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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klein has chosen Are You Dead Yet? as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Klein!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klein misses with a wild combination.
Lesmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klein.
Klein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Klein.
Klein sends Lesmer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Klein is motioning to the referee to let Lesmer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lesmer is rocked!
It looks like Brock Lesmer has been cut.
Klein misses with a wild combination.
Klein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Klein misses with a wild body shot.
Lesmer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesmer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klein on the ground.
Klein looks gassed!
Lesmer drops an elbow to the side of Klein's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klein is trying to stand back up but Lesmer is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Klein taking some punishment here, with Lesmer in his half guard.
Lesmer wants to pass to mount but Klein is defending the position.
Klein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesmer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesmer winds up and cracks Klein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Klein tries to kick Lesmer off but Lesmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesmer is looking to take a break and control but Klein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lesmer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Klein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesmer scores a takedown into full mount!
Klein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lesmer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesmer landing punches.
Lesmer cracks Klein with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lesmer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Klein is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Lesmer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lesmer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Klein is trying to stand up.
Klein takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Klein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lesmer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lesmer is landing with some decent strikes but Klein is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Klein squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesmer looking to finish Klein with some ground and pound. This is bad for Klein!
Klein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klein is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lesmer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Klein is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Lesmer.
Klein is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lesmer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Klein?
Klein wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lesmer tries to control but Klein wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesmer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Lesmer.
Lesmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klein sprawls well. Klein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Klein throws a series of punches but Lesmer moves out of range.
Lesmer slips a jab from Klein.
Lesmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesmer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klein explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lesmer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lesmer pushing down on Klein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lesmer prevents Klein from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lesmer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lesmer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesmer won't allow Klein to get back to his feet.
Lesmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Klein keeping moving, preventing Lesmer from controlling successfully.
Klein wants to stand up but Lesmer is controlling him.
Lesmer looking to pass the guard.
Lesmer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lesmer won't allow Klein to get back to his feet.
Lesmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesmer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Klein's guard.
Lesmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klein wants to stand up but Lesmer is controlling him.
Lesmer pushing down on Klein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Klein has one foot on Lesmer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein throws a nice looking combination but Lesmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klein misses with a few strikes there.
Klein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klein just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lesmer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klein is looking to escape.
Klein has one foot on Lesmer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Klein looks to land a right hand but Lesmer moved out of range.
Klein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Klein misses.
Lesmer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Klein wants to get back to his feet.
Lesmer is looking to advance position but Klein won't allow it.
Lesmer stops Klein from getting back to his feet.
Lesmer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesmer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Klein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Klein misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Klein misses.
Klein swinging wildly here.
Klein throws a right hand that Lesmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesmer also avoids with ease.
Klein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesmer gets the takedown into side control.
Brock Lesmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klein is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lesmer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein taking a bit of punishment here - Lesmer scoring with strikes.
Klein tries to escape but Lesmer is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klein prevents Lesmer from improving position.
Klein takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmer advances to mount.
Klein bucks Lesmer off and manages to get back to his feet!
No joy there for Klein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dave Klein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Klein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klein throws a right and a left that Lesmer avoids nicely.
Klein throws an overhand right that lands on Lesmer's shoulder, as Lesmer tries to avoid the shot.
Lesmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Klein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lesmer prevents Klein from escaping the position.
Lesmer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Klein down.
Klein is pushing Lesmer's head away, looking to escape. Lesmer manages to hold on to the position though.
Klein explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Klein throws a series of punches but Lesmer avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesmer slips under a jab from Klein.
Lesmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klein throws a series of punches but Lesmer moves out of range.
Klein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Klein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Klein is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lesmer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lesmer tries to advance to mount but can't.
Klein is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lesmer is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein is not content to let Lesmer control the position.
Klein wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lesmer cracks Klein with a big elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Klein catches Lesmer right on the button with a cross.
Dave Klein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Klein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klein throws a right and a left that Lesmer avoids nicely.
Klein misses with an uppercut. Lesmer saw that one coming.
Klein looks to throw the jab but Lesmer is out of range.
No joy there for Klein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Klein.
Klein throws a series of punches but Lesmer moves out of range.
Lesmer gets a takedown into half guard.
Lesmer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesmer drops an elbow to the side of Klein's head.
Lesmer tries to stand and escape but Klein is controlling the position.
Dave Klein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Lesmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klein looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesmer, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesmer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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