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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hunt You Down by Saliva. Kevin White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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249 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin White!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Lesnar throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lesnar throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
White striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lesnar trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Lesnar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lesnar's guard now.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White postures up.
White showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
White controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
White postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
White lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar striking off his back but it's not causing White any problems.
Lesnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lesnar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lesnar tries to move to mount but White blocks the move with his legs.
Lesnar stands up.
Lesnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White gets caught flat footed, as Lesnar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
White controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
White keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar won't allow White to sweep him here.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
White keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
White striking off his back but it's not causing Lesnar any problems.
White keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
White with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Lesnar can't handle though.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lesnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lesnar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lesnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesnar is taking a breather. White says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
White is breathing heavily.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lesnar trying to control the pace.
White is pressing down on Lesnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lesnar is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Lesnar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
White pushes Lesnar off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a single leg into guard. Lesnar didn't expect that.
White throws a strike but Lesnar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
White thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lesnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
White pushes Lesnar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Lesnar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lesnar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lesnar manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White preventing the sweep.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but instead White has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lesnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by White.
Lesnar wants to control but White is having none of it.
White scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lesnar?
White lands a big elbow.
White with a couple of short strikes.
White lands a nice shot to the head.
White raining down shots from the mount!
White raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
White lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White landing shots from mount.
White in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
White landing punches.
White dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
White drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White throws a strike but Lesnar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kevin White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lesnar trying to control here.
White drops an elbow to the side of Lesnar's head.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Lesnar is controlling White's trapped leg to prevent White from advancing to side control.
White drops an elbow to the side of Lesnar's head.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lesnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lesnar!
Lesnar wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
White unloading with bombs!
White is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lesnar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
White lands with some strikes.
Lesnar wants to control but White is having none of it.
Lesnar working to try and regain half guard.
White raining down shots from the mount!
White landing punches.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lesnar is rocked!
White punishing his opponent with strikes.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Lesnar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar can't escape the position.
White postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
White dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lesnar seems to have got his legs back now.
Lesnar is working to get back to half guard.
Lesnar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White prevents Lesnar from getting the reversal.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.
White landing strikes from the mount and Lesnar is in trouble!
Lesnar wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to buck White off but he can't manage it.
Lesnar is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
White avoids the attempt from Lesnar to control.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lesnar because White loaded up on that one.
Lesnar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
White throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lesnar wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin White!
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hype
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