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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mo Lester will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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210 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mo Lester!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Awesome cracks Lester with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Awesome has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lester to stand back up!
Lester is rocked!
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!
Lester darts in and clinches Awesome up against the cage.
Lester is still on wobbly legs! Can Awesome finish him?
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Lester is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lester throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Awesome tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lester is in Awesome's guard.
Lester seems to have recovered his senses.
Lester's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lester stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lester dodges the punch combination from Awesome.
Lester gets a clinch.
Lester stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome stuffs the takedown attempt from Lester. Lester gets slowly back to his feet.
Lester tries for a takedown but Awesome sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Awesome throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester wants a takedown.
Mike Awesome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Lester.
Awesome fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Awesome controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Awesome to keep the fight standing.
Lester jumps guard but Awesome stands there with Lester around his waist. Lester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Awesome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lester manages to end up in side control.
Awesome is trying to control Lester's posture but Lester avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awesome trying to remain calm as Lester controls from the top position.
Lester has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lester pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lester looking to control and managing it successfully.
Awesome is looking to improve his position but Lester isn't that keen on the idea.
Lester controlling from mount.
Awesome is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lester takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lester working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Awesome looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lester! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mo Lester!
Mo Lester seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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