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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 2035 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 247 p4p, 256 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Murhapuro keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee blocking some punches.
Murhapuro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Murhapuro keeps him there for the moment.
Murhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling the position.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Murhapuro wants to stall.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Murhapuro backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Pate Murhapuro has been cut.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Murhapuro's shoulder, as Murhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Murhapuro lands.
Murhapuro swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Murhapuro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Murhapuro's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Murhapuro keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Murhapuro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murhapuro has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Murhapuro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murhapuro can turn it around.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Murhapuro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murhapuro scores with a nice strike.
Murhapuro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Murhapuro.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a combination
and Murhapuro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhapuro.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro gets a clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Murhapuro managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
Murhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
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!
Murhapuro slowing the pace effectively.
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Murhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhapuro has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murhapuro is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Murhapuro.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Murhapuro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murhapuro looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhapuro avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhapuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro misses with a hook.
Murhapuro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murhapuro wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
Murhapuro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhapuro won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling him.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Murhapuro digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhapuro lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Murhapuro moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Murhapuro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Murhapuro blocks a head kick by Lee.
Murhapuro feints a counter leg kick.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murhapuro eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Murhapuro presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Murhapuro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murhapuro has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch.
Murhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Murhapuro lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Murhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhapuro keeps the fight on the outside.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch.
Murhapuro prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Murhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Murhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhapuro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murhapuro wants to clinch.
Murhapuro clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Murhapuro looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Murhapuro counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhapuro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up.
Lee thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Murhapuro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Murhapuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee blocks a body shot from Murhapuro.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murhapuro tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhapuro won't allow it.
Murhapuro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Murhapuro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lee.
Murhapuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Lee scores with the left hand. Murhapuro knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhapuro cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee tries to clinch up but Murhapuro circles away and keeps his distance.
Murhapuro moves out of range of the body kick.
Murhapuro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Murhapuro in a clinch.
Murhapuro pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Murhapuro keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling him.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhapuro looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is trying to break free.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhapuro lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Murhapuro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murhapuro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Murhapuro!
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energy
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hype
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