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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Cole!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cole swivels and escapes.
Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Cole is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cole is on top in guard.
Cole wants to get up but he can't break Lesnar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cole gets to his feet. Lesnar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horrible takedown by Lesnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Cole which made him look bad.
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Cole.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Cole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole has picked Lesnar up - he's going for a ride! Cole dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lesnar kicks off Cole and gets to his feet.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cole.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cole counters with a three punch combo that has Lesnar backing up. Lesnar nods at Cole to acknowledge the strikes.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cole.
Cole fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cole is trying to stand up here but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Cole punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole is trying to control but can't.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cole taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Cole's temple.
Cole tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.
Cole is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole is pressing down on Lesnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole has momentary wrist control but Lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Cole has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Cole slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cole has managed to clinch.
Lesnar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cole regains guard.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lesnar works over Cole with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Cole is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Cole is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lesnar is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brock Lesnar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Cole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lesnar parries the strikes from Cole easily there. Cole is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lesnar to escape.
Cole is trying to ground and pound but Lesnar uses the momentary lack of control by Cole to regain half guard.
Lesnar has one foot on Cole's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lesnar feints and as Cole raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole is looking for a triangle but Lesnar pushes his legs off easily.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Cole blocks nicely.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Cole is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lesnar scores with punches from side control.
Lesnar working the body and head with strikes.
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Lesnar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cole struggling a bit here.
Lesnar grinds an elbow into Cole's temple.
Cole takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cole on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cole wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cole takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lesnar cracks Cole with a big right hand but Cole just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lesnar cracks Cole with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cole is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cole gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lesnar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lesnar won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Cole wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Cole wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar shoots in and bounces Cole off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
so Cole counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cole is controlling him.
Cole tries to stand but Lesnar is controlling from the bottom.
Cole prevents Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
Cole decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Cole to control.
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Cole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lesnar looking to finish Cole with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cole!
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount and Cole is in trouble!
Cole is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cole takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cole wants to control but Lesnar is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lesnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
You get the feeling that Cole really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Cole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Cole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cole is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Cole is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cole slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lesnar stops Cole from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole moves into full guard.
Lesnar throws a strike but Cole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnar's guard.
Cole trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Cole is having none of it.
Lesnar pushes Cole off and gets back to his feet.
Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cole defending well though.
Lesnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnar working Cole over with strikes.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cole wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar tries to pass to full mount but Cole defends it.
Lesnar working Cole over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole tries to clinch up.
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.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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