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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 19 p4p, 3 weight class) and Mark Lesnar (ranked 222 p4p, 12 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
22 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti lands with a good body shot.
Lesnar defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Nti.
Nti looks to land a right hand but Lesnar moved out of range.
Nti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Nti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nti avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesnar slips a jab from Nti.
Nti misses with a right hand
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
Nti trying to control here.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nti defending well though.
Nti wants to get back to full guard.
Nti trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to pass to full mount but Nti defends it.
Nti controlling the position well.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nti is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar is trying to control. Nti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nti trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nti trying to control the position.
Lesnar being controlled here momentarily.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nti wants to sweep but no luck.
Nti trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nti keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Nti has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nti is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Nti is controlling Lesnar's posture.
Lesnar trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with a body shot.
Lesnar feints the counter takedown.
Nti throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnar's shoulder, as Lesnar tries to avoid the shot.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Nti tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Samuel Nti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nti tries to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Nti has wrist control.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nti pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Nti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nti is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nti trying to control the position.
Nti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Nti has control of Lesnar's left arm, preventing Lesnar from doing any damage.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nti working a defensive guard but Lesnar manages to pass into side control anyway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nti can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesnar in side control, throwing shots but Nti defends.
Nti manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is thwarting Nti's attempts to control the position.
Nti taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Nti is trying to control but can't.
Nti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lesnar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
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. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Nti's temple.
Lesnar prevents Nti from improving his position.
Nti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nti trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nti is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nti avoid being mounted?
Nti controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lesnar is thwarting Nti's attempts to control the position.
Nti is trying to get back to full guard.
Nti is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nti avoid being mounted?
Lesnar working over Nti with some ground and pound. Nti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nti is holding on to half guard well.
Nti trying to control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nti tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Nice strikes from Lesnar there.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Nti dodges it nicely.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Nti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Nti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lesnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nti is trying to get back to full guard.
Nti is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nti avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Nti has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.
Nti is trying to control but can't.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nti defending well though.
Nti wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Nti trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnar working over Nti with some ground and pound. Nti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samuel Nti's cut is getting worse.
Nti wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Nti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Nti's temple.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nti trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Nti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar throwing shots but Nti is blocking nicely.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.
Nti wants to get back to full guard.
Nti taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Nti is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nti avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nti controlling the position well.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Nti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Nti.
Nti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Nti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nti is looking to clinch.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Nti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nti looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
Lesnar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nti defends it well.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti lands with a good body shot.
Nti connects with a looping right hand.
Lesnar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nti!
Lesnar trying to control the action but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti struggling a bit here.
Mark Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Nti tries to improve position but can't.
Nti is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nti dodges the ground and pound from Lesnar.
Lesnar cracks Nti with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nti!
Lesnar cracks Nti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jeez, Samuel Nti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samuel Nti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar is the new super heavyweight champion!
Mark Lesnar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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