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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Buster looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Lester!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buster avoids it really well and circles away.
Lester looks to land a combination but Buster avoids it well.
Buster is looking to counter punch.
Lester shoots for a double leg takedown but Buster sprawls well. He's pushed Lester's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lester swivels and escapes.
Buster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Buster shows good takedown defense.
Buster seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Roy Buster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Lester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester fails to land the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
Lester looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lester gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buster counters with a single leg into guard. Lester didn't expect that.
Lester looks winded!
Buster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Buster engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buster sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lester's guard.
Buster trying to control the pace.
Lester trying to control from the bottom.
Buster not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lester tries for a takedown but Buster circles away easily
and Buster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lester thinking.
Lester shoots for a double leg takedown but Buster sprawls well. He's pushed Lester's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buster fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lester sprawls well initially but Buster persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lester is looking to get back to is feet but Buster passes into side control.
Buster staying calm.
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.
Buster decides to stand back up.
Lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buster scores with a hook.
Buster has Lester up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Buster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buster closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Buster lands in his opponent's guard.
Buster passes into half guard.
Lester wants to control but Buster is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buster perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Buster seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lester for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster prevents Lester from improving his position.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Buster controlling the action here.
Lester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lester is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buster.
Buster tries to clinch up but Lester circles away and keeps his distance.
Buster shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buster sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester trying to get back to full guard but Buster takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lester wants to control but Buster is having none of it.
Buster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Buster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buster lands a heavy elbow.
Buster cracks Lester with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buster content just to control the position here.
Lester can't escape the position.
Buster controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Buster dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lester clinches up with Buster and pushes him back against the cage.
Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buster instigates a clinch.
Buster ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Buster no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lester looking to sit in guard and control but Buster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buster pushing down on Lester's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster working the head and body with strikes.
Buster escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lester sprawls well. Lester wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buster gets slowly back to his feet.
Buster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lester manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lester tries to clinch up but Buster circles away and keeps his distance.
Lester slaps away a takedown attempt from Buster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Buster dives in and scores a takedown into Lester's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roy Buster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lester manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buster manages to get himself to full guard.
Lester wanted to stand there but Buster had control of the position.
Buster controls Lester momentarily but Lester frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.
Lester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buster is keeping the position for now.
Buster pushes a forearm under Lester's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lester is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Buster!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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