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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Chapelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by MAO~. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Chapelle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapelle slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Chapelle misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence lands a nice shot that snaps Chapelle's head back.
Chapelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawrence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chapelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chapelle's sensitive parts.
Chapelle misses with a body shot.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chapelle moves away.
Lawrence connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Chapelle moved out of range.
Chapelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chapelle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chapelle loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Toby Chapelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapelle wants to slow Lawrence down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Chapelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chapelle with a nice cross.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Chapelle.
Lawrence lands with a cross.
Chapelle loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Chapelle moves out of range.
Lawrence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chapelle doesn't seem bothered though.
Toby Chapelle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chapelle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Chapelle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lawrence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Chapelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Chapelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Chapelle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chapelle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapelle tried to score with a low kick but Lawrence checks it.
Chapelle misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Chapelle misses
and Lawrence counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chapelle counters with a low kick, right behind Lawrence 's knee.
Chapelle throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapelle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lawrence doesn't seem bothered though.
Chapelle throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence scores with the left hand. Chapelle knows he should have avoided that one.
Chapelle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Chapelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawrence counters with a nice leg kick.
Chapelle throws out a leg kick but Lawrence moves out of range and Chapelle only half commits.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chapelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawrence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence checks a leg kick.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chapelle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle throws a sloppy head kick and Lawrence moves out of range easily.
Lawrence is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chapelle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Chapelle.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Chapelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chapelle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chapelle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chapelle thinking.
Chapelle throws a hook to the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapelle dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Chapelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Lawrence dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chapelle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chapelle misses with a looping left.
Chapelle staying out of range there.
Chapelle misses the jab.
Lawrence takes one to the chin there.
Lawrence ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Chapelle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Chapelle's shoulder, as Chapelle tries to avoid the shot.
Chapelle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chapelle misses with a double jab
so Lawrence counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lawrence might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chapelle wants to stand and escape but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chapelle wants to stand and escape but Lawrence is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chapelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chapelle keeping full guard, as Lawrence tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chapelle swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Chapelle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawrence chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chapelle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chapelle misses with a combination
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Chapelle is predictable there
and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chapelle won't be happy with that.
Lawrence in side control, throwing shots but Chapelle defends.
The strikes coming from Lawrence are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chapelle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawrence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawrence looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chapelle is avoiding damage well.
Chapelle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lawrence misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chapelle tries to escape but Lawrence is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chapelle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chapelle misses with a jab to the body
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lawrence.
Chapelle tries to escape but Lawrence is in control.
Lawrence has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lawrence throwing strikes here but Chapelle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chapelle is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lawrence tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
You get the feeling that Chapelle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lawrence controlling from mount.
Lawrence wants to control the pace but Chapelle is squirming around nicely.
Lawrence pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chapelle can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chapelle's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lawrence has hold of Chapelle's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chapelle manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Lawrence dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chapelle throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Chapelle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawrence backs up against the cage.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chapelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Chapelle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chapelle throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Chapelle misses with the combination.
Chapelle throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapelle misses with a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, jab by Chapelle - just one landing.
Chapelle misses with a body shot
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chapelle.
Chapelle throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Chapelle misses with a combination
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chapelle throws a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chapelle throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence swings for the body but Chapelle moves out of range.
Lawrence shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lawrence showed some decent athleticism there.
Chapelle wants to get back to his feet.
Lawrence thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawrence thows a huge punch but Chapelle dodges it nicely.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura but Chapelle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lawrence to get the leverage.
Lawrence prevents Chapelle from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chapelle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chapelle counters with a good low kick that Lawrence was not able to check.
Chapelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawrence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chapelle misses the jab.
Chapelle digs a good hook to Lawrence's body.
Marcus Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Chapelle throws a head kick that misses.
Chapelle throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Toby Chapelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Chapelle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chapelle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Chapelle misses with an uppercut.
Marcus Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chapelle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a leg kick.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapelle throws a leg kick
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chapelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chapelle loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chapelle at a distance.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Chapelle's body. Chapelle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawrence has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Lawrence!
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RATING
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