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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apachai Hopachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes The Pain. Brock Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Apachai Hopachai's chin.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Apachai Hopachai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Hopachai moved away.
Hopachai fails with a takedown attempt.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Hopachai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Hopachai avoids them all with ease.
Hopachai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopachai darts in trying to clinch
and Hopachai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Apachai Hopachai has been cut.
Hopachai drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.
Hopachai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lesnar prevents it.
Hopachai managing to block the knees to the body from Lesnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai blocking some punches.
Lesnar gets underhooks to prevent Hopachai's takedown attempt.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apachai Hopachai.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopachai is defending well for now.
Lesnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lesnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopachai.
Lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lesnar has a couple of punches blocked by Hopachai.
Lesnar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hopachai is defending well.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Hopachai avoids a wild elbow strike from Lesnar.
Hopachai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopachai fails to land the takedown.
Hopachai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar forces Hopachai back against the cage and clinches.
Hopachai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lesnar after a bit of a struggle.
Lesnar letting Hopachai take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hopachai counters with a big head kick but Lesnar shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Hopachai sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hopachai instigates a clinch.
Lesnar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hopachai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hopachai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopachai shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Hopachai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hopachai pushes Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lesnar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hopachai controlling the action here for a moment.
Hopachai jumps guard and drags Lesnar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but instead Hopachai has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hopachai pushes down on Lesnar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hopachai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hopachai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai stands up and beckons Lesnar to join him on the feet.
Hopachai shoots in looking for a takedown but Lesnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hopachai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lesnar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hopachai quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar wants to stand but Hopachai has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hopachai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hopachai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hopachai is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apachai Hopachai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apachai Hopachai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hopachai shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hopachai has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopachai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopachai misses with a head kick.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopachai misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Hopachai is having none of it.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Hopachai moves out of range.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopachai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hopachai as he avoids it easily.
Hopachai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lesnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopachai somewhat.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apachai Hopachai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Hopachai circles away.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hopachai sprawls well. Hopachai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Hopachai sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hopachai as Lesnar shoots in.
Hopachai drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.
Hopachai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lesnar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lesnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar jumps guard but Hopachai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hopachai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopachai lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopachai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hopachai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lesnar is in trouble now - Hopachai has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hopachai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hopachai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lesnar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lesnar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hopachai.
Lesnar has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Hopachai is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lesnar has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lesnar controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hopachai controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to get back to his feet but Hopachai is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hopachai controlling the positon.
Hopachai looking for the choke but no joy.
Lesnar controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopachai working for a choke but Lesnar is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apachai Hopachai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apachai Hopachai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lesnar throws a leg kick
and Hopachai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lesnar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hopachai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Hopachai tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hopachai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hopachai closes the distance and clinches.
Hopachai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopachai's elbow.
Hopachai breaks the clinch.
Hopachai misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopachai fails to land the takedown.
Hopachai closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai breaks from the clinch.
Hopachai has managed to clinch.
Hopachai is trying to pull guard but Lesnar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lesnar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hopachai walks away with a smile on his face. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hopachai.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopachai. Hopachai gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopachai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lesnar circles away.
Hopachai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopachai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopachai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hopachai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hopachai clinches with his opponent.
Hopachai manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesnar as he jumps to the side.
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Hopachai.
Lesnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Apachai Hopachai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lesnar with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left lands for Hopachai.
Hopachai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lesnar as he avoids it easily.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai shoots in but no luck this time.
Hopachai has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopachai pulls guard effortlessly.
Hopachai has a closed guard, preventing Lesnar from standing up.
Lesnar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hopachai, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Hopachai is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopachai takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apachai Hopachai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hopachai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apachai Hopachai!
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