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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 147 p4p, 216 weight class) and Cesare Borgia (ranked 23 p4p, 36 weight class). Borgia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye Of The Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Decent boxing
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borgia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee avoids the body shot from Borgia.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Borgia manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Borgia saw that one coming.
Borgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Borgia as the two fighters clinch.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borgia backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borgia.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Borgia controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia avoiding damage.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borgia backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borgia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee working Borgia over with knees to the body.
Borgia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borgia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Borgia can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Borgia managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee tries a body shot but Borgia blocks it.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Borgia misses with a punch to the body.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Borgia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borgia.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Borgia avoids the damage to the body.
Borgia blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
The referee calls for Borgia to work.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Borgia prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Borgia tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borgia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a body shot.
Borgia managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Borgia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Borgia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgia throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Borgia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Borgia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borgia is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Borgia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Borgia's back!
Borgia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lee's guard. Nice work there by Borgia.
Borgia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee 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.
The fighters circling - Borgia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Borgia breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borgia doesn't seem phased though.
Borgia misses with a left hand
and Borgia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Borgia with a poor takedown
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Borgia.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Borgia loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Borgia misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Borgia staying out of range there.
Borgia ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Borgia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Borgia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Borgia throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Borgia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borgia throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Borgia stumbling back into the cage.
Lee tests Borgia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borgia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Borgia scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Borgia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Borgia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Borgia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Jimmy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cesare Borgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borgia.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Borgia's defenses.
Lee slips under a jab.
Borgia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borgia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borgia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borgia can do to turn this around?
Borgia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borgia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Borgia misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee slips a jab from Borgia.
Borgia tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee moves into the clinch.
Jimmy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Borgia.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borgia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Borgia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Borgia can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Borgia tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Borgia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Borgia is breathing heavily.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Jimmy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Lee.
Borgia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgias head.
Lee cracks Borgia with a nice body shot.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Borgia controls the action.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borgia avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Borgia blocking some punches.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borgia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borgia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borgia prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Borgia avoids the damage to the body.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Borgia.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Borgia tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to work over Borgia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borgia is defending well for now.
Borgia digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borgia blocks it with crossed arms.
Borgia avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Borgia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Borgia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borgia can't get the takedown.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Borgia.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Borgia tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Borgia avoids the damage to the body.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borgia.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borgia jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jimmy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Borgia.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Borgia blocks with his arms.
Borgia blocking some punches.
Borgia avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borgia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Cesare Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee tries a knee to the head but Borgia blocks it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borgia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia blocking some punches.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Borgia tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borgia ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Borgia swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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