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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joelmir Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmelo Lawrence is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joelmir Subzero!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Subzero.
Subzero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lawrence on the side of the head.
Lawrence dodges the punch combination from Subzero.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Subzero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Subzero tries for a takedown but Lawrence circles away easily
and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into side control. Subzero won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lawrence looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Subzero is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Lawrence.
We've been hearing that Lawrence has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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!
Lawrence cracks Subzero with a big right hand but Subzero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Subzero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Subzero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Subzero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lawrence scoring with punches and elbows.
Lawrence in side control lands a decent elbow.
Subzero keeps Lawrence under control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subzero is looking for a sweep.
Subzero keeps trying to improve his position.
Lawrence creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Subzero sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Subzero is looking to regain half guard here but Lawrence keeps moving and retains side control.
Subzero is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence landing strikes.
Subzero taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lawrence tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Subzero is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence cracks Subzero with a big right hand but Subzero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lawrence working the ground and pound.
Subzero tries to bench press Lawrence off him but Lawrence keeps the position.
Lawrence misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Subzero tries to improve position but can't.
Lawrence working the ground and pound.
Lawrence throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lawrence in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence in side control, throwing shots but Subzero defends.
Lawrence goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Subzero rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lawrence's guard! Nice work there by Subzero!
Subzero looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lawrence is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lawrence looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawrence, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence has a closed guard, preventing Subzero from standing up.
Lawrence wants to control the position but Subzero says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lawrence manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawrence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Lawrence dominated that round.
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.
Lawrence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Subzero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lawrence looks to land a strike but Subzero avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lawrence has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lawrence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Subzero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawrence defends it easily.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence is in close to Subzero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carmelo Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Subzero manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Subzero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawrence swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Subzero wanted to stand there but Lawrence had control of the position.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Subzero from controlling successfully.
Subzero stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lawrence looking for a guillotine here but Subzero defends easily.
Lawrence trying to control the position.
Lawrence looking for a guillotine here but Subzero defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Subzero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawrence's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joelmir Subzero has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Subzero fails with the takedown
and Lawrence decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Subzero's guard.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrence passes Subzero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Subzero is defending well.
Lawrence is working hard here to advance position.
Lawrence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Subzero wants to improve his position but Lawrence is controlling well.
Subzero is looking to control Lawrence's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Subzero avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subzero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Lawrence dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lawrence stuffs the takedown attempt from Subzero. Subzero gets slowly back to his feet.
Subzero shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Subzero with a poor takedown
so Lawrence counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carmelo Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joelmir Subzero.
Lawrence postures up.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Subzero is keeping the position.
Subzero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Subzero's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subzero pulls Lawrence in close to prevent any damage.
Lawrence working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Subzero's head.
Subzero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence chips away with some ground and pound.
Lawrence scoring with some ground and pound.
Subzero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Subzero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Subzero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Subzero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawrence is one step ahead there.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Subzero can do to turn this around?
Lawrence throws a strike but Subzero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawrence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawrence tries to get out of the position.
Subzero forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawrence does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence is looking to control Subzero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lawrence avoid being mounted?
Lawrence makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lawrence.
Subzero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Subzero sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Subzero stacks Lawrence on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Subzero!
Subzero swings around for an armbar but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Subzero's guard.
Subzero throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Subzero on the ground.
Lawrence stopping the sweep attempt from Subzero.
Lawrence cracks Subzero with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawrence is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subzero has Lawrence pulled in close to control his posture.
Lawrence working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lawrence stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Subzero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Subzero wants to stand and escape but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawrence works over Subzero with some ground and pound from guard.
Subzero is trying to keep Lawrence in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawrence, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Lawrence!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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