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Lee lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut. Lee with a jab. White looks to clinch and Lee counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check. Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands. White throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it. Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back. Lee throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well. White checks a low kick from Lee. White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. White throws a head kick that misses and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking. Lee misses with a body kick. White quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. White closes the distance and lands a one-two. White throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee is rocked!
It looks like Morrison Lee has been cut. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
White throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease. White tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! White misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. White throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it. Lee dodges the punch combination from White.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head. No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt. Freddy White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morrison Lee. White tries to clinch up. Lee cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. White walks into a jab. White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. White throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease. Lee lands a high kick to the side of White's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Lee dives into guard, looking to finish.
White is rocked! White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground. Lee passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Morrison Lee's cut. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lee throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
It looked like White was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. White throws a half hearted mid kick. Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. White seems to have got his legs back now. White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lee counters with a body kick. White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
White is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Lee scores with a kick to the body.
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! Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped White's head back.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from White. Both fighters are breathing heavily. White throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and White only half commits. White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. White connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot. Lee throws out a powerful jab. White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee lands a jab to White's midsection. Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. White catches Lee right on the button with a cross. White fails in his attempt to clinch. White tries to clinch up. White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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! White wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy. Lee rushes White with punches - White moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, White goes down! Lee follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morrison Lee! An out of breath Morrison Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. Freddy White spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the drawing board '.
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