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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Lewis Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at London Workout that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomi, as that shot connected.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Gomi.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Gomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomi checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Gomi.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a left hand.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Gomi throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Gomi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Gomi throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomi lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
Lee pushes Gomi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gomi tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Lewis Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomi looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
Gomi is trying to stall.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Lee working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Gomi wants to stall.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takanori Gomi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomi slips under a jab from Lee.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi slips under a jab from Lee.
Gomi throws a one two combo.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Gomi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee is pulling down on Gomi's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform us that Gomi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomi is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomi trying to strike off his back.
Lee wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lewis Lee.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomi.
Lewis Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Gomi clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takanori Gomi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Lewis Lee has been cut.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gomi throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Gomi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Gomi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gomi walks into a jab.
Lee blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomi as he connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Lewis Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Gomi slips a jab from Lee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomi is defended easily by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee misses the body punch
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is looking to clinch.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Lee!
Lewis Lee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry), into his post fight interview.
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