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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Handleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handleman comes to the cage accompanied by Pride FC Theme. Lesnar has chosen Legion Of Doom as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Handleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar is looking to score with low kicks.
Handleman closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Handleman pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar scores with the left hand. Handleman knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Handleman takes one to the chin there.
Handleman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Handleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lesnar sprawls well initially but Handleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Handleman keeps him under control.
Lesnar trying to control here.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handleman.
Lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handleman is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Handleman is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar trying to control here.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handleman.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handleman connects with a nice short shot to Lesnar's temple.
Handleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesnar told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handleman.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handleman.
Handleman trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lesnar defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Handleman has control of the leg.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Handleman keeps him under control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lesnar cracks Handleman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Handleman wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar works the jab nicely.
Handleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Handleman is rocked!
Lesnar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a leg kick
and Handleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Handleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Handleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handleman seems to have got his legs back now.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Handleman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chuck Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Handleman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Handleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lesnar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Handleman scores with punches from side control.
Handleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lesnar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Handleman is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The strikes coming from Handleman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handleman trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar defending against the ground and pound.
Handleman 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.
Lesnar wants to control but Handleman postures up.
Handleman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesnar, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Handleman scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Handleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Handleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Handleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lesnar dips to his left and cracks Handleman with an uppercut!
Handleman blocks a leg kick.
Handleman feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Handleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Handleman with a body shot.
Handleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Handleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar works Handleman's body with a nice hook.
Handleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar lands a lovely overhand right.
Handleman throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Lesnar.
Kelvin Handleman's cut is getting worse.
Lesnar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Handleman avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a monster overhand right that drops Handleman! Lesnar follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Lesnar!
Chuck Lesnar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Freebok (85% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Kelvin Handleman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a fucking man and no one will ever question that because I am a man before I am a fighter and to have some pussy that sits behind a computer all day question my manhood pisses me off...'.
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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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