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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Les Ismore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Wiley - Take That as his entrance music. Jason Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Les Ismore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Ismore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee wants to clinch up but Ismore keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Les Ismore has been cut.
Ismore rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Ismore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ismore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ismore blocking some punches.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Ismore avoids the damage to the body.
Ismore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ismore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ismore lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismore taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to control Ismore's arms but Ismore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Ismore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ismore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ismore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ismore trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ismore seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ismore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Ismore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ismore keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Ismore moved out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up but Ismore circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee looks to land a combination but Ismore avoids it well.
Ismore throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Ismore's head but Ismore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ismore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ismore keeps the fight on the outside.
Ismore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Ismore thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
A jab from Ismore finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ismore misses with a low kick.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ismore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ismore moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Ismore tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Ismore slips a straight right by Lee.
A head kick misses from Ismore.
Ismore slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ismore tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ismore shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Ismore postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismore wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ismore trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Les Ismore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Ismore does no damage.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ismore pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee is pushing Ismore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ismore blocks a body shot from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ismore avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Ismore tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Ismore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Les Ismore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ismore throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Ismore lands a two punch combo.
Ismore drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Ismore wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ismore up against the cage.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Ismore on the inside.
Ismore tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Ismore blocks an uppercut.
Ismore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ismore.
Ismore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Les Ismore is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ismore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Les Ismore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ismore ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Ismore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ismore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Ismore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Ismore slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Ismore moves away and avoids it.
Lee tries to clinch but Ismore is having none of it.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ismore.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ismore's head backwards.
Lee throws a right and a left that Ismore avoids nicely.
Ismore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ismore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ismore.
Ismore moves into the clinch successfully.
Ismore with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Ismore controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismore scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee is stalling here.
Ismore controlling the action here for a moment.
Les Ismore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ismore avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Ismore manages to break the clinch.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ismore.
Ismore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ismore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ismore throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Ismore slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Ismore.
A jab from Lee misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ismore lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ismore circles away.
Lee misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Ismore.
Lee blocks a head kick by Ismore.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ismore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ismore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ismore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee cracks Ismore with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ismore moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ismore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismore lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ismore throws a body kick that misses.
Ismore tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Ismore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ismore pulls Lee into guard.
Ismore has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ismore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee trying to control but Ismore is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is pushing down on Ismore's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ismore is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Ismore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Les Ismore's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A big right from Lee misses.
Nice defenses there by Ismore.
Ismore throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Ismore tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Ismore misses with a series of wild punches.
Ismore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ismore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Ismore.
Ismore slips under a jab.
Ismore throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Ismore slips a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Ismore saw that one coming.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Ismore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismore circles away.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Ismore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee throws a jab when Ismore was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismore tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ismore has managed to clinch.
Ismore trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ismore into the cage.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ismore is defending well for now.
Ismore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ismore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ismore scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Ismore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ismore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Jason Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ismore lands with a right to the head.
Ismore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ismore tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Ismore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Ismore finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismore misses with a two punch combination.
Ismore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Ismore wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Ismore cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee throws the left hand but Ismore avoids the punch easily.
Ismore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismore connects with a looping right hand.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee swings for the body but Ismore moves out of range.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Ismore's head.
Lee forces Ismore back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ismore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Les Ismore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ismore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jason Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ismore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ismore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ismore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ismore slips a jab from Lee.
Ismore dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Ismore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Ismore gets a clinch.
Lee has Ismore pressed against the cage.
Ismore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ismore avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Ismore is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ismore managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Ismore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Les Ismore.
Well Ismore 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Les Ismore!
Les Ismore 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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