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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anastacio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Timebomb. Anastacio Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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225 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamison Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anastacio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence fails with the takedown.
Lawrence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva feints and as Lawrence raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawrence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lawrence has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Lawrence pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Anastacio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Lawrence is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva tries to stand but Lawrence is controlling from the bottom.
Lawrence looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Lawrence throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Lawrence, against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva has Lawrence pressed against the cage, preventing Lawrence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawrence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva avoiding damage as Lawrence throws knees to the body.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Silva.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Lawrence has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Lawrence looking to control.
Silva wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva 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 trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lawrence pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva tries for a takedown but Lawrence circles away easily
and Lawrence counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Lawrence stands up from Silva's guard - Lawrence perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Lawrence dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawrence throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lawrence here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence moves into the clinch.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lawrence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lawrence drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Lawrence, against the cage.
Silva tries to circle away but Lawrence has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lawrence.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is trying to buck Lawrence off.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pushing Lawrence's head away, looking to escape. Lawrence manages to hold on to the position though.
Lawrence wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Jamison Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to buck Lawrence off.
Silva trying to remain calm as Lawrence controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Lawrence.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawrence shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawrence trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Lawrence dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Lawrence scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Lawrence stands up from Silva's guard - Lawrence perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Lawrence to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawrence wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
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.
Lawrence looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva pushes Lawrence off looking to stand but Lawrence dives back in and keeps control.
Lawrence controlling the pace.
Lawrence escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lawrence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawrence drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Lawrence is controlling him
Lawrence stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lawrence.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lawrence takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva'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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anastacio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamison Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamison 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamison Lawrence!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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