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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James DeFuria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Who Am I. DeFuria has chosen Styles P - Put That On Everything as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mo Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James DeFuria!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
DeFuria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
DeFuria misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a body shot
and DeFuria counters with a nice uppercut.
DeFuria misses with a body shot.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but DeFuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee slips a jab from DeFuria.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeFuria.
DeFuria throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by DeFuria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DeFuria.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeFuria.
DeFuria throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee tries to clinch up but DeFuria circles away and keeps his distance.
DeFuria throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but DeFuria is just out of range.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeFuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeFuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling DeFuria to counter with a crisp jab.
DeFuria just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces DeFuria back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
DeFuria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
DeFuria scores with a punch to the head.
Lee misses with a straight right.
DeFuria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeFuria takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
DeFuria moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee clinches.
DeFuria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeFuria.
DeFuria stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
DeFuria tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from DeFuria.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by DeFuria.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
DeFuria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands an elbow just above DeFuria 's eye.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeFuria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee lands an elbow inside that DeFuria shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as DeFuria controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee keeps control of DeFuria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeFuria.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
DeFuria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from DeFuria.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
DeFuria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeFuria avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
DeFuria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeFuria breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria throws an off balance right hand
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeFuria is defending well for now.
DeFuria can't break the clinch.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeFuria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but DeFuria avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from DeFuria.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as DeFuria controls the action.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DeFuria breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DeFuria throws a shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but DeFuria is having none of it.
DeFuria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeFuria digs a good hook to Lee's body.
DeFuria throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but DeFuria is just out of range.
DeFuria digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeFuria.
DeFuria throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
DeFuria throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeFuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. DeFuria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab from DeFuria.
Lee looks to land a right hand but DeFuria moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeFuria. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee slips a straight right by DeFuria.
Lee is looking to wear down DeFuria with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee misses the body punch
enabling DeFuria to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeFuria.
DeFuria misses the shot to the body.
Lee moves out of range as DeFuria strikes.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DeFuria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeFuria fails to land with a series of punches.
DeFuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeFuria works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but DeFuria moves out of range.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from DeFuria lands.
Lee misses with a double jab.
DeFuria misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee clinches.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as DeFuria tries to tie him up.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
DeFuria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeFuria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and DeFuria counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
DeFuria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeFuria.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeFuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee clinches.
DeFuria stalling against the cage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but DeFuria avoids the damage to the body.
DeFuria looking to stall.
DeFuria throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeFuria avoids it.
DeFuria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee just leaning against DeFuria, taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeFuria looking to slow down the pace here.
DeFuria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James DeFuria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
DeFuria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Lee clinches up with DeFuria and pushes him back against the cage.
DeFuria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DeFuria misses with some punches.
DeFuria misses with the head strike.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
DeFuria blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
DeFuria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeFuria stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
DeFuria lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee tries a body shot but DeFuria blocks it.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeFuria is defending well for now.
DeFuria swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeFuria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DeFuria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeFuria is trying to stall.
DeFuria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeFuria.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Good shot there by DeFuria.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee jabs at DeFuria's body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeFuria.
DeFuria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeFuria.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeFuria manages to avoid it.
DeFuria scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James DeFuria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeFuria lands with a right hand.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch but DeFuria is having none of it.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeFuria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee moves away from the strike by DeFuria.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee drives through and clinches with DeFuria against the cage.
DeFuria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeFuria pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee digs a right hand into DeFuria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeFuria's gas tank.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeFuria.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
DeFuria tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as DeFuria controls the action.
DeFuria takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee taking a breather.
DeFuria tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Mo Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to work over DeFuria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeFuria trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeFuria into the cage.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeFuria.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeFuria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DeFuria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
DeFuria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but DeFuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is looking to control DeFuria's arms but DeFuria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
DeFuria scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mo Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeFuria avoids the body shot from Lee.
DeFuria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeFuria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeFuria slips a straight right by Lee.
DeFuria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
DeFuria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with DeFuria's head.
DeFuria works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeFuria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and DeFuria counters with a straight right hand.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from DeFuria.
Lee staying out of range there.
DeFuria just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeFuria throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
DeFuria cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeFuria throws a shot to the body.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee works over DeFuria's head and body with a nice combination.
DeFuria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
DeFuria wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeFuria.
DeFuria will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by DeFuria.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DeFuria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeFuria backwards.
DeFuria breaks the clinch.
DeFuria throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses with a double jab.
DeFuria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and DeFuria counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeFuria.
DeFuria throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee working DeFuria over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeFuria is defending well for now.
DeFuria stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DeFuria breaks the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeFuria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeFuria misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from DeFuria.
DeFuria swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee staying out of range there.
DeFuria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab from DeFuria.
DeFuria slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
DeFuria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee lands with a hook. DeFuria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - DeFuria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeFuria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeFuria just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeFuria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeFuria.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee had his way with James DeFuria in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lee has closed the distance and engaged DeFuria in a clinch.
DeFuria is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeFuria has his back to the cage.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
DeFuria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
DeFuria misses with the head strike.
DeFuria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A body shot lands from DeFuria.
DeFuria working hard to break the clinch.
DeFuria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as DeFuria controls his hands.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
DeFuria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeFuria lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeFuria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeFuria.
DeFuria blocks an uppercut.
DeFuria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
DeFuria lands with a right to the head.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
DeFuria is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeFuria looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
James DeFuria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as DeFuria controls his hands.
DeFuria tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
DeFuria looking to stall.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like James DeFuria has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DeFuria taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by DeFuria.
DeFuria is trying to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by DeFuria.
DeFuria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee trying to stall but DeFuria improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
DeFuria blocks the elbow strike.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeFuria is defending well for now.
Lee tries a body shot but DeFuria blocks it.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeFuria.
DeFuria is trying to break free.
Lee landing knees to the head.
DeFuria tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
DeFuria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeFuria lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
DeFuria lands a jab-cross combination.
DeFuria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeFuria.
DeFuria misses with a double jab
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeFuria looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
DeFuria blocks a jab.
A slow jab from DeFuria misses its intended target.
A big left from DeFuria misses.
DeFuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from DeFuria.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeFuria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses the body punch
and DeFuria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. DeFuria catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mo Lee.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Lee!
Mo Lee retains his featherweight title!
Mo Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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