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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auld Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Francisco Carmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bawls comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Big Balls. Carmo has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lucio Francisco Carmo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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287 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auld Bawls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Francisco Carmo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawls throws a series of punches but Carmo moves out of range.
Bawls throws a combination that misses
so Carmo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carmo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bawls lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carmo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bawls's guard.
Bawls is trying to keep Carmo in close.
Bawls pulls Carmo in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmo pushing down on Bawls's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carmo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls actively working from the bottom here.
Bawls wants to get back to full guard.
Bawls trying to hold on to Carmo's head to control him but Carmo postures up.
Carmo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bawls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carmo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bawls is staying active underneath Carmo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two 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.
Bawls trying to hold on to Carmo's head to control him but Carmo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bawls is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carmo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carmo's back!
I really don't envy Carmo right now.
Will Bawls go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bawls is persistently looking for the submission but Carmo is defending it well.
Carmo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bawls.
Bawls doesn't have the hooks in and Carmo manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls working a defensive guard here.
Carmo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bawls looking for a guillotine here but Carmo defends easily.
Bawls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carmo passes Bawls's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carmo wants to take a breather but Bawls is having none of it.
Carmo is stalling here. Bawls is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Carmo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bawls has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bawls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmo keeps working.
Bawls really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bawls is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carmo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bawls goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Carmo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bawls but great work by Carmo.
Carmo wants to control but Bawls is keeping him busy.
Bawls manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carmo is keen to just control but Bawls is a slippery customer.
Bawls wants to improve his position but Carmo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Francisco Carmo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carmo swinging wildly here.
Bawls scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Lucio Francisco Carmo has been cut.
Bawls looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bawls closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bawls misses with a wild combination.
Carmo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bawls fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carmo to the ground. Bawls is now in Carmo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmo keeping full guard, as Bawls tries to pass.
Carmo trying to control the position here.
Bawls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carmo holds on and takes a little breather.
Bawls tries to free his leg and advance position but Carmo is retaining full guard.
Bawls trying to control but Carmo is working from the bottom.
Carmo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bawls will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carmo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bawls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmo tries to improve position but can't.
Carmo is not content to let Bawls control the position.
Auld Bawls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bawls is looking to take a break and control but Carmo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carmo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bawls wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmo keeps working.
Carmo is trying to improve his position.
Bawls throws a strike aimed at the side of Carmo's head but Carmo avoids it well.
Bawls postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Carmo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bawls trying to control the position but Carmo is working away.
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.
Bawls is trying to get an arm triangle but Carmo is defending well.
Bawls looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bawls working away.
Bawls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmo keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auld Bawls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Francisco Carmo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bawls staying out of range there.
Bawls misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bawls throws a jab but it's blocked by Carmo.
Bawls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carmo circles away quickly and effectively.
Carmo feints the counter takedown.
Carmo cracks Bawls with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bawls gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carmo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carmo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bawls!
Carmo lands a nice shot to the head.
Carmo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bawls has worked his arm free - good work by Bawls!
Carmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bawls keeps working.
Bawls can't do much from the bottom here.
Carmo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bawls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carmo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here.
Carmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bawls keeps working.
Carmo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bawls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carmo is trying to ground and pound but Bawls uses the momentary lack of control by Carmo to regain half guard.
Carmo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bawls trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bawls shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmo is looking to control Bawls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carmo avoid being mounted?
Bawls not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carmo wants to improve his position but Bawls is controlling well.
Bawls trying to control from half guard but Carmo is working away.
Carmo has his hands clasped together around Bawls's back. He's all about the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carmo is not content to let Bawls control the position.
Bawls not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Francisco Carmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carmo 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Francisco Carmo!
After winning the bout, Lucio Francisco Carmo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Auld Bawls stepped up to the mic, saying 'What happened? '.
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