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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anstey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Friends in lower places. Lesnar has chosen Requiem For A Dream as his entrance music. Brock Lesnar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bunny Anstey's chin.
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275 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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261 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
Lesnar drops Anstey with a right and a left! Lesnar comes rushing in but Anstey regains his composure and manages to keep Lesnar in guard.
It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 stand but Anstey is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice jab there from Lesnar .
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anstey pushes Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anstey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anstey is struggling to control the position.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Anstey has double underhooks.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Anstey is controlling the position.
Anstey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anstey shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lesnar , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anstey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lesnar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anstey doesn't seem phased though.
Bunny Anstey's cut is getting worse.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar .
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anstey shoots in for a double leg but Lesnar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anstey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lesnar quickly recovers to half guard.
Lesnar is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Anstey slows the pace down in half guard.
Lesnar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lesnar is trying to stand back up but Anstey is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lesnar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anstey lands a nice shot to the head.
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 is trying to stand.
Anstey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anstey cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anstey is landing with some decent strikes but Lesnar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lesnar squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Anstey landing shots from mount.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lesnar ?
You get the feeling that Lesnar really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lesnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anstey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Anstey is controlling the position.
Anstey prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
Anstey lands a knee to the head.
Anstey keeps control of Lesnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anstey jumps guard and drags Lesnar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anstey wriggles free and stands up.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Lesnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anstey.
Anstey has managed to clinch.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Anstey is controlling the position.
Anstey has hold of one of Lesnar 's legs. Lesnar is fighting the takedown attempt but Anstey gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to stand but Anstey is controlling the position.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anstey trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anstey looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar wants to stand up but Anstey is controlling him.
Anstey scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey prevents Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
Anstey content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar .
Anstey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Anstey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Anstey avoids it well.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anstey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anstey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Anstey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Lesnar misses the target.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anstey dives in and scores a takedown into Lesnar 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to stand but Anstey is controlling the position.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey is pushing down on Lesnar 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lesnar is fighting to maintain full guard but Anstey has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anstey working over Lesnar with some ground and pound. Lesnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Anstey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Anstey stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bunny Anstey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anstey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Bunny Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anstey scores with a takedown into Lesnar 's guard.
Anstey stops Lesnar from standing up.
Anstey landing with the ground and pound.
Anstey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anstey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anstey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anstey 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 ref stands the fighters back up because Bunny Anstey just wasn't active enough.
Anstey slips under a jab from Lesnar .
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anstey tries to move into range but Lesnar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lesnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.
Brock Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lesnar , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anstey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anstey controls the pace.
Bunny Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey postures up in Lesnar 's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Anstey wants to pass the guard but Lesnar is keeping the position.
Lesnar wants to stand but Anstey is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey landing with the ground and pound.
Anstey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anstey is controlling him.
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anstey advances to half guard.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Anstey wants to pass to mount but Lesnar is defending the position.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Anstey 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesnar wants to stand back up but Anstey manages to pass into side control.
Lesnar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anstey controlling the position.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Anstey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey looks up at the clock and then as Lesnar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anstey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anstey works to advance to full mount. Lesnar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anstey shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Anstey 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.
Lesnar misses with a jab to the body
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Lesnar .
Lesnar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anstey.
Anstey staying out of range there.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar throws a nice looking combination but Anstey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesnar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lesnar swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey walks into a jab.
Anstey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anstey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anstey.
Lesnar lands a jab-cross combination.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Anstey closes the distance and pushes Lesnar back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Anstey moves out of range as Lesnar strikes.
Lesnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anstey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesnar looks to land a combination. Anstey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bunny Anstey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey shoots in looking for a takedown but Lesnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anstey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar . Those never looked like landing.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lesnar as he avoids it easily.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Anstey's head but Anstey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Anstey's head but Anstey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lesnar .
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Lesnar . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lesnar .
Jeez, Bunny Anstey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Anstey slips a jab from Lesnar .
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Anstey tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Brock Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anstey circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Lesnar , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnar misses with a straight right.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Anstey avoids nicely.
Lesnar throws a jab when Anstey was well out of range.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Anstey with a series of wild strikes but Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anstey is defended easily by Lesnar .
Lesnar leaves Anstey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Lesnar .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Anstey's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
so Anstey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Anstey has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lesnar tries to break free but Anstey pushes him back against the cage.
Anstey prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Anstey is controlling the position.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Anstey has double underhooks.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar connects with a body shot that sends Anstey's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
Lesnar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a looping left.
Anstey slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar .
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anstey but Anstey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Anstey ducks under and follows up with a left that Anstey also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Lesnar misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar . Those never looked like landing.
Anstey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anstey forces his way into half guard.
Anstey works his way into side control.
Anstey is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anstey asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Anstey working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lesnar is pushing Anstey's head away, looking to escape. Anstey manages to hold on to the position though.
Anstey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Anstey trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to buck Anstey off.
Anstey lands a few punches from side control.
Anstey wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
Lesnar is trying to buck Anstey off.
Anstey remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet.
Anstey is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesnar 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Anstey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lesnar for as long as he can get away with.
Lesnar bucks up and tries to throw Anstey off but instead Anstey has got his back!
Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Anstey really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lesnar .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anstey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
Bunny Anstey retains his heavyweight title!
Bunny Anstey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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