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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercutio Benvolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lonnie G - Sweep. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boby Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercutio Benvolio!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvolio throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benvolio.
Benvolio slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benvolio tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Benvolio throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvolio moves away.
Benvolio misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benvolio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Benvolio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Benvolio is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benvolio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benvolio throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee is looking to wear down Benvolio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Benvolio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benvolio.
Benvolio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Benvolio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee takes a swing at Benvolio's ribcage but misses.
Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benvolio's half guard.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Benvolio wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benvolio throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
A jab from Lee misses.
Benvolio is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benvolio's head backwards.
Benvolio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Benvolio.
Mercutio Benvolio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benvolio.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Benvolio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Benvolio settles back down.
Lee jabs at Benvolio's body.
Benvolio looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Benvolio fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benvolio.
Benvolio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benvolio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Benvolio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvolio misses with the combination.
Benvolio tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Benvolio staying out of range there.
Lee catches Benvolio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benvolio misses the jab.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Mercutio Benvolio has been cut.
Lee misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benvolio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benvolio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benvolio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benvolio throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mercutio Benvolio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benvolio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Benvolio throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benvolio.
Benvolio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boby Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benvolio pinned against the cage. Benvolio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benvolio throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benvolio circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Benvolio's head back.
Lee swings for the body but Benvolio moves out of range.
Benvolio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Benvolio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benvolio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvolio misses with a body kick.
Benvolio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benvolio ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Benvolio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benvolio - that will leave a mark!
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Lee misses with a hook. Benvolio ducked under it nicely.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Benvolio is just out of range.
A big left from Lee misses.
Benvolio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benvolio counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Benvolio connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Benvolio thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvolio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercutio Benvolio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Benvolio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benvolio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Benvolio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benvolio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benvolio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benvolio lands an overhand right.
Benvolio misses with a low kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Benvolio counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benvolio.
Lee with a hook.
Lee staying out of range there.
Benvolio scores with a head kick.
Benvolio is breathing heavily.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Benvolio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvolio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Benvolio. Beautiful body shot.
Lee stuns Benvolio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee throws the left hand but Benvolio avoids the punch easily.
Benvolio misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Benvolio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benvolio.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benvolio throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Benvolio misses with a double jab.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benvolio walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benvolio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee swings for the body but Benvolio moves out of range.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Benvolio is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benvolio tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Benvolio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benvolio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boby Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mercutio Benvolio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benvolio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benvolio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benvolio misses with a head kick.
Benvolio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee swings for the body but Benvolio moves out of range.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee blocks a head kick by Benvolio.
Benvolio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benvolio.
Benvolio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benvolio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benvolio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Benvolio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benvolio tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benvolio misses with a straight left.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee throws a hook but Benvolio avoids it easily.
Benvolio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benvolio throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Benvolio's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Benvolio for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Benvolio is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Boby Lee just wasn't active enough.
Lee thuds a left hand into Benvolio's body.
Benvolio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvolio needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Benvolio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benvolio. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benvolio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Benvolio is trying to control but can't.
Boby Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Benvolio trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee misses with a hook. Benvolio ducked under it nicely.
Mercutio Benvolio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benvolio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvolio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benvolio throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benvolio throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Benvolio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boby Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boby Lee!
Boby Lee tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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