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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markko Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markko Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rua's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lesnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Lesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rua is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Markko Lesnar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markko 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.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Rua finds it's way through Lesnar's defenses.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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 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.
Rua actively working from the bottom here.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Lesnar working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lesnar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Rua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesnar slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Lesnar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Markko Lesnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar stays in close to Rua's body and controls the position.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alejandro Rua wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rua throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Alejandro Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rua taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Lesnar working Rua over with strikes.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Rua trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markko Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Rua is rocked!
Lesnar postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rua badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lesnar around the waist but Lesnar pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lesnar is the winner by TKO! Lesnar jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markko Lesnar!
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hype
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