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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Black has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black has closed the distance and engaged Fairchild in a clinch.
Fairchild told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairchild controls his hands.
Black jumps guard and drags Fairchild to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Black throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fairchild escapes and throws Black's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Fairchild keeps moving and retains side control.
Black manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black tries to roll over but Fairchild keeps him under control.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking for subs from the bottom but Fairchild mounts him!
Fairchild landing strikes, looking to finish!
Black tries to lock up and control but Fairchild gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Fairchild really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black really wants to buck Fairchild off and get back to his feet.
Fairchild trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fairchild manages to capitalize on a mistake by Black to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position but Fairchild manages to sink in the hooks.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Black is in bad spot here.
The referee is taking a good look at Black as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Fairchild!
Black fending off the submission attempt from Fairchild.
Fairchild gets his hands free as Black looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is really stuck here.
Black wants to control his opponent's hands but Fairchild gets his hands free.
Fairchild is trying to stick to Black's back but Black is turning into Fairchild. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fairchild's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Black.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Fairchild.
Black tries to stand but Fairchild is controlling from the bottom.
Fairchild controlling the position.
Fairchild wants to sweep but no luck.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fairchild's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
Black preventing the sweep.
Fairchild seems keen to control Black's posture.
Black wants to get up but he can't break Fairchild's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black misses with a combination
and Fairchild counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Fairchild dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Fairchild.
Fairchild is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Black to keep the fight standing.
Black gets control of Fairchild's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black keeping moving, preventing Fairchild from controlling successfully.
Fairchild slips nicely into half guard.
Black moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Black holds on and takes a little breather.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black working a defensive guard but Fairchild manages to pass into side control anyway.
Check out the look on Fairchild's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Black tries to buck Fairchild off but Fairchild is having none of it.
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.
Fairchild landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Black's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fairchild tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Fairchild working away.
Fairchild thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fairchild is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Black has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Black won't allow Fairchild to pass to mount.
Fairchild sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Black manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fairchild won't allow Black to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fairchild keeps working.
Black is trying to get an arm triangle but Fairchild is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Black throws a sloppy head kick
and Fairchild counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fairchild is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black has his hands clasped together around Fairchild's back. He's all about the action.
Black is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fairchild lands a nice short elbow.
Black tries to kick Fairchild off but Fairchild keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fairchild manages to pass to mount!
Black is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Fairchild has taken his back!
Black rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Black tries to roll over but Fairchild keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black is looking to control Fairchild's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Fairchild is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fairchild.
Black trying to control but Fairchild postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fairchild is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fairchild is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Black trying to hold on to Fairchild's head to control him but Fairchild postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Black throws a leg kick
and Fairchild counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fairchild prevents Black from standing back up.
Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Fairchild wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Fairchild sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Fairchild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fairchild 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Lawrence Fairchild!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Lawrence Fairchild!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Lawrence Fairchild!
Lawrence Fairchild wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Lawrence Fairchild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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