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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Francisco Carmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmo comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black. Lucio Francisco Carmo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be a great matchup!
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287 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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276 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Francisco Carmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmo avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a takedown into Carmo's guard.
Ortiz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Carmo, not yet.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carmo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Carmo stops Ortiz from standing up.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Carmo manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmo prevents Ortiz from standing back up.
Ortiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmo is controlling the pace.
Carmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carmo prevents Ortiz from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carmo is working for a kimura but Ortiz is defending it quite comfortably.
Carmo is trying to control. Ortiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carmo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carmo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carmo won't let Ortiz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ortiz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carmo tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
Carmo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ortiz tries to buck Carmo off but he can't manage it.
Ortiz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carmo.
Ortiz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Carmo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carmo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Poor strikes thrown by Carmo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmo trying to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Carmo throws some wild stikes that Ortiz manages to avoid easily.
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carmo.
Ortiz wants to try and get back to his feet.
Carmo looking to ground and pound but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carmo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Carmo lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Francisco Carmo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carmo feints and as Ortiz raises his hands in defense, Carmo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ortiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carmo trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Carmo throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
Lucio Francisco Carmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carmo pushing down on Ortiz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmo wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Ortiz tries to kick Carmo off but Carmo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carmo.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carmo.
Carmo wants to take a breather but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ortiz won't allow Carmo to pass to mount.
Carmo moves into full mount! Ortiz won't be happy about that!
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Carmo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz is looking to escape.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmo landing strikes from the mount.
Carmo working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ortiz turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Carmo off and cradles Ortiz's limp body as Carmo celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Lucio Francisco Carmo!
Lucio Francisco Carmo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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