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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1812 p4p, 240 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 1141 p4p, 152 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 cm
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224 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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190 cm
36
210 lbs
28 - 21 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lakoj Dresden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Von Lee! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dresden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Von Lee stuffs the takedown. Von Lee shoots in for a double leg but Dresden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Dresden takes a body punch but keeps moving. Dresden has his takedown stuffed and Von Lee counters with a right hand to the body. Dresden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Von Lee connects with a body shot that sends Dresden's belly button to the back. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Von Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dresden counter with a right hand. Von Lee looks to land a left hand but Dresden moved out of range nicely. Von Lee gets the takedown into side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Von Lee looks up at the clock and then as Dresden takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Von Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dresden is looking for a sweep. Sloppy strikes there by Von Lee. Dresden sneaks back into half guard. Dresden tries to roll over but Von Lee keeps him under control. Von Lee throwing shots but Dresden is blocking nicely. Von Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Von Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Von Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Von Lee trying to control from half guard but Dresden is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Von Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Dresden is looking to improve his position.
Von Lee is thwarting Dresden's attempts to control the position. Von Lee trying to control the action but Dresden is working from the bottom. Von Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time. Dresden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Von Lee wants to take a breather but Dresden is having none of it. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Von Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dresden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clifton Von Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Von Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Dresden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Lee.
Von Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dresden drops down looking for a counter takedown but Von Lee sprawls and moves away. Dresden lands with a cross. Von Lee lands with a straight right. Dresden didn't see that one coming. A solid leg kick lands there for Von Lee.
Von Lee with a jab. Von Lee has a takedown stuffed. Lakoj Dresden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifton Von Lee. Von Lee lands with a hook. Dresden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Von Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dresden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dresden scores with a nice strike. Dresden stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Lee. Von Lee gets slowly back to his feet. Dresden is looking to counter punch. Dresden checks a leg kick nicely. It looked like Dresden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Dresden darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Von Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Von Lee shoots and misses and Dresden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A slow jab from Dresden misses its intended target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Von Lee scores with the left hand. Dresden knows he should have avoided that one. Von Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Von Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Von Lee shoots in but Dresden avoids the takedown attempt easily. Von Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dresden's head backwards. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dresden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Von Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dresden at a distance.
Von Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Von Lee throws out a powerful jab. Dresden tries to sprawl but Von Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dresden regains full guard. Nicely done. Dresden seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Von Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work. Von Lee moves into full mount! Von Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dresden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Von Lee lands a nice shot to the head. Von Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Von Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dresden hang on? Von Lee with a couple of short strikes. Von Lee scoring with strikes but Dresden is staying in there. Clifton Von Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Von Lee scoring with strikes but Dresden is staying in there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Von Lee lands a big shot to the head and Dresden winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Clifton Von Lee! An out of breath Clifton Von 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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RATING
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