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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Oconnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oconnor 's choice of entrance music: Hold on I'm coming . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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178 cm
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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Brett Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Oconnor !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oconnor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lester is refusing to be controlled, as Oconnor sits in half guard.
Oconnor wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Lester uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Oconnor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lester dives on top into guard.
Lester scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lester could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lester landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oconnor has an active guard here but Lester has managed to pass into half guard.
Lester performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lester has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lester seems to be looking for submissions.
Lester not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester prevents Oconnor from standing back up.
Oconnor wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Lester is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Oconnor manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lester keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lester tries to break the clinch but Oconnor is controlling the position.
Oconnor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oconnor wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lester is now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lester connects with a nice short shot to Oconnor 's temple.
Lester is nestled in close to Oconnor , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconnor trying to control here.
Lester looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oconnor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oconnor is trying to stand back up but Lester is controlling him
Oconnor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lester scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lester takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oconnor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lester keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lester lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oconnor is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lester sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lester is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oconnor wants to control but Lester is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lester goes for a double leg but Oconnor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oconnor continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brett Lester will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oconnor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lester counters with a shoot takedown. Oconnor fights it but they end up in guard.
Lester scoring with some ground and pound.
Brett Lester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lester working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lester looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lester is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester lands a couple of digs.
Oconnor is trying to keep Lester in close.
Lester working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oconnor 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lester working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oconnor 's head.
Oconnor working for submissions but it's allowed Lester to get to half guard.
Lester perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lester is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lester trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oconnor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oconnor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oconnor trying to control here.
Lester controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester slips a nice elbow through Oconnor 's hands, connecting with Oconnor 's forehead.
Lester working over Oconnor with some ground and pound. Oconnor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lester keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oconnor trying to control from the bottom.
Lester is taking a breather. Oconnor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lester tries to sprawl but Oconnor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lester works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lester slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lester seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oconnor for as long as he can get away with.
Lester working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lester is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Lester dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lester enables Oconnor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lester manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oconnor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lester is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oconnor looking to sit in guard and control but Lester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lester is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oconnor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester stands up over Oconnor , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lester with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lester with a nice head shot there.
Lester with a nice head shot there.
Oconnor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oconnor is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lester dives into side control.
Lester taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lester's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oconnor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Lester's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oconnor wants to control but Lester postures up.
Oconnor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester grinds an elbow into Oconnor 's temple.
Lester is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oconnor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lester moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lester working the body and head with strikes.
Oconnor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester taking a breather here.
Lester working the head and body with strikes.
Oconnor tries to buck Lester off but Lester is having none of it.
Oconnor is still trying to improve position.
The referee asks Lester politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lester prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oconnor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lester cracks Oconnor with a big elbow.
Lester just content to control the position.
Craig Oconnor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brett Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lester, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Lester!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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