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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Octopulus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Finnish National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
26 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmer Octopulus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green connects with a jab.
Octopulus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Octopulus throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Octopulus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Octopulus. That did some damage!
Octopulus looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Octopulus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Octopulus tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Octopulus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Octopulus's head.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Octopulus avoids it.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Octopulus is able to avoid easily.
Octopulus swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Octopulus thumps Green with a low kick.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Octopulus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Green.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Octopulus misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Octopulus.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
Octopulus misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octopulus. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimmer Octopulus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Octopulus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Octopulus's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Octopulus avoids it.
Green walks into a straight right hand from Octopulus.
Green tries to clinch but Octopulus moves out of range.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Octopulus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Octopulus.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octopulus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Octopulus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
Green wants to clinch up but Octopulus keeps it at a distance.
Green wants to clinch.
Octopulus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Octopulus looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
A big left from Octopulus misses.
Green does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Octopulus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus prevents a body shot from Green.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Octopulus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Octopulus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Octopulus.
Octopulus cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Octopulus misses with a hook.
Green drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Octopulus defends it well.
Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Octopulus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Green tries to counter it with a takedown but Octopulus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jimmer Octopulus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Octopulus looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Octopulus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Octopulus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Octopulus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Octopulus scores with a head kick.
Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green tries to counter with a clinch but Octopulus shakes him off and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green's coach down at Lebowski MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Green's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus misses with a body shot.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick.
Octopulus wants to slow Green down by chopping away at his legs.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Green misses with a low kick.
It looked like Octopulus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
A low kick from Octopulus is predictable there
and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
Green trying to control the action but Octopulus is working from the bottom.
Green throws a strike aimed at the side of Octopulus's head but Octopulus avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Octopulus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Green works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lester Green will probably get the nod.
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.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Octopulus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Octopulus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Octopulus lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Octopulus.
Octopulus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Octopulus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green misses with a body kick.
Octopulus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Green replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Octopulus blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octopulus connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Octopulus connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Octopulus throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green moves out of range as Octopulus throws a body kick.
Green wants to counter with a clinch but Octopulus pushes him away.
Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Octopulus lands.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Octopulus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Octopulus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Green throws the left hand but Octopulus avoids the punch easily.
Green throws a head kick but Octopulus moves out of range.
Octopulus jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Octopulus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Octopulus misses with a looping left.
Octopulus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Octopulus but Octopulus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Octopulus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Octopulus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Green just manages to avoid it.
Octopulus avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Octopulus. Octopulus obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Green is looking to slow Octopulus down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Octopulus misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green blocks a head kick by Octopulus.
Green is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Octopulus avoids it.
Octopulus takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green wants to counter with a clinch but Octopulus pushes him away.
Octopulus misses with a low kick.
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
Green wants to counter the offense by Octopulus and move into the clinch position.
Octopulus checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Octopulus.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octopulus, right into the meat.
Jimmer Octopulus is winning the standup battle so far.
Green takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Octopulus throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octopulus. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Green.
Nice uppercut lands for Octopulus. That snapped Green's head back.
Octopulus walks into a straight right hand from Green.
Green avoids the body shot from Octopulus.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Green throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Octopulus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Octopulus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Octopulus tried to counter with a leg kick but Green avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Green checks a leg kick.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Octopulus misses with a low kick.
Octopulus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Octopulus lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Octopulus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Octopulus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Octopulus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Octopulus.
Octopulus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Octopulus moves out of range easily.
Octopulus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Green slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmer Octopulus dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Octopulus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Octopulus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Octopulus keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Green preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octopulus looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Octopulus controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Octopulus's head.
Octopulus keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
Green is stalling in the full guard.
Green pushing down on Octopulus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Octopulus is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green prevents Octopulus from improving his position.
Octopulus wants to get back to his feet.
Octopulus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Green tried to score with a low kick but Octopulus checks it.
Octopulus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green with a poor takedown
letting Octopulus counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Green doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Green as he checks the leg kick.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Octopulus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octopulus. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Octopulus lands with a nice body punch.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Octopulus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Octopulus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Octopulus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Octopulus misses with a leg kick.
Green tries to land a front kick but Octopulus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Octopulus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Octopulus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Good leg kick by Octopulus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Octopulus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green tries to clinch but Octopulus is having none of it.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Octopulus tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Octopulus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Octopulus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Octopulus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Green is looking to clinch.
Octopulus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Octopulus is looking to score with low kicks.
Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lester Green.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lester Green!
Lester Green 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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