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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 429 p4p, 1261 weight class) and Mafula Kape (ranked 36 p4p, 96 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Kape on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Green misses with a hook
and Kape counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws the left hand but Kape avoids the punch easily.
Kape tries to counter with a clinch but Green shakes him off and moves away.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green slips under a jab.
Kape takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green scores with a push kick.
Kape throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kape connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green throws the left hand but Kape avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green lands with a nice body kick.
Kape throws a lazy uppercut
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green is looking to slow Kape down with leg kicks.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kape has time to react.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kape swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green lands with a slapping head kick.
Kape looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green thows a leg kick but Kape checks it
enabling Kape to counter with a crisp jab.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kape is able to avoid easily.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKape.
Kape just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kape takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kape throws a big shot that misses.
Kape throws a big shot that misses.
Kape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Good leg kick by Green.
Kape misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
Kape lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kape is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kape on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick lands for Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Green misses with a body shot
letting Kape counter with a right hand.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kape might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
Kape gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kape uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green connects with a high kick.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kape moves away.
Kape looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Green looks to throw the jab but Kape is out of range.
Green slips under a jab.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Kape does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kape is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Green.
Kape on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kape throws out the jab.
Kape stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
Green misses with an uppercut. Kape saw that one coming.
Kape throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Kape chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Kape takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kape pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Kape controls his hands.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kape lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Kape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Kape scores with a push kick.
Green lands with a kick to the temple. Kape shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Green drops his hands momentarily and Kape takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kape's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Green looks to land a left hand but Kape moved out of range nicely.
Kape scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Kape's defenses.
Green throws a leg kick but Kape moved away.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Green.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Kape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Green throws a push kick but Kape slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kape. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kape just manages to avoid it.
Green feints and then cracks Kape's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kape down.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Kape tries to counter with a clinch but Green shakes him off and moves away.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kape can do to turn this around?
Kape looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green tests Kape's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kape takes one to the side of the head.
Kape slips a jab from Green.
Green throws the left hand but Kape avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Green throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green is looking to chop away at Kape's legs.
Lester Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Kape keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kape feints a counter leg kick.
Kape keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kape swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kape throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green stuns Kape with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kape throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Green scores with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Green looks to land a left hand but Kape moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Green throws the left hand but Kape avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kape doesn't seem phased though.
Green wants to slow Kape down by chopping away at his legs.
Kape appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Kape throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Kape lands a jab to the head.
Green lands a jab to Kape's midsection.
Kape clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green lands an uppercut.
Kape lands a shot to the body.
Kape lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kape stalling the fight.
Green lands a shot to the body.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kape fails to land.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Green wants to break free but Kape has control.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green works on Kape's body with a couple of short punches.
Kape is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Kape lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Mafula Kape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kape scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green dominated that second round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Green digs a good hook to Kape's body.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kape fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Green on the side of the head.
Kape closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kape throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green slips a jab from Kape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green lands with an overhand left.
Green sizes up Kape with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Green lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Kape counters with a solid body kick.
Green wants to slow Kape down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Kape releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kape takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Kape throws a head kick that misses.
Kape misses with a body kick.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Green's head coaches at 🕵️The Nonce Hunters🕵️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kape takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green lands a jab to the nose.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mafula Kape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kape doesn't seem bothered though.
Kape keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kape checks a leg kick.
Kape looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Green misses with a hook
and Kape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green misses with a hook. Kape ducked under it nicely.
Green misses the jab.
Green looks to land a body kick but Kape moved away.
Kape throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Kape moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Kape wants to counter the offense by Green and move into the clinch position.
Green throws a jab when Kape was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kape looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kape throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Green tenderised Kape's leg. Kape is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lester Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kape checks a leg kick.
Green looks to throw a body kick
enabling Kape to counter with a crisp jab.
Kape is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Kape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters circling a little - Green finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Green lands a nice hook to Kape's body. Kape takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKape.
A big left from Kape misses.
A jab lands there for Green.
Kape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green avoids the head kick by Kape.
Green thinks about countering with a body kick.
A big right from Green misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kape tries a quick counter leg kick but Green is wise to it.
Nice shot lands for Green.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kape.
Kape avoids the body shot from Green.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Green!
A victorious Lester Green thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mafula Kape was interviewed post fight and said '86 IQ'.
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