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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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150 cm
27
142 lbs
15 - 21 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charm misses with a looping right.
Charm misses with a few strikes there.
Charm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mars.
Charm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mars fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charm avoids it really well and circles away.
Charm misses with a series of wild punches.
Charm slips under a jab.
Mars blocks a leg kick.
Lucky Charm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charm dives in and grabs Mars's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mars pushes down on Charm's head and hops out.
Charm throws a leg kick but Mars sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mars bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mars scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mars works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mars tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Mars seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Charm is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mars is controlling him well.
Mars postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mars working the strikes but Charm uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mars throwing shots but Charm is blocking nicely.
Mars throwing shots but Charm is blocking nicely.
Mars seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mars is looking to advance position but Charm won't allow it.
Mars is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mars there.
Mars thows a huge punch but Charm dodges it nicely.
Mars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charm keeps working.
Charm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charm keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars throws a strike but Charm avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Charm wants to stand but Mars is controlling the position.
Mars trying to control the position from guard on top but Charm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mars trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mars postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mars chips away with some ground and pound.
Mars will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Charm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars looking to sit in guard and control but Charm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mars controlling Charm's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charm tries to work over Mars's front leg with a kick but Mars checks it.
Charm moves out of range as Mars strikes.
Mars gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mars misses with some punches.
Mars working aggressively here.
Mars tries a knee to the head but Charm blocks it.
Mars lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charm tries to circle away but Mars has him pinned against the cage.
Mars throws a head punch that misses.
Mars throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mars tries a knee to the head but Charm blocks it.
Mars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charm throws a solid leg kick but Mars takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Charm.
Charm lands a head kick!
Mars cracks Charm with an open hand slap.
Mars wants to clinch up but Charm keeps it at a distance.
Charm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mars listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mars tries a low kick but Charm avoids it.
Charm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charm takes one to the side of the head.
Mars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mars throws a right hand that misses
and Mars takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mars bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charm's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Mars counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Mars counters with a stiff right hand.
Mars jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mars dodges the punch combination from Charm.
Mars looks for a takedown but Charm sprawls well.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mars counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mars.
Mars working some strikes from top position.
Mars trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mars throws a strike but Charm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mars looking to hit a scissor sweep but Charm is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars is working hard here to advance position.
Mars wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Lawrence Mars wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Charm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charm thows a leg kick but Mars checks it
and Mars counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mars.
Mars creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars dominated that second round.
That's time! Mars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Charm misses with a series of wild punches.
Charm throws a low kick but Mars moves out of range easily.
Lucky Charm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mars throws a big shot that misses.
Mars is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mars tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mars digs a good body shot into Charm's ribs.
Charm tried to score with a low kick but Mars checks it.
Mars dives in and scores a takedown into Charm's guard.
Mars scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mars throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mars slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mars throws an elbow but Charm slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars is working Charm over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Mars seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mars swings around for an armbar but Charm sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mars's guard.
Mars looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mars 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.
Mars looking to control.
Charm stopping the sweep attempt from Mars.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Charm throws a front kick aimed at Mars's knee but Mars avoids it well.
Mars misses with a leg kick.
Charm shoots in but Mars avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mars thows a body shot but no joy.
Charm avoids the body shot from Mars.
Charm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mars blocks a head kick by Charm.
Mars scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mars counters with a nice uppercut.
Charm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mars is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Charm slips under a jab.
Mars wants to clinch.
Mars lands with an uppercut that bounces Charm off the cage and back into range.
Charm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mars throws a looping overhand right but Charm ducks down to avoid it.
Mars tries to score with a low kick but Charm moves his leg out of the way.
Mars lands with a shot to the body.
Mars lands a nice hook to Charm's body. Charm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mars misses with a body shot.
Mars checks a low kick from Charm.
Mars closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charm circles away.
Mars throws a jab when Charm was well out of range.
Mars cracks Charm with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Charm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charm lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mars slips a straight right by Charm.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Mars counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Charm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mars postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence Mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mars wants to control from the top but Charm keeps moving.
Mars is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Charm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lucky Charm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mars controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Mars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mars 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Mars!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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