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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funky Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Funky Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox closes the distance and pushes Lesnar back into the cage.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fox is keeping busy.
Lesnar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fox clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fox prevents Lesnar from getting a body triangle.
Fox trying to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in full control for now.
Fox tries to escape but Lesnar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lesnar controlling the positon.
Fox really is a fat lump.
Fox is trying to break free.
My spies in Cozad MMA New York inform me that Lesnar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fox staying busy and making it hard for Lesnar to control.
Fox is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Fox moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Funky Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox lands a right hook to the body.
Lesnar drives through with a takedown into Fox's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lesnar is pushing down on Fox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fox is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesnar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fox is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fox wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lesnar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesnar lands with a punch from half guard.
Lesnar is taking a breather. Fox 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.
Lesnar stands up and beckons Fox to join him on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lesnar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fox regains guard immediately.
Fox wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar won't allow Fox to get back to his feet.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesnar defends well.
Fox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Lesnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fox working a defensive guard but Lesnar manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fox is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fox, who protects the arm well.
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lesnar wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox is looking to reverse the position.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Lesnar has control of an arm but Fox manages to advance to Lesnar's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funky Lesnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesnar.
Fox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fox staying out of range there.
Fox gets caught napping as Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown. Fox manages to retain guard.
Fox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesnar defends well.
Fox is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Fox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to control the position but Lesnar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lesnar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fox is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Fox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fox is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Fox looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fox keeping control of the position.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Fox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fox is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Fox trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fox tries to sprawl but Lesnar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lesnar is trying to control. Fox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lesnar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lesnar works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Fox can't escape the position.
Lesnar working for a guillotine from mount but Fox is in no mood to give up.
Lesnar wants to finish this one by submission but Fox is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lesnar.
Fox bucks Lesnar off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Fox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fox jabs at Lesnar's body.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses
and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fox has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lesnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fox wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funky Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Fox.
Fox goes for a takedown attempt but Lesnar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fox lands with a nice body punch.
Fox gets caught napping as Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown. Fox manages to retain guard.
Fox can't keep his opponent in guard - Lesnar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lesnar wants to pass to mount but Fox is defending the position.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fox is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Lesnar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fox is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lesnar jumps into side control!
The referee asks Lesnar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lesnar prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox looks to move to half guard but instead Lesnar has passed into mount! Damn!
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Fox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox has left one of his arms exposed and Lesnar doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Fox screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Funky Lesnar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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