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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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141 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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137 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars looking to score a takedown here. Corey Jr is defending well but Mars drives through and ends up in Corey Jr's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mars postures up in Corey Jr's guard and throws a big left but Corey Jr blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mars working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mars preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corey Jr is on top in guard.
Mars is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corey Jr stands and throws Mars's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mars is looking for a sweep.
Corey Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Corey Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars tries to bench press Corey Jr off him but Corey Jr keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corey Jr trying to control the position but Mars is working away.
Mars struggling a bit here.
Corey Jr throws an elbow but Mars slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars is trying to control Corey Jr's posture but Corey Jr avoids it.
Corey Jr wants to control but Mars is keeping him busy.
Corey Jr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mars sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mars is trying to get back to half guard.
Corey Jr working the ground and pound.
Corey Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Mars is defending well.
Mars manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Corey Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mars looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corey Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr drops an elbow to the side of Mars's head.
Mars is looking to improve his position.
Corey Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mars is just riding it out for now. Corey Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Mars is trying to get back to full guard.
Mars wants to control but Corey Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corey Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mars's head.
Corey Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mars flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Corey Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mars looking for submissions off his back.
Corey Jr is trying to control. Mars wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr wants to pass to mount but Mars is defending the position.
Corey Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mars is looking to control Corey Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mars avoid being mounted?
Mars flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Corey Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mars defends it well.
Corey Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Mars is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mars trying to control from the bottom.
Mars tries to get to full guard but Corey Jr has control of the leg.
Mars is pressing down on Corey Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mars is trying to control the position but Corey Jr postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr advances to half guard.
Corey Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Corey Jr is thwarting Mars's attempts to control the position.
Corey Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Corey Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mars has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mars wants to improve his position but Corey Jr is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corey Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Corey Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mars gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corey Jr works over Mars with some ground and pound from guard.
Mars is trying to keep Corey Jr in close.
Mars manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Corey Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mars lands an overhand right.
Corey Jr is looking to chop away at Mars's legs.
Corey Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mars wants to sweep here but Corey Jr controlling him for the moment.
Mars is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mars pulls Corey Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Corey Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Corey Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corey Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mike Corey Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corey Jr is in close to Mars's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corey Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mars trying to control the position.
Mars is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Corey Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mars has momentary wrist control but Corey Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Corey Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Mars is retaining full guard.
Mars trying to control the position.
Mars has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corey Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corey Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corey Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Mars keeping full guard, as Corey Jr tries to pass.
Mars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mars keeping full guard, as Corey Jr tries to pass.
Mars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Corey Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Corey Jr looking for a guillotine here but Mars defends easily.
Mars working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Corey Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars advances to half guard.
Corey Jr wants to sweep but Mars has passed to side control!
Mars scoring with punches and elbows.
Corey Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Corey Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Corey Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mars pulls his head out easily.
Mars working the head and body with strikes.
Mars landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mars is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corey Jr is pressing down on Mars's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars distracts Corey Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mars postures up in Corey Jr's guard and throws a big left but Corey Jr blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corey Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mars landing with the ground and pound.
Mars lands a couple of elbows.
Corey Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mars is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corey Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mars looks a forlorn figure.
Mars taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Corey Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Corey Jr avoids the body shot from Mars.
Mars with a nice cross.
Mars looks to score with a jab to the body but Corey Jr is just out of range.
Mars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corey Jr slips a jab from Mars.
Mars checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corey Jr.
Mars connects with a nice looking jab.
Corey Jr tries to score with a low kick but Mars moves his leg out of the way.
No luck for Corey Jr with that takedown attempt.
Corey Jr feints and then cracks Mars's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mars down.
Corey Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Mars scores with a decent looking hook.
Mars checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corey Jr throws a low kick but Mars moves out of range easily.
Corey Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mars was well out of range. Poor timing from Corey Jr.
Mars misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mars.
Mike Corey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corey Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mars pinned against the cage. Mars gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawrence Mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Corey Jr.
Corey Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corey Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
Corey Jr shoots for a takedown but Mars saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Corey Jr needs to keep his hands up - Mars had a free shot at his head there.
Mars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mars wants it to stay on the feet.
Corey Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mars sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corey Jr somewhat.
Mars leaves Corey Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corey Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corey Jr moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars scores with a decent looking hook.
Corey Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mars.
Mars just misses with a punch to the body.
Corey Jr wants to land a leg kick but Mars is out of range.
Mars lands a nice hook to Corey Jr's body. Corey Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corey Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Corey Jr slips under a jab from Mars.
Mars misses with a wild 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!
Corey Jr tried to score with a low kick but Mars checks it.
Lawrence Mars is winning the standup battle so far.
Mars takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mars scores with a takedown into Corey Jr's guard.
Corey Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mars lands a couple of elbows.
Corey Jr striking from the bottom.
Mars postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mike Corey Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr trying to control the position here.
Mars makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Corey Jr controls Mars momentarily but Mars frees himself.
Corey Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mars!
Mars is trying to escape the mount.
Corey Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lawrence Mars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars is trying to escape the mount.
Corey Jr controlling from mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mars keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corey Jr controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mars tries to reverse the position but Corey Jr maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Corey Jr.
I've got Corey Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Corey Jr!
After the big win, Mike Corey Jr made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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