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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Marchetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marchetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot - Only One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Marchetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marchetti takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Marchetti misses with a double jab.
Marchetti throws a head kick that misses.
Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lesnar cracks Marchetti with a big elbow.
Lesnar wants to control for a moment but Marchetti uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Marchetti has control of the leg.
Lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marchetti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marchetti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lesnar tries to improve his position but instead Marchetti has taken his back!
Lesnar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Marchetti go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lesnar tries to escape the position.
Marchetti is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lesnar is defending well though. Marchetti let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marchetti has the hooks in. Lesnar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lesnar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marchetti throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Lesnar is really stuck here.
Lesnar is keeping busy.
Lesnar rolls, trying to escape but Marchetti keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchetti looking for the choke from the back.
Marchetti is breathing heavily.
Lesnar turns into Marchetti and is now in his guard.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Marchetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lesnar passes Marchetti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lesnar controlling the pace.
Marchetti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marchetti.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marchetti gets caught flat footed, as Lesnar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marchetti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marchetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marchetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Marchetti, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marchetti is on top in guard.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marchetti bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
Marchetti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar pulls Marchetti in close to his closed guard and prevents Marchetti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lesnar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Marchetti trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but instead Marchetti has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marchetti tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lesnar.
Marchetti prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marchetti throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Marchetti keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Marchetti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lesnar distracts Marchetti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar is pushing down on Marchetti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marchetti is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesnar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lesnar working over Marchetti with some ground and pound. Marchetti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marchetti tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is keen to just control but Marchetti is a slippery customer.
Marchetti is pressing down on Lesnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marchetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Marchetti, not yet.
Marchetti is working hard here to advance position.
Marchetti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marchetti's head.
Lesnar stays in close to Marchetti's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marchetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Marchetti.
Lesnar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marchetti 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 controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Marchetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Marchetti, not yet.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brock Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lesnar works over Marchetti with some ground and pound from guard.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marchetti is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Marchetti keeps moving.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marchetti is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Marchetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marchetti feints and then cracks Lesnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesnar down.
Marchetti thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lesnar controlling from side mount.
Marchetti manages to get back to half guard.
Marchetti is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marchetti actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchetti is in trouble now - Lesnar has advanced to mount!
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesnar controlling his opponent.
Marchetti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matt Marchetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marchetti manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lesnar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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