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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 5232 p4p, 480 weight class) and Lucas Azambuja (ranked 5520 p4p, 498 weight class). Lawrence comes into the arena with Defeat Does Not Exist In This Dojo, Does It? blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Azambuja!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence punishes Azambuja's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azambuja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Azambuja blocks a jab.
Azambuja ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Azambuja is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.
Azambuja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Azambuja.
Lawrence was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lawrence bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azambuja is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azambuja just misses with a punch to the body.
Azambuja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azambuja counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Azambuja.
Lawrence moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAzambuja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
Lawrence ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Azambuja releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azambuja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Azambuja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azambuja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Azambuja's body.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Azambuja with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Azambuja counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence walks into a left hand.
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Azambuja is out of range.
Azambuja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azambuja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence connects with a right hand. Azambuja shakes it off.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Azambuja ducked under it nicely.
Azambuja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azambuja misses with a double jab.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawrence swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azambuja counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Azambuja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azambuja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
It seemed like Azambuja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Azambuja.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Azambuja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a hook but Azambuja avoids it easily.
Azambuja only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a left hand
and Azambuja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Azambuja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lawrence jabs Azambuja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Azambuja on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azambuja keeps the fight on the outside.
Azambuja is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lawrence had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lawrence takes one to the side of the head.
Azambuja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawrence throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azambuja.
Azambuja throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Azambuja doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azambuja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
Lawrence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azambuja. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azambuja's head.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Azambuja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Azambuja on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Lawrence will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawrence throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azambuja on the side of the head.
Johnny Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Azambuja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Azambuja saw that one coming.
Azambuja moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Azambuja throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence moves into the clinch.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Azambuja as the two fighters clinch.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence tries to pull guard but Azambuja holds him up against the cage and eventually Lawrence drops back down to his feet.
A right hand to the body from Azambuja.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Lawrence tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Azambuja smiles and moves away.
Azambuja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azambuja was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Azambuja ducks down to avoid it.
Azambuja scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azambuja misses with a body shot
and Lawrence counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Azambuja is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawrence has double underhooks.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azambuja blocking some punches.
Azambuja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Azambuja cracks Lawrence with a nice body shot.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Azambuja.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azambuja's elbow.
Azambuja tries a body shot but Lawrence blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Lawrence as the two fighters clinch.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the side of Azambuja's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Azambuja is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawrence has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Azambuja.
Lawrence lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Azambuja stalling.
Azambuja prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azambuja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawrence has him pressed against the cage.
Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawrence stalling.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Azambuja tries to break free but Lawrence pushes him back against the cage.
Lawrence is trying to pull guard but Azambuja turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azambuja blocking some punches.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Azambuja.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence moves to clinch but Azambuja breaks away
and Azambuja counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azambuja. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Azambuja pushes him off.
Donk. Lawrence catches Azambuja right on the button with a cross.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Azambuja avoids it well.
Azambuja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azambuja throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence tries to move into range but Azambuja moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lawrence swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Azambuja.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Azambuja counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azambuja throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Azambuja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Azambuja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Azambuja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Azambuja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Azambuja tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lawrence on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Azambuja should have avoided that one.
Azambuja scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Lawrence will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lawrence throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Azambuja counters with a nice uppercut.
Azambuja just misses with a punch to the body.
Azambuja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Azambuja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azambuja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Azambuja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Azambuja releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Azambuja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azambuja counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Azambuja counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands with a right hand.
Azambuja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to counter by clinching up but Azambuja breaks away and moves out of range.
Azambuja connects with a body shot that sends Lawrence's belly button to the back.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Azambuja avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Azambuja coming out on top.
Azambuja slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a kick to the body.
Azambuja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azambuja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Lawrence misses
letting Azambuja counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the body
letting Azambuja counter with a right hand.
Azambuja avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Azambuja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Lawrence misses
and Azambuja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
letting Azambuja counter with a right hand.
Azambuja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Azambuja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Azambuja keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence scores with the left hand. Azambuja knows he should have avoided that one.
Azambuja lands with a straight right. Lawrence didn't see that one coming.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Azambuja is having none of it.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence misses with a left hand
letting Azambuja counter with a right hand.
Johnny Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azambuja avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Azambuja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Azambuja throws a hook to the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azambuja lands a slapping body shot.
Azambuja moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Azambuja ducked under it nicely.
Azambuja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawrence looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Azambuja misses.
Azambuja tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence looks to land a body kick but Azambuja moved away.
A jab from Lawrence finds it's way through Azambuja's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence moves forwards but Azambuja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lawrence tests Azambuja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucas Azambuja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Azambuja pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Azambuja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawrence has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lawrence!
A victorious Johnny Lawrence thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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