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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesner comes into the arena with drop th world blaring out of the sound system. Brock Lesner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesner!
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, John Kasper!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lesner pinned against the cage. Lesner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kasper misses with a hook.
Kasper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Kasper tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kasper lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Kasper.
Kasper misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesner misses with a takedown attempt
and Kasper counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesner holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kasper lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasper working away.
Lesner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasper is looking to take a break and control but Lesner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner wants to control but Kasper postures up.
Kasper misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Lesner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kasper wants to stand but Lesner has his arm trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kasper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lesner did well to prevent Kasper getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kasper dominated that round.
That's time! Lesner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Kasper does no damage.
A punch combination from Kasper misses.
Kasper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kasper. That's going to slow Lesner down.
Lesner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kasper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brock Lesner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasper misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasper tries to clinch there but Lesner circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lesner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kasper controls the pace.
Kasper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lesner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasper tries to stand but Lesner is controlling from the bottom.
Kasper with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasper stands up from Lesner's guard - Kasper perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kasper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kasper moves in looking to clinch but Lesner pushes him off.
Kasper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kasper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesner's sensitive parts.
John Kasper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasper wants to clinch.
Kasper throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kasper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kasper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lesner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kasper passes Lesner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kasper seems to be working for a kimura but Lesner defends the submission attempt.
Kasper trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lesner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesner is trying is best to control the position here.
Kasper stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasper shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kasper not doing much here.
John Kasper has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John Kasper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kasper.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kasper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kasper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kasper!
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