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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kun Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kun Lee enters the cage!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Langford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kun Lee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Langford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee is pulling down on Langford 's head to control his posture.
Langford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Langford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Langford postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Langford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Langford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Langford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee pushes Langford off and scrambles back to his feet.
Langford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Langford throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford misses with an uppercut.
Langford misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Langford misses.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Langford pinned against the cage. Langford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Langford finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Langford misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langford .
Langford looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langford throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Langford shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Sam Langford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kun Lee.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Langford swivels and escapes.
A jab from Langford misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Langford circles away.
Langford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Langford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Langford .
Langford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Langford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Langford .
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Langford .
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Langford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langford working some strikes from top position.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Langford is looking to escape.
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Langford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langford throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Langford 's waist but Langford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Langford is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Langford circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langford misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Langford somewhat.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Langford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee has Langford up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown but Langford manages to get underhooks.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Langford is controlling him.
Langford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Langford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Langford .
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Langford . Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Langford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Langford to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kun Lee has been cut.
Langford clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Langford . Those never looked like landing.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Langford finish him?
Langford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee wants to clinch up but Langford keeps it at a distance.
Langford throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
A jab from Langford misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Langford is having none of it.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Langford is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.
Langford looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Langford sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sam Langford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kun Lee.
Langford lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Langford throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Langford .
Langford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Langford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Langford , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Langford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Langford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Langford fails to land the takedown.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Langford circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langford leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sam Langford is winning the standup battle so far.
Langford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Langford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Langford scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Langford . No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee darts in and clinches Langford up against the cage.
Langford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee jumps guard but Langford stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Langford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Sam Langford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee wants to clinch.
Langford moves out of range of the strikes.
Langford with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langford misses with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Langford feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Langford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Langford throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Langford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kun Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Langford looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Langford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Langford shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langford .
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Langford tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Langford to the ground. Langford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee moves away from the strike by Langford .
That kick from Lee tenderised Langford 's leg. Langford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee gets caught napping as Langford dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Langford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Langford has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Langford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Langford is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee is trying to control the position but Langford postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford lands a couple of digs.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Langford !
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Langford because Lee loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throwing strikes but Langford uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Langford defends it.
Lee wants to take a breather but Langford is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kun Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Langford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Langford gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Langford 's best efforts.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Langford .
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee pulls Langford in close to his closed guard and prevents Langford from doing any damage or advancing position.
Langford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Langford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Langford 's guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kun Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Langford .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Langford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Langford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Langford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Langford preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Langford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kun Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Langford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Langford trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Sam Langford .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Langford , 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Langford !
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Langford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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