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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waltdisney Rancatoco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence has chosen Timebomb as his entrance music. Jamison Lawrence is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waltdisney Rancatoco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamison Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Rancatoco circles away.
Lawrence has closed the distance and engaged Rancatoco in a clinch.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Lawrence clinches up against the cage.
Rancatoco gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rancatoco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rancatoco advances to half guard.
Rancatoco trying to control from half guard but Lawrence is working away.
Rancatoco seems to be working for a kimura but Lawrence defends the submission attempt.
Rancatoco seems to be looking for submissions.
Lawrence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawrence looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rancatoco is working for a submission of some sort.
Rancatoco is breathing heavily.
Rancatoco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawrence keeps working.
Lawrence trying to hold on to Rancatoco's head to control him but Rancatoco postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rancatoco throwing shots but Lawrence is blocking nicely.
Rancatoco throws a strike but Lawrence avoids it easily and moves 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.
Lawrence has his foot on Rancatoco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rancatoco works his way back into a safe position though.
Lawrence really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rancatoco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rancatoco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawrence defends it nicely.
Rancatoco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rancatoco keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence with a jab.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawrence pulls guard successfully.
Lawrence looking to control.
Rancatoco has gone for a leg lock! Lawrence slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rancatoco's guard.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rancatoco looking for a guillotine here but Lawrence defends easily.
Rancatoco working for a triangle but Lawrence defends it easily.
Lawrence throwing strikes but missing.
Lawrence must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four 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.
Rancatoco striking off his back but it's not causing Lawrence any problems.
Lawrence lands a couple of digs.
Rancatoco striking from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawrence stuffs the takedown.
Lawrence displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rancatoco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waltdisney Rancatoco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rancatoco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawrence scores with a four punch combination!
Rancatoco shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawrence sprawls well. He's pushed Rancatoco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rancatoco has a takedown stuffed.
Rancatoco tries to keep at a distance but Lawrence has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Rancatoco won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Lawrence dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rancatoco is defended easily by Lawrence.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Rancatoco circles away.
Rancatoco tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence moves in looking to clinch but Rancatoco pushes him off.
Jamison Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Rancatoco moves away
and Rancatoco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rancatoco backwards.
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Rancatoco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawrence.
Rancatoco shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence shows good takedown defense.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Rancatoco's head.
Rancatoco looks for a takedown but Lawrence sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waltdisney Rancatoco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rancatoco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rancatoco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rancatoco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Lawrence.
Rancatoco shoots for a takedown but Lawrence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawrence stuffs the takedown attempt from Rancatoco. Rancatoco gets slowly back to his feet.
Rancatoco is looking to clinch.
Rancatoco shoots in and drives through. Lawrence sprawls well.
Waltdisney Rancatoco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rancatoco is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
Rancatoco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawrence but Lawrence pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lawrence gets a takedown into half guard.
Rancatoco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rancatoco looking for submissions off his back.
Lawrence stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lawrence. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rancatoco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rancatoco.
Rancatoco is looking to take a break and control but Lawrence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rancatoco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rancatoco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lawrence knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rancatoco throws a strike aimed at the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence avoids it well.
Rancatoco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rancatoco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rancatoco trying to control the action but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Rancatoco decides to stand back up.
Rancatoco tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Rancatoco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Rancatoco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waltdisney Rancatoco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Rancatoco moves out of range.
Rancatoco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lawrence trying to control the position.
Rancatoco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lawrence manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rancatoco has Lawrence in his guard.
Rancatoco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawrence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lawrence manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rancatoco is trying to control the position but Lawrence postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rancatoco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lawrence escapes and throws Rancatoco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rancatoco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Waltdisney Rancatoco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lawrence has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rancatoco has his takedown stuffed
and Lawrence counters by moving into the clinch.
Rancatoco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Rancatoco won't allow it.
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rancatoco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lawrence counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waltdisney Rancatoco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rancatoco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lawrence up against the cage.
Rancatoco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to break free.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rancatoco is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lawrence can't fight it off and eventually Rancatoco manages to take the fight to the floor. Lawrence looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawrence trying to keep a closed guard but Rancatoco is proving a slippery customer.
Rancatoco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rancatoco wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Rancatoco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rancatoco shoots in but no luck this time.
Rancatoco misses with a takedown attempt
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Rancatoco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rancatoco has his takedown stuffed
and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rancatoco won't be happy with that.
Rancatoco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lawrence tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rancatoco.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rancatoco has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rancatoco looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Lawrence there.
Rancatoco trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rancatoco with a poor takedown
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawrence!
Rancatoco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combo that has Rancatoco backing up. Rancatoco nods at Lawrence to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamison Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawrence 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamison Lawrence!
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hype
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