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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruarc Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton Laurence could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ruarc Lacy's chin.
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240 lbs
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194 cm
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Laurence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruarc Lacy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laurence.
Laurence connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laurence gets caught flat footed, as Lacy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lacy wants to control from the top but Laurence keeps moving.
Lacy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laurence is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laurence has escaped and now he's on top!
Laurence postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacy being controlled here, momentarily.
Lacy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laurence is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence passes Lacy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lacy won't allow Laurence to pass to mount.
Lacy looking for submissions off his back.
Lacy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laurence is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lacy defends it well.
Lacy is trying to stand back up but Laurence is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lacy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Laurence trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacy wants to sweep but no luck.
Laurence connects with a couple of short punches.
Lacy wants to sweep here but Laurence controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laurence trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laurence controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Laurence.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence throws a leg kick that misses.
Lacy shoots in but Laurence avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lacy fails with a takedown attempt.
Laurence throws a right hand that Lacy ducks under and follows up with a left that Lacy also avoids with ease.
Laurence fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laurence shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lacy's guard.
Laurence wants to control from the top but Lacy keeps moving.
Laurence has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laurence is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lacy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lacy working for a triangle but Laurence defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacy keeping moving, preventing Laurence from controlling successfully.
Lacy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laurence is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laurence trying to control but Lacy is working from the bottom.
Lacy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laurence is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Laurence dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laurence fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lacy is out of range.
Laurence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lacy is looking to clinch.
Laurence finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laurence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lacy can do to turn this around?
Lacy tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lacy wants to clinch up but Laurence keeps it at a distance.
Lacy blocks a head kick by Laurence.
Lacy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lacy rushes Laurence and presses him up against the cage.
Lacy wants the takedown. Laurence is fighting it off but Lacy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Laurence's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacy wants to control from the top but Laurence keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy won't allow Laurence to get back to his feet.
Lacy postures up.
Laurence wants to get back to his feet but Lacy passes into half guard.
Laurence is not content to let Lacy control the position.
Laurence wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laurence is pressing down on Lacy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lacy won't allow Laurence to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lacy tries for a takedown but Laurence sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laurence fails to land with a series of punches.
Laurence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacy moves into the clinch.
Lacy has hold of one of Laurence's legs. Laurence is fighting the takedown attempt but Lacy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Laurence is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lacy trying to control the position from guard on top but Laurence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence looking for a sweep. Not yet Laurence, not yet.
Laurence trying to control the position.
Laurence wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lacy manages to pass to side control.
Lacy seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Laurence wants to improve his position but Lacy is controlling well.
Lacy uses his free foot to push down on Laurence's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laurence.
Laurence is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laurence tries to lock up and control but Lacy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruarc Lacy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lacy blocks a low kick nicely.
Lacy goes for a double leg but Laurence avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laurence continues to drive forward.
Ruarc Lacy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lacy or perhaps it was just good defense by Laurence, which made it look bad.
Laurence appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laurence gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laurence manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lacy fails to pull guard.
Clayton Laurence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruarc Lacy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lacy up against the cage.
Lacy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lacy gets a clinch.
Laurence gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lacy.
Lacy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lacy manages to end up in side control.
Laurence wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Laurence is trying to control Lacy's posture but Lacy avoids it.
Laurence tries to bench press Lacy off him but Lacy keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence wants to control but Lacy postures up.
A lull in the action here as Lacy stalls from top position.
Laurence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A control attempt from Laurence but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence is trying to escape the mount.
Lacy avoids the attempt from Laurence to control.
Ruarc Lacy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lacy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laurence throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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.
Laurence manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Laurence has a hand on Lacy's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lacy takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Laurence is trying desperately to improve position.
Laurence tries to lock up and control but Lacy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laurence tries to reverse the position but Lacy maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruarc Lacy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lacy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruarc Lacy!
Ruarc Lacy took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'To all the women that we love best, we love em best when there undressed. And when there dead and long forgotten, we will dig em up and screw them rotten.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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