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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Motshan Bogachev (ranked 1125 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 167 p4p, 242 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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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Motshan Bogachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bogachev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogachev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogachev connects with the punch.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogachev.
Nice uppercut lands for Bogachev. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bogachev in his tracks.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Bogachev.
Lee swings for the body but Bogachev moves out of range.
Bogachev connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bogachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Bogachev.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Bogachev circles away.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogachev scores with a leg kick.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee tries to clinch up but Bogachev circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Bogachev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bogachev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogachev moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Bogachev throws a good cross that connects.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Bogachev counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bogachev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Motshan Bogachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogachev scores with a nice head shot.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Bogachev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bogachev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bogachev throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Bogachev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogachev keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogachev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Bogachev settles back down.
Bogachev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev connects with a leg kick.
Bogachev moves out of range of the body kick.
Bogachev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bogachev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee jabs Bogachev right on the nose. Bogachev blinks but takes it well.
Bogachev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee slips a straight right by Bogachev.
Bogachev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
It looked like Bogachev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Bogachev dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bogachev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev blocks a head kick by Lee.
Bogachev feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bogachev as he connects with a hook.
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!
Bogachev loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Bogachev ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Bogachev moves out of range.
Bogachev is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bogachev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Bogachev dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee misses with a double jab
and Bogachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogachev lands a nice looking body kick.
Bogachev lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogachev cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
A jab lands there for Bogachev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Motshan Bogachev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bogachev lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Bogachev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bogachev!
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bogachev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogachev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bogachev.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Bogachev.
Motshan Bogachev is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bogachev.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Bogachev breaks from the clinch.
Bogachev throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogachev slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogachev.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bogachev.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Bogachev backs away looking to recover.
Bogachev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bogachev finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bogachev connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Bogachev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bogachev counters with a nice body kick.
Bogachev scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bogachev.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogachev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bogachev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bogachev swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Bogachev slips a straight right by Lee.
It appears Bogachev was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Bogachev misses.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bogachev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogachev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogachev lands an overhand right.
Bogachev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a series of punches but Bogachev moves out of range.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bogachev misses with a hook.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Bogachev's head but Bogachev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bogachev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bogachev.
Bogachev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bogachev throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Bogachev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body kick from Bogachev.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogachev.
Lee throws a big counter head kick but Bogachev avoids it with no problem.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogachev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogachev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws the left hand but Bogachev avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a hook. Bogachev ducked under it nicely.
Bogachev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bogachev.
Bogachev blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a looping right.
And Bogachev counters with a quick kick to the body but Lee blocks it.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Bogachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Bogachev lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Motshan Bogachev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Bogachev.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bogachev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bogachev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Bogachev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Bogachev moves out of range easily.
Bogachev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bogachev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee darts in and clinches Bogachev up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogachev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bogachev blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bogachev misses with a straight right.
Bogachev throws a body kick that misses.
Bogachev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogachev.
Lee is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Bogachev missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogachev keeps the fight on the outside.
Bogachev misses with a body kick.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Bogachev is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bogachev.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bogachev - that will leave a mark!
Bogachev connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bogachev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogachev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Bogachev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Bogachev throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bogachev.
Bogachev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bogachev's head.
Nice defenses there by Bogachev.
Bogachev jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Bogachev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bogachev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogachev.
Bogachev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bogachev scoring well with a low kick there.
Bogachev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Bogachev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bogachev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bogachev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Bogachev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bogachev misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Lee backs away, Bogachev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bogachev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Bogachev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bogachev throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Bogachev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogachev moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Bogachev is looking to counter punch.
Bogachev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee tries to clinch but Bogachev is having none of it.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Motshan Bogachev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee throws a series of punches but Bogachev moves out of range.
Bogachev is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Motshan Bogachev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bogachev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Motshan Bogachev!
Motshan Bogachev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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