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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leslie Morrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leslie Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee is looking to chop away at Morrow's legs.
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
Lee looks for the body kick but Morrow saw that one coming.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Morrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morrow showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee is doing well to control the position and prevent Morrow from advancing to side control.
Morrow is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Morrow trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.
Morrow prevents Lee from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control here.
Morrow is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Morrow prevents Lee from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee looks for the body kick but Morrow saw that one coming.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Morrow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morrow fails to land the takedown.
Morrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrow is breathing heavily.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Morrow closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Morrow shrugs it off.
Morrow shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrow.
Lee feints and then cracks Morrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrow down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Morrow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Morrow in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.
Lee is not content to let Morrow control the position.
An elbow from Morrow crashes against the mat.
Lee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morrow working the ground and pound but Lee is defending the strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morrow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morrow's head.
Leslie Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrow dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Morrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee is looking to control Morrow's arms but Morrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Morrow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Morrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Morrow shoots in.
Lee works Morrow's body with a nice hook.
Morrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Morrow's head but Morrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrow wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Morrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Morrow. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Morrow on that attempt.
Morrow fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morrow working a defensive guard here.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Morrow closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morrow misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrow avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Morrow pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee is looking to stand up but Morrow won't let him.
Morrow is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morrow clinches up against the cage.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Morrow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Morrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morrow.
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!
Morrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrow misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a combination
and Morrow counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Morrow content to stall in guard here.
Lee is trying to control the position but Morrow postures up.
Lee is looking to stand back up but Morrow counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lee.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
Morrow working the ground and pound.
Lee is pushing Morrow's head away, looking to escape. Morrow manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Morrow.
Lee is pushing Morrow's head away, looking to escape. Morrow manages to hold on to the position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee checks a low kick from Morrow.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrow tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Morrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morrow rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrow swivels and escapes.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Morrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrow has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrow.
Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrow with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Morrow tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrow has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Morrow backing up. Morrow nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morrow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Morrow misses with a looping right.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Morrow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a right hand that Morrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrow also avoids with ease.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Morrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrow swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Morrow persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee looking to stall.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Morrow tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Morrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrow.
Lee tries to clinch but Morrow is having none of it.
Morrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Morrow misses with a right hand
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morrow looking to control.
Morrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morrow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morrow tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to control but Morrow is having none of it.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee bucks Morrow off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee wants to clinch but Morrow slips to the side
and Morrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morrow.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morrow tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Morrow.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Morrow controls the action.
Morrow is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrow tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrow.
Lee looking to stall.
Morrow goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morrow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morrow shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leslie Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Morrow from standing up.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leslie Morrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee wriggles free and stands up.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morrow, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morrow is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands an elbow inside that Morrow shrugs off.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morrow goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morrow, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
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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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