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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Overture. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Alpha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alpha has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Alpha.
Alpha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Alpha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawrence is defending well for now.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alpha continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Alpha tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Alpha back against the cage.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alpha backwards.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Alpha.
Alpha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alpha lands a nice shot to the body.
Alpha lands a knee to the head.
Alpha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lawrence struggles to land a body shot inside as Alpha controls his hands.
Alpha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lawrence looking to stall.
Alpha blocking some punches.
Alpha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawrence avoiding damage as Alpha throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alpha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Alpha has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
A short right from Alpha on the inside.
Alpha misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Alpha.
Alpha is leaning against Lawrence and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alpha misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Alpha blocks it.
Alpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alpha lands with a left to the head.
Come on Alpha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Alpha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alpha can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Nice body punch from Alpha.
A body shot lands from Alpha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence lands an uppercut.
Lawrence lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alpha slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alpha.
Alpha lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alpha.
A bit of stalling here from Alpha.
Alpha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Alpha.
Alpha lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alpha scores with a shoulder strike.
Alpha lands a shoulder strike.
Alpha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alpha just leaning against Lawrence, taking a breather.
Alpha is working Lawrence over against the cage.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Alpha landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alpha.
Lawrence lands a shot to the body.
Alpha scores with a shot to the side of Lawrence's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alpha is working Lawrence over against the cage.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alpha stalling the fight.
Alpha throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Alpha digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Alpha.
Alpha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Alpha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alpha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawrence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Alpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Alpha tenderised Lawrence's leg. Lawrence is trying to keep his angry face on.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alpha in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alpha.
Lawrence swings for the body but Alpha moves out of range.
Alpha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Alpha counters with a head kick. That will keep Lawrence thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lawrence lands with a cross.
Marcus Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha tries to clinch but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Alpha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alpha is working Lawrence over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alpha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alpha.
Dog Alpha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawrence tries to work over Alpha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alpha keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alpha lands a damaging elbow.
Alpha leaning against his opponent.
Lawrence lands a hook that snaps the head of Alpha backwards.
Alpha lands a right hand.
Alpha gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alpha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Alpha is controlling him.
Alpha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Alpha is controlling him.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alpha is leaning against Lawrence and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Good body shot from Alpha.
Alpha lands a right hand.
Alpha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha is stalling here.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alpha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alpha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alpha pushes Lawrence back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alpha can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Alpha avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Alpha lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Alpha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alpha taking a breather.
Lawrence struggles to land a body shot inside as Alpha controls his hands.
Alpha stalls.
Alpha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Alpha working Lawrence over with knees to the body.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Alpha.
A nice left hand lands by Alpha.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alpha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Alpha avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Alpha is working Lawrence over against the cage.
Good body shot from Alpha.
Alpha lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Lawrence.
Lawrence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alpha lands a shot to the body.
Alpha landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alpha pushes Lawrence back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Alpha.
Alpha is struggling to control the position.
Alpha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Alpha as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alpha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lawrence presses Alpha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alpha is pushing Lawrence up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alpha lands a shoulder strike.
Alpha has Lawrence pressed against the cage.
Lawrence working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Alpha avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Alpha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alpha lands a nice uppercut.
Alpha effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Alpha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alpha needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Alpha.
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alpha moves into the clinch.
Alpha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alpha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lawrence up against the cage.
Alpha presses Lawrence against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alpha throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Alpha gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alpha tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Alpha back against the cage.
Alpha is looking to control Lawrence's arms but Lawrence gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alpha has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Alpha.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dog Alpha.
Lawrence throws an off balance right hand
and Alpha counters by moving into the clinch.
Alpha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alpha misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Alpha.
Alpha pushes Lawrence back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alpha has Lawrence pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Alpha.
Lawrence letting Alpha take a breather here.
Alpha wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Alpha.
Alpha landing knees to the body.
A short left from Alpha.
Alpha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alpha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog Alpha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Alpha as the two fighters clinch.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Alpha.
Alpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawrence throws an off balance right hand
and Alpha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Alpha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lawrence is out of range.
Alpha tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Alpha throws a sloppy head kick and Lawrence moves out of range easily.
Lawrence lands a jab to the head.
Alpha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alpha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawrence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alpha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Alpha.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Alpha.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alpha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alpha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alpha darts in trying to clinch
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alpha wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Alpha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lawrence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alpha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alpha's elbow.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Alpha blocks it.
Alpha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alpha blocking some punches.
Lawrence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alpha.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Alpha blocks it.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alpha prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Alpha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alpha 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Dog Alpha!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Dog Alpha!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Dog Alpha!
Dog Alpha wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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