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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shout it at the Devil. Brock Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steel Penn's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Penn.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn keeps control of Lesnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lesnar wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Penn manages to get underhooks.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn looks gassed!
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Lesnar is trying to trip Penn. He has hold of a leg but Penn is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lesnar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Penn tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lesnar wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Penn has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Penn with a knee to the head.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lesnar stands up from Penn's guard - Lesnar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lesnar clinches but Penn breaks the clinch
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Lesnar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters by clinching up.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Penn is pressed up against the cage. Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Penn down to the mat. Penn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lesnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters by clinching up.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penn.
Lesnar is trying to drag Penn to the mat but Penn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penn scores with a knee to the head.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn keeps control of Lesnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lesnar.
Lesnar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Lesnar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Penn!
Lesnar kicks Penn off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penn.
Lesnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Penn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lesnar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoids the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar landing with strikes.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lesnar cracks Penn with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Penn from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Lesnar throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Penn avoids the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Lesnar misses with a punch to the head.
Lesnar throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Lesnar scores with punches from the back.
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.
Lesnar is striking well from the back but Penn escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn gets a clinch.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Penn forces Lesnar back against the cage and clinches.
Lesnar has picked Penn up - he's going for a ride! Lesnar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn with a knee to the head.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Lesnar tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar working hard to break the clinch.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
Lesnar tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lesnar decides to stand back up.
Lesnar closes the distance but Penn moves to the side
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penn.
Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn forces Lesnar back against the cage and clinches.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lesnar's efforts to push away.
Lesnar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn clinches.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn scores with a knee to the head.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Lesnar working hard to break the clinch.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn with a knee to the head.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar wants the takedown. Penn is fighting it off but Lesnar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Penn's guard against the cage.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar gets to his feet - Penn follows without any prompting.
Lesnar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Penn wants to clinch.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar misses with a straight right.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Lesnar tries to clinch
and Penn counters by clinching up.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brock Lesnar.
I think Lesnar 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... Brock Lesnar!
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energy
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hype
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