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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey St Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocked Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey St Claire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocked Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Claire tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
St Claire manages to get back to half guard.
St Claire trying to control here.
Lesnar trying to mount his opponent but St Claire defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but St Claire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Claire moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Claire is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Claire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by St Claire.
Rocked Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Claire lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lesnar wants to advance to full mount but St Claire doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
St Claire pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Claire is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Claire trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
St Claire won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
Lesnar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Claire won't allow Lesnar to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocked Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Claire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Claire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Claire but St Claire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Casey St Claire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocked Lesnar.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but St Claire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Claire but St Claire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Claire can pounce on him.
St Claire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Claire lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Claire tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
St Claire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Claire tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - St Claire scores with a four punch combination!
Casey St Claire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Claire has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
St Claire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Claire tries to stall but Lesnar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from St Claire.
It looks like Rocked Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Claire.
A short right from St Claire on the inside.
St Claire is looking to control Lesnar's arms but Lesnar gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Claire has his back to the cage.
St Claire prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Claire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lesnar up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Claire lands a nice elbow.
St Claire lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Lesnar takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Claire looking to stall.
Lesnar drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Claire pulls his leg out and moves away.
St Claire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Claire.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by St Claire.
St Claire doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
St Claire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Claire sprawls well. St Claire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by St Claire.
St Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar dives in and grabs St Claire's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Claire pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.
St Claire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but St Claire shows good takedown defense.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Claire tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Claire lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Claire shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Claire scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Claire tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Claire as he jumps to the side.
St Claire scores with a three punch combo!
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Claire can pounce on him.
St Claire tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
St Claire throws a series of strikes that have Lesnar backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Casey St Claire is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Claire closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Claire closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by St Claire.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Claire swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey St Claire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocked Lesnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Claire tries to clinch up.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but St Claire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from St Claire. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Claire displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Claire as he avoids it easily.
Casey St Claire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocked Lesnar.
St Claire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Claire has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
St Claire lands a nice knee to the body.
St Claire lands an elbow that stopped Lesnar in his tracks for a moment.
St Claire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Claire lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
St Claire trying to stall but Lesnar improves his position.
St Claire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Claire is trying to maintain a safe position but Lesnar gets an underhook and turns St Claire into the cage.
St Claire landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Rocked Lesnar's cut even more.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
St Claire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Claire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Claire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
St Claire lands a nice elbow.
St Claire slowing the pace effectively.
St Claire lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lesnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
St Claire trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Claire wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar dives in and grabs St Claire's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Claire pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.
Lesnar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Claire was covering up waiting for the punch and Lesnar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Claire is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey St Claire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Claire 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey St Claire!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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