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Event:
ISLAND FC 23
Date: Apr 25, 2016 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee misses with the combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stevenson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stevenson drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee with a nice cross.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Stevenson counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Stevenson is proving a slippery customer.
Stevenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Stevenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1##SUB#
Lee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Stevenson has his hands clasped together but Lee extends and breaks Stevenson 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sun Lee!
A very excited looking Sun Lee rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
ISLAND FC 18
Date: Apr 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Lee wants to clinch#TD2#
and Babajide counters with a takedown into side control.
Babajide taking a breather here.
Babajide wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee wants to control but Babajide postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet here but Babajide is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lee's back.
Babajide trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lee doesn't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control but not successfully.
Lee is really stuck here.
#T1#
Babajide has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lee's body.
#SUB2#
Babajide is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lee has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Babajide keeps control of the position easily here as Lee tries to buck him off.
Lee is in bad spot here.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Lee won't enjoy being in this position. Babajide looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lee is tapping - it's over boys! Babajide picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kingsley Babajide!
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Event:
IFC Challengers
Date: Mar 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diamond is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Diamond drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamond walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sun Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a push kick but Diamond slaps the foot to one side.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.#CUT#
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diamond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Diamond has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Diamond's coach down at The Bear's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diamond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD2#
Diamond has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee stops Diamond from passing to mount.
Diamond slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is trying to buck Diamond off.#T1##SUB2#
Diamond tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well. #ES#
Lee throws Diamond to one side and escapes!
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!#CL#
Lee darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.
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!
Diamond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#TD2#
Diamond is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Diamond persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#T2#
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Diamond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diamond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diamond looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Diamond advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Lee wants to control but Diamond is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diamond prevents Lee from standing back up.
Lee has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Diamond keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diamond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Diamond is controlling the pace.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diamond scores a nice knee to the body.
Diamond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD2#
Diamond is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Diamond persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diamond defends it easily.
Diamond engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A big right from Lee misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Diamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a right hand that Diamond ducks under and follows up with a left that Diamond also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Diamond closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Diamond.
Diamond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diamond lands a nice uppercut.
Lee tries to pull guard but Diamond holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Diamond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards. #TD2#
Diamond works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB#
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diamond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diamond is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diamond looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Lee has his foot on Diamond's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diamond works his way back into a safe position though.
Diamond slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Lee working for a triangle but Diamond defends it easily.
#T2##SUB#
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diamond is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamond seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diamond's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
Diamond tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diamond defends well.
Diamond controlling from the top position.
Diamond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Diamond defends easily.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Diamond is proving a slippery customer.
Diamond's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diamond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee keeping full guard, as Diamond tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diamond is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but King Diamond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on King Diamond'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sun Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee looks to land a combination but Diamond avoids it well.
Diamond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diamond.#CUT2#
It looks like Sun Lee has been cut.
Lee looks for a takedown but Diamond sprawls well.#CL2#
Diamond closes the distance and clinches.
Diamond lands a left hand.
#TD#
Lee pulls guard successfully.
Diamond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diamond defends well.#T1##SUB#
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diamond doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diamond manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diamond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diamond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diamond sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Lee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diamond uses it to pass to side control.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Diamond. #SUB2#
Diamond is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Diamond working the body and head with strikes.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Diamond is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Diamond creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diamond happy to just control the position for now.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Diamond drags him back down.
Diamond lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee pushes Diamond away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diamond gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diamond is staying tight to Lee's torso, preventing him from escaping. #SUB2#
Diamond wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Diamond scoring with punches from side control. #T4#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee seems a little lost for a moment, as Diamond dominates the positioning.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Diamond drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee tries to pull guard but Diamond forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
#TD2#
Diamond gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lee regains guard.
#SUB#
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diamond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diamond has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Diamond!
After winning the bout, King Diamond thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Lee swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and King Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Lee prevents King Jr from improving position. #SUB#
King Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
King Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
King Jr swings around for an armbar but Lee sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into King Jr's guard.
King Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
King Jr trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom. #T1#
Lee is looking to improve his position.
King Jr stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King Jr pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
King Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee is not content to let King Jr control the position.#SUB#
King Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
King Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
King Jr is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee won't allow King Jr to pass to mount. #SUB#
King Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
King Jr is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King Jr prevents Lee from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
King Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King Jr wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.#ES2#
Lee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but King Jr is on him like a limpet, forcing Lee back against the cage.
Lee is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, King Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
King Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T4#
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
#BC2#
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
King Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES2#
Lee bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but King Jr seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but King Jr is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and King Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King Jr.
Lee keeping moving, preventing King Jr from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but King Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee keeping moving, preventing King Jr from controlling successfully.
Lee is looking to stand up but King Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee keeping moving, preventing King Jr from controlling successfully.
King Jr is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T1#
King Jr wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB2#
King Jr lying in Lee's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Lee decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! King Jr taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sun Lee!
Sun Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Martin Luther King Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! '.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Tanlagu. Tanlagu maintains the clinch.
Tanlagu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Tanlagu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD#
Lee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tanlagu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lee to the mat. Lee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Lee has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tanlagu is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands with a nice combination. Tanlagu backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#
Tanlagu is rocked!
Tanlagu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Lee rushes Tanlagu and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Tanlagu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Lee breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Lee gets a big slam - oh, Tanlagu is out! Tanlagu is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Sun Lee!
Sun Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, David Tanlagu stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't Worry Bro, Im Gonna Win Bro'.
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