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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Amorim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amorim's entrance music is Blink 182 - Violence. A fine choice. The key to victory for Lucas Amorim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Amorim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Carr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amorim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carr tries to bum rush Amorim with a series of wild strikes but Amorim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amorim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amorim throws a sloppy head kick
and Carr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amorim lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amorim misses with a body kick.
Carr blocks a head kick by Amorim.
Lucas Amorim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amorim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carr counters with a series of strikes. Amorim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Lucas Amorim has been cut.
Amorim is breathing heavily.
Amorim misses with a double jab
and Carr counters with a single leg into guard. Amorim didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Amorim is proving hard to escape from.
Amorim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amorim working a defensive guard here.
Carr gets to his feet - Amorim follows without any prompting.
A shot to the body from Amorim misses
and Carr counters with a three punch combo that has Amorim backing up. Amorim nods at Carr to acknowledge the strikes.
Lucas Amorim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Amorim's guard.
Amorim keeping moving, preventing Carr from controlling successfully.
Carr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amorim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carr postures up and lands a big shot to Amorim's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carr trying to control but Amorim is working from the bottom.
Amorim wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Carr is now in half guard.
Carr seems to be working for a kimura but Amorim defends the submission attempt.
Carr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Amorim is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr is thwarting Amorim's attempts to control the position.
Amorim wants to improve his position but Carr is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amorim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carr trying to control the position from guard on top but Amorim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amorim pulls Carr in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr gets to his feet - Amorim follows without any prompting.
Carr avoids the head kick by Amorim.
Carr scores with the left hand. Amorim knows he should have avoided that one.
Carr throws a series of punches but Amorim moves out of range.
Carr blocks a head kick by Amorim.
Carr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carr trying to control the position but Amorim is working away.
Amorim is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amorim struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Carr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Amorim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carr connects with a high kick.
Amorim lands a head kick!
Amorim throws a sloppy head kick
and Carr counters with a three punch combo that has Amorim backing up. Amorim nods at Carr to acknowledge the strikes.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Amorim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carr counters with a straight right hand.
Carr misses with a double jab.
Lucas Amorim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amorim slips a jab and a cross from Carr.
Amorim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amorim.
Amorim throws a head kick that misses
and Carr counters with a shoot takedown. Amorim fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Amorim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carr counters with a stiff right hand.
Carr jabs at Amorim's body.
Carr misses with a two punch combination.
Amorim misses with a combination
and Carr counters with a shoot takedown. Amorim fights it but they end up in guard.
Carr wants to control from the top but Amorim keeps moving.
Amorim wants to sweep here but Carr controlling him for the moment.
Carr trying to control but Amorim is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amorim keeping full guard, as Carr tries to pass.
Amorim wants to improve his position but instead Carr has moved into half guard.
Carr content to control rather than advance.
Carr prevents Amorim from improving his position.
Carr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Amorim defends it well.
Carr seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amorim is looking to improve his position.
Elijah Carr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Carr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amorim is looking to escape.
Amorim is looking to improve his position but Carr isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Amorim tries to control the position but Carr now has his back.
Amorim has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Amorim trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Carr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas Amorim's cut.
That's time! Amorim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Amorim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carr throws a series of punches but Amorim avoids them all with ease.
Amorim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carr counters with a one-two to the body.
Amorim misses with a double jab
and Carr counters with a right hand to the body.
Carr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amorim sprawls well initially but Carr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amorim keeps working.
Amorim has hold of Carr's hands but Carr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carr stalling.
Carr works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Amorim manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Amorim tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Carr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Amorim hang on?
Carr looking to control but Amorim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carr prevents Amorim from getting the reversal.
That's two 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.
Carr breaks from Amorim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Amorim tries to improve his position but instead Carr has taken his back!
Amorim is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Carr punishes Amorim with strikes from the back mount.
Carr throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Amorim!
Amorim trying to control the hands but Carr won't let him.
Amorim looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amorim trying to control the hands but Carr won't let him.
Carr is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Amorim defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Amorim is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Carr off. It looks like it's working - Carr slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Amorim displaying calm under pressure there.
Amorim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amorim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amorim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amorim misses with a double jab
and Carr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carr.
Carr tries to break the clinch but Amorim is controlling the position.
Carr is trying to maintain a safe position but Amorim gets an underhook and turns Carr into the cage.
Amorim tries for a takedown but Carr manages to get underhooks.
Carr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amorim.
Amorim tries to land knees in the clinch but Carr avoids the damage to the body.
Carr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carr managing to block the knees to the body from Amorim.
Carr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lucas Amorim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elijah Carr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Carr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carr 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Carr!
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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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