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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kale Ravenal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Overture. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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182 lbs
22 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kale Ravenal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenal is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lawrence's half guard.
Lawrence is trying to stand.
Lawrence is trying to maintain the position but Ravenal is very close to passing his half guard.
Lawrence tries to roll over but Ravenal keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ravenal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawrence's head.
Ravenal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawrence tries to roll over but Ravenal keeps him under control.
Lawrence blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ravenal.
Ravenal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ravenal prevents Lawrence from standing back up.
Ravenal lands strikes from half guard.
Lawrence is trying to stand back up but Ravenal is controlling him
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ravenal decides to stand and escape the position.
Ravenal pushes Lawrence up against the cage in a clinch.
Ravenal breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenal keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Ravenal with that takedown attempt.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Ravenal circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawrence lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Ravenal keeps it at a distance.
Ravenal thumps Lawrence with a low kick.
Ravenal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ravenal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawrence, pushing him back against the cage.
Ravenal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ravenal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ravenal wants to sweep here but Lawrence controlling him for the moment.
Lawrence wants to stand but Ravenal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lawrence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal pushes Lawrence off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence closes the distance and pushes Ravenal back into the cage.
Ravenal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ravenal stalling.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ravenal prevents it.
Ravenal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Ravenal keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence looks to clinch
and Ravenal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawrence lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ravenal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ravenal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Ravenal circles away and keeps his distance.
Ravenal thuds a left hand into Lawrence's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Ravenal avoids nicely.
Ravenal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ravenal working over Lawrence with some ground and pound. Lawrence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ravenal prevents Lawrence from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Ravenal.
Lawrence has hold of Ravenal's hands but Ravenal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ravenal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lawrence to stand up.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kale Ravenal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lawrence.
Lawrence looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ravenal keeps the fight on the outside.
Ravenal moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawrence is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ravenal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ravenal breaks the clinch.
Ravenal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ravenal avoids it really well and circles away.
Ravenal dives in and scores a takedown into Lawrence's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ravenal stands up over Lawrence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ravenal is working Lawrence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ravenal lands a couple of elbows.
Ravenal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence is working an open guard so Ravenal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lawrence is still on wobbly legs! Can Ravenal finish him?
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.
Ravenal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ravenal counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ravenal closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the cage.
Lawrence is trying to drag Ravenal to the mat but Ravenal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ravenal tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawrence avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Ravenal 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 is looking to clinch.
Lawrence doesn't manage to clinch there - Ravenal circles away.
Lawrence is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawrence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ravenal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ravenal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence throws a hook but Ravenal avoids it easily.
Ravenal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence tries to work over Ravenal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ravenal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ravenal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ravenal doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Ravenal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ravenal is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Lawrence has his feet on Ravenal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence shoots in but Ravenal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ravenal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ravenal clinches.
Ravenal controlling the action here for a moment.
Lawrence turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lawrence manages to end up in side control.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ravenal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lawrence working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence wants to stand but Ravenal is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Ravenal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ravenal gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ravenal controlling the position for now.
Ravenal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Marcus Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ravenal clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Ravenal.
Lawrence takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawrence drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ravenal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ravenal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal drives through and clinches with Lawrence against the cage.
Ravenal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lawrence drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kale Ravenal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Ravenal has him pinned against the cage.
Ravenal gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ravenal slips a nice elbow through Lawrence's hands, connecting with Lawrence's forehead.
Nice strikes from Ravenal there.
Ravenal is nestled in close to Lawrence, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ravenal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ravenal seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ravenal winds up and cracks Lawrence with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence taking some punishment here, with Ravenal in his half guard.
Ravenal stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lawrence to get to his feet.
Ravenal fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawrence instigates a clinch.
Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ravenal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ravenal manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ravenal closes the distance and clinches.
Ravenal landing knees to the body.
Ravenal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Ravenal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ravenal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Ravenal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
Ravenal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lawrence is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ravenal.
Lawrence gets tackled into the cage by Ravenal. Ravenal maintains the clinch.
Lawrence letting Ravenal take a breather here.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ravenal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ravenal breaks from the clinch.
Ravenal throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ravenal is in Lawrence's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ravenal postures up and lands a big shot to Lawrence's brow.
Ravenal lands a couple of elbows.
Lawrence is trying to control the position but Ravenal postures up.
Ravenal scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenal landing with the ground and pound.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ravenal postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lawrence covers up, he's hurt! Ravenal keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ravenal and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ravenal can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kale Ravenal!
As Kale Ravenal got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Id like to thank Doofenshmirts all 160 Supplements inc and New World Order Clothing, for all the things they got me through this great lifetime, Ill never Forget it'.
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