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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Gormely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Vogel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Vogel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vince Gormely!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogel fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Vogel misses.
Vince Gormely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gormely dives in for a single leg takedown but Vogel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gormely shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vogel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gormely trying to control here.
Gormely looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gormely is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vogel lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogel lands strikes from half guard.
Vogel working over Gormely with some ground and pound. Gormely looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gormely on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vogel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vogel slips a nice elbow through Gormely's hands, connecting with Gormely's forehead.
Vogel is nestled in close to Gormely, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gormely taking some punishment here, with Vogel in his half guard.
Gormely is rocked!
Nice strikes from Vogel there.
Gormely is still in real trouble! Can Vogel finish him?
Vogel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gormely looks winded!
Vogel lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gormely quite badly. Gormely pulls Vogel in close trying to recover. Vogel postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gormely on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gormely doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Vogel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paolo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that stings Ramirez.
Ramirez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Ramirez backing up. Ramirez nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks throws a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that hurts Ramirez! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Brooks jumps into full mount!
Ramirez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Ramirez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks throws a strike there. Ramirez manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brooks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brooks prevents Ramirez from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramirez's head.
Ramirez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramirez seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ramirez to stand up.
Brooks clinches.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Brooks moved away.
Paolo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Brooks wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks letting Ramirez take a breather here.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramirez wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
We've been informed that Brooks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Ramirez tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Brooks jumps guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks just leaning against Ramirez, taking a breather.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Brooks works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Brooks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Ramirez sprawls well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brooks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramirez is looking to reverse the position.
Brooks advances to mount.
Brooks trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brooks wants to control the pace but Ramirez is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to control but instead Ramirez manages to regain half guard.
Brooks looks to land a strike but Ramirez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks gets to his feet - Ramirez follows without any prompting.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Aaron Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
Brooks lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaron Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Brooks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez misses with a double jab
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Ramirez backing up. Ramirez nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brooks darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the cage.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramirez won't want to take too many of those.
Brooks is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Ramirez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Ramirez is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks drops Ramirez with a left and a right! Oh, Ramirez is hurt - Brooks dives into side control looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks misses with the ground and pound.
Brooks advances nicely into full mount.
Brooks controlling from mount.
Ramirez is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brooks avoids the attempt from Ramirez to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks controlling the pace for now.
Brooks looking to control but Ramirez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramirez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brooks on the ground.
Brooks controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aaron Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramirez is looking to escape.
Brooks content just to control the position here.
Brooks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brooks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's eight 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.
Ramirez is working to get back to half guard.
Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramirez is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ramirez to get to his feet.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
It looked like Ramirez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ramirez fails to land the takedown.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks throws a counter combo.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks gets control of Ramirez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brooks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks is pulling down on Ramirez's head to control his posture.
Brooks manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks pulls Ramirez into guard.
Ramirez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brooks pushes Ramirez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Ramirez and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Ramirez feints a jab promting Brooks to slip. Ramirez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brooks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and Brooks counters with a two punch combo.
Brooks forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brooks rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Paolo Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks taking a breather.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks pulls guard effortlessly.
Brooks pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paolo Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramirez is looking for a triangle here but Brooks uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight for Aaron Brooks!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Aaron Brooks!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Aaron Brooks!
Aaron Brooks wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren comes to the cage accompanied by The Bitch is back. Shawn Shaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jill Lauren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lauren throws a nice looking combination but Shaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaw misses with the combination.
Shaw clinches with his opponent.
Shaw manages to pull guard.
Lauren wants to stand but Shaw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lauren decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shaw, up you get!
Lauren looks to land a combination. Shaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lauren is looking to clinch.
Jill Lauren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauren tries a head kick but it misses.
Lauren throws a series of punches but Shaw avoids them all with ease.
Shaw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lauren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Lauren blocks the low kick.
Shaw manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lauren on his heels. He'll look to pass Lauren's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaw forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauren tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shaw slips a nice elbow through Lauren's hands, connecting with Lauren's forehead.
Lauren is trying to escape back to his feet but Shaw uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Shaw wants to control but Lauren is keeping him busy.
Lauren is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shaw is controlling him well.
Lauren tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lauren is trying to stand back up.
Shaw patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lauren doesn't escape.
Lauren manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Lauren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shaw.
Lauren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lauren tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Lauren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lauren misses with a double jab
and Shaw counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauren manages to break the clinch.
Lauren throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Lauren misses with a head kick.
Lauren backing away here, and Shaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lauren closes the distance but Shaw moves to the side
and Shaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Lauren bucks up and tries to throw Shaw off but instead Shaw has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauren is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Lauren is breathing heavily.
Lauren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Lauren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lauren tries to clinch up.
Lauren is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Lauren tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaw forces Lauren back against the cage and clinches.
Shaw is trying to pull guard but Lauren has him pressed against the cage.
Lauren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jill Lauren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lauren throws a nice looking combination but Shaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lauren lands a jab-cross combination.
Lauren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lauren is out of range and Shaw settles back down.
Shaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaw showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw passes to full mount!
Shaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lauren is trying to stand up.
Lauren has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Lauren wants to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shaw softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Shaw is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lauren is defending well though. Shaw let's go of the attempt for now.
Lauren is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Shaw really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lauren.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Shaw. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Lauren is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lauren is covering up but some of the strikes from Shaw are getting through and doing damage.
Shaw is riding his opponent, not letting Lauren buck him off.
Lauren prevents Shaw from getting a body triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lauren wants to get back to his feet.
Shaw working for the choke.
Shaw biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lauren is trying to stand back up.
Lauren is trying to stand. He's onto all fours with Shaw on his back. Shaw looks like he's slipping off but he's actually tansitioning to a beautiful armbar! Lauren has to tap out to a very impressive submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Shaw!
Jill Lauren was interviewed post fight and said 'bad luck today, i'll be back stronger as ever'.
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pop
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