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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brokc Lesnra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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220 lbs
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214 cm
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253 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Connor O Doherty! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brokc Lesnra! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Doherty lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by O Doherty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Doherty misses the shot to the body. Lesnra clinches up with O Doherty and pushes him back against the cage. O Doherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnra blocks a head kick by O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. O Doherty throws a head kick but Lesnra moves out of range.
O Doherty misses with a body kick. Lesnra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. O Doherty trying to control from the bottom.
O Doherty kicks Lesnra off and gets back to his feet. O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnra. Lesnra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Connor O Doherty has been cut. A chopping leg kick lands by O Doherty. Lesnra looks gassed! O Doherty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnra.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! O Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnra moves out of range and avoids them all easily. O Doherty lands with a right hand. O Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. O Doherty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. O Doherty throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Doherty throws a big shot that misses. O Doherty throws a nice outside leg kick. O Doherty throws a head kick that half lands.
O Doherty lands a nice looking body shot.
O Doherty throws a hook but Lesnra avoids it easily. Lesnra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. O Doherty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. A head kick from O Doherty lands but Lesnra takes it in his stride. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. O Doherty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesnra. That did some damage! O Doherty misses with a hook. Lesnra ducked under it nicely. O Doherty punishes Lesnra's body with a nice straight punch. O Doherty scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Lesnra throws a series of punches but O Doherty avoids them all with ease. O Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnra manages to avoid it. O Doherty misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnra misses with a two punch combination.
O Doherty stuns Lesnra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. O Doherty lands a jab-cross combination. O Doherty is looking to wear down Lesnra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. O Doherty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lesnra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Doherty scores with a leg kick.
O Doherty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. O Doherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnra throws a body kick that misses. O Doherty misses with a wild body shot. O Doherty slips a jab and a cross from Lesnra.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Doherty. Lesnra shrugs it off though. Lesnra tries to clinch up. O Doherty is looking to slow Lesnra down with leg kicks. O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnra moves out of range easily. O Doherty throws out a leg kick but Lesnra moves out of range and O Doherty only half commits. Lesnra doesn't manage to clinch there - O Doherty circles away.
O Doherty scores with a head kick.
O Doherty lands a high kick!
O Doherty misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from O Doherty misses. O Doherty throws out a leg kick but Lesnra moves out of range and O Doherty only half commits. Lesnra throws a right hand that O Doherty ducks under and follows up with a left that O Doherty also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Doherty cracks Lesnra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. O Doherty throws a right hand that Lesnra ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnra also avoids with ease. O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnra. O Doherty misses with a body shot.
Connor O Doherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lesnra moves into the clinch. O Doherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Doherty throws a right hand that Lesnra ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnra also avoids with ease. O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Doherty moves out of range and avoids them all easily. O Doherty throws the left hand but Lesnra avoids the punch easily. O Doherty throws a head kick that Lesnra semi-blocks.
O Doherty lands with a hook. Lesnra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. O Doherty keeps the fight on the outside. Lesnra tries to clinch up but O Doherty circles away and keeps his distance. O Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Doherty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesnra. That did some damage! Lesnra takes a body punch but keeps moving. O Doherty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Doherty lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Doherty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lesnra will feel that in the morning. Lesnra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lesnra with the ground and pound but O Doherty regains half guard under the barage of strikes. O Doherty pushes Lesnra off and gets back to his feet. O Doherty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Doherty. O Doherty tests Lesnra's chin there with a solid looking shot. Lesnra tries to bum rush O Doherty with a series of wild strikes but O Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the assault. O Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Lesnra.
O Doherty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lesnra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A shot to de liver by O Doherty. Beautiful body shot. O Doherty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor O Doherty dominated that round. The cut man is working on Connor O Doherty's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnra swinging wilding here.
No joy there for O Doherty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnra avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnra moves out of range and avoids them all easily. O Doherty throws a right hand that Lesnra ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnra also avoids with ease. Lesnra sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks O Doherty to the ground! Lesnra dives into full mount looking to finish! Lesnra misses with a head shot. Lesnra punching from mount but O Doherty doing a good job of avoiding damage. O Doherty manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes. Lesnra throws a strike but O Doherty avoids it easily and moves to full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lesnra gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. O Doherty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Doherty misses with a head kick.
O Doherty misses with a wild body shot. O Doherty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lesnra counters with a shoot takedown. O Doherty fights it but they end up in guard. Lesnra throws and elbow that misses. O Doherty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnra's guard. Nice move by O Doherty! O Doherty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. O Doherty passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. Lesnra looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lesnra can do anything to dispel that myth. Lesnra is looking to get back to is feet but O Doherty passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Doherty decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lesnra to his feet. O Doherty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesnra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. O Doherty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lesnra's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. O Doherty misses with the combination.
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnra. O Doherty lands a nice looking body kick. Lesnra misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by O Doherty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Doherty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. O Doherty lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lesnra misses with a head kick.
Lesnra avoids the body shot from O Doherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Doherty throws a front kick that sends Lesnra stumbling back into the cage. Lesnra throws a series of punches but O Doherty moves out of range. O Doherty misses with a head kick.
O Doherty throws a head kick but Lesnra moves out of range.
O Doherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Doherty.
O Doherty lands a head kick. Lesnra smiles back at him and beckons him forward. O Doherty looks to land a combination but Lesnra avoids it well. A slapping leg kick lands for O Doherty.
Lesnra defending well as O Doherty loads up on a big left hand. A head kick misses from O Doherty. O Doherty lands with a slapping head kick. O Doherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesnra tries to bum rush O Doherty with a series of wild strikes but O Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the assault. O Doherty throws a nice looking combination but Lesnra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. O Doherty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesnra. That did some damage! O Doherty avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Doherty thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Lesnra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Doherty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnra moves out of range easily. Lesnra throws the kick towards the body but O Doherty avoids it. O Doherty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lesnra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Doherty. Lesnra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Doherty circles away quickly and effectively. Connor O Doherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A combination from Lesnra does no damage. O Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnra manages to avoid it. Lesnra fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by O Doherty.
Lesnra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A head kick misses from O Doherty. O Doherty lands a head kick. Lesnra smiles back at him and beckons him forward. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. O Doherty throws a head kick but Lesnra moves out of range.
Lesnra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesnra. Lesnra avoids the head kick by O Doherty.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
Lesnra throws a head kick but O Doherty moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brokc Lesnra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Connor O Doherty's cut. That's time! Back to the action! 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.
O Doherty missing with a left hand there. Lesnra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A combination from Lesnra does no damage. O Doherty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesnra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. O Doherty works Lesnra's body with a nice hook. O Doherty connects with a body shot. O Doherty throws a body punch but Lesnra moves out of range. A head kick from O Doherty lands but Lesnra takes it in his stride. O Doherty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Doherty, right into the meat.
O Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnra circles away quickly and effectively. Lesnra throws a sloppy head kick and O Doherty moves out of range easily. O Doherty misses with a few strikes there.
O Doherty misses with a kick to the body.
O Doherty throws the kick towards the body but Lesnra avoids it. O Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lesnra throws a wild combination but nothing lands. O Doherty lands with a hook. Lesnra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A thudding body kick lands there by O Doherty!
O Doherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. O Doherty scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Doherty misses with a body kick. Lesnra scores with a one two! O Doherty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Connor O Doherty is winning the standup battle so far. O Doherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnra is just out of range. O Doherty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Connor O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnra moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lesnra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Doherty, as that shot connected.
O Doherty cracks the inside of Lesnra's front leg. Lesnra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Doherty paws at him with a jab and circles away. O Doherty lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Doherty scores with a nice strike. Lesnra avoids the head kick by O Doherty.
Nice defenses there by Lesnra. O Doherty scores with a push kick. A head kick misses from O Doherty. O Doherty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnra.
O Doherty lands a head kick!
O Doherty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lesnra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Doherty lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Doherty lands with a shot to the body. Lesnra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lesnra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Doherty but O Doherty pushes him off and we're back to square one. O Doherty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnra.
O Doherty cracks Lesnra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The crowd cheers as O Doherty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lesnra doesn't seem phased though. O Doherty punishes Lesnra's body with a nice straight punch. Lesnra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from O Doherty. Lesnra throws a right and a left that both miss. Lesnra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lesnra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lesnra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnra misses with a wild combination.
O Doherty throws a nice looking combination but Lesnra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Doherty looks for the body kick but Lesnra saw that one coming. Lesnra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Lesnra or perhaps it was just good defense by O Doherty which made him look bad. O Doherty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lesnra will feel that in the morning. O Doherty pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lesnra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. O Doherty throws a head kick that misses. Lesnra tries to bum rush O Doherty with a series of wild strikes but O Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the assault. O Doherty scoring well with a low kick there.
O Doherty avoids the head kick by Lesnra.
A combination from Lesnra does no damage. Lesnra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lesnra tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesnra misses with a wild combination.
O Doherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Doherty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. O Doherty is looking to land body kicks. O Doherty misses with a wild body shot. Lesnra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A left and a right from Lesnra both land. Nice combination. Lesnra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Doherty's waist but O Doherty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnra off to one side. Connor O Doherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brokc Lesnra. O Doherty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Lesnra tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by O Doherty. O Doherty is looking to slow Lesnra down with leg kicks. A combination from O Doherty does no damage. O Doherty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. O Doherty misses with a combination
and Lesnra counters with a one-two to the body. Lesnra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Doherty. O Doherty misses with a wild body shot. O Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. O Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnra circles away quickly and effectively. O Doherty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lesnra counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Doherty won't be happy with that. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lesnra tries to get to his feet but O Doherty is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Lesnra in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Connor O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round. I think O Doherty 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor O Doherty!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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