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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aron Ward (ranked 24618 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 24209 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aron Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ward to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ward knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Lesnar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ward throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ward throwing strikes but missing.
Ward really is a fat lump.
Lesnar keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
Ward 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.
Ward trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ward has gone for a leg lock! Lesnar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ward's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesnar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ward is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ward's guard.
Ward has Lesnar pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Ward controlling the position.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ward wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Ward trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Ward misses with a body kick.
Ward lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Ward sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ward shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ward fakes the leg kick and cracks Lesnar in the body.
Ward is looking to land body kicks.
Ward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ward scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward working the ground and pound.
Lesnar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ward working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ward.
Ward working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aron Ward'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.
Ward throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ward sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Ward scores with a takedown into Lesnar's guard.
Ward stands up from Lesnar's guard - Ward perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward lands with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lesnar did well to prevent Ward getting side control.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Ward seems to be working for a kimura but Lesnar defends the submission attempt.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lesnar's head.
Ward slips a nice elbow through Lesnar's hands, connecting with Lesnar's forehead.
Ward stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lesnar to get to his feet.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Ward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ward lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lesnar will feel that in the morning.
Ward shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lesnar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar dodges the ground and pound from Ward.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward working the ground and pound.
Ward working the head with strikes.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.
Ward thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ward thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ward is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lesnar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ward sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lesnar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesnar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ward tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ward has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lesnar is trying to control Ward's posture but Ward avoids it.
Ward is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesnar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lesnar is trying to control Ward's posture but Ward avoids it.
That's four 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.
Lesnar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ward tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Ward throws a strike aimed at the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar avoids it well.
Ward working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Ward dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aron Ward's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ward misses with a body kick.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
And Ward counters with a quick kick to the body but Lesnar blocks it.
Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
Ward tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aron Ward is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesnar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ward throws a push kick but Lesnar slaps the foot to one side.
Ward throws a wild body kick that Lesnar sees coming a mile off.
Ward looks to land a body kick but Lesnar moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ward throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Ward is avoiding it.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ward sprawls well. Ward wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown but Ward manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lesnar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ward closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ward throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ward thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Ward has control of the leg.
Lesnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ward scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ward is nestled in close to Lesnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Ward is very close to passing his half guard.
Ward is trying to work for a kimura but Lesnar is defending well.
Lesnar trying to control here.
Ward looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ward decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ward.
Ward shoots in and bounces Lesnar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lesnar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ward drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lesnar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ward has Lesnar in his guard.
Ward working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lesnar has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to control here.
Ward controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aron Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aron Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aron Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ward has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aron Ward!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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