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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mat Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Them Bones. Mars has chosen Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare as his entrance music. Mat Luna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lawrence Mars's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mars throws a lazy right hand but Luna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Luna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luna staying out of range there.
Luna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mars but Mars pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Luna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mars with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mars wants to control from the top but Luna keeps moving.
Mars throwing strikes but missing.
Luna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mars on the ground.
Mars with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mars postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mars throws a big right hand that misses.
Luna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mars drops back, looking for a kneebar! Luna looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Luna looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Luna!
Mars manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mars punching from the bottom.
Mars is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mars works his way to full guard. Good work.
Luna preventing the sweep.
Mars is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars is trying to control the action in half guard but Luna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mars working the head and body with strikes.
Mars 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.
Mars lands with a punch from half guard.
Mars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luna keeps working.
Luna is breathing heavily.
Mars passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mars is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mars lands with some strikes.
Mars putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mars putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mars unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Luna that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mars scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Luna?
Mars lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Mars.
Mars lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Luna hang on?
Mars with shots to the head and body - Luna looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mars fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Luna takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mars lands a big elbow.
Mars lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mars landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mars raining down shots from the mount!
Luna taking shots to the head.
Mars scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mars lands a heavy elbow.
Mars with the ground and pound from mount.
Mars lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Luna hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mars scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Mars.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luna is bucking up trying to escape but Mars cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mars cracks Luna with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mars in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mars working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars dominated that round.
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.
Mars tries to bum rush Luna with a series of wild strikes but Luna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luna throws a push kick but Mars slaps the foot to one side.
Luna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mars.
Mars misses with a hook.
Luna misses with a takedown
and Mars counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mars is pushing down on Luna's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luna is fighting to maintain full guard but Mars has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mars slips a nice elbow through Luna's hands, connecting with Luna's forehead.
Mars wants to take a breather but Luna is having none of it.
Mars looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Luna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mars 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.
Mars scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mars lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mars lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars working over Luna with some ground and pound. Luna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mars 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.
Luna taking some punishment here, with Mars in his half guard.
Mars lands strikes from half guard.
Mars working Luna over with strikes.
Mars winds up and cracks Luna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mars is looking for a kimura here.
Mars has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mars scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna taking some punishment here, with Mars in his half guard.
Mars winds up and cracks Luna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence Mars has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mars is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mars working over Luna with some ground and pound. Luna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mars is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Mars connects with a nice short shot to Luna's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mars lands a nice short elbow.
Mars working over Luna with some ground and pound. Luna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mars.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mars scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mars landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luna has hold of Mars's hands but Mars slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mars seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mars scores with a couple of nice shots.
Luna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mars is working away from the top position though.
Mars lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Mars there.
Mars slips a nice elbow through Luna's hands, connecting with Luna's forehead.
Nice strikes from Mars there.
Mars 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.
Mars is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mars is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mars 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.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mars scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mars working over Luna with some ground and pound. Luna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mars passes to full mount!
Mars with the ground and pound from mount.
Mars landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mars cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Luna is desperately trying to improve his position but Mars has a good base and remains in mount.
Mars landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Luna ducks under a wild hook from Mars.
Mars ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luna tries a head kick but it misses.
Mars scores a takedown into full mount!
Mars breaks from Luna's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Luna taking shots to the head.
Mars cracks Luna with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Luna is bucking up trying to escape but Mars cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mars lands a heavy elbow.
Mars postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luna looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mars with good strikes from the mount here!
Mars prevents Luna from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luna's face.
Mars punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mars looking to finish Luna with some ground and pound. This is bad for Luna!
Mars working the ground and pound effectively.
Mars lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mars landing shots from mount.
Mars landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mars with a couple of short strikes.
Luna taking shots to the head.
Mars lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Luna that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mars postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luna looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mars unloading with bombs!
Mars landing strikes from the mount and Luna is in trouble!
Luna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mars connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mars raining down shots from the mount!
Mars working the ground and pound effectively.
Mars lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Luna hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars landing punches.
Mars with good strikes from the mount here!
Mars working Luna over with strikes here.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mars landing punches.
Mars working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mars lands a big elbow.
Mars looking to finish Luna with some ground and pound. This is bad for Luna!
Luna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Mars.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars scoring with strikes but Luna is staying in there.
Mars has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luna's face.
Mars pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mars scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Luna tries to hold on but Mars pushes him away.
Mars landing shots from mount.
Mars connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Mars.
Mars putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lawrence Mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luna wants to hold on but Mars pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Mars comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mars has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Mars!
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hype
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