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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Must Be The Money. Steve Fisher has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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287 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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274 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fisher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fisher.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fisher prevents Lawson from getting back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing.
Fisher looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lawson wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fisher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fisher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fisher clinches up with Lawson and pushes him back against the cage.
Fisher missing with knees to the body.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson effectively controlling the action here.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher prevents Lawson from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
Fisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Julius Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fisher showed some decent athleticism there.
Lawson has a hand on Fisher's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fisher takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher landing strikes from the mount and Lawson is in trouble!
Lawson is looking to improve his position but Fisher isn't that keen on the idea.
Fisher working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fisher controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawson is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fisher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawson tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson tries to clinch but Fisher moves away
and Fisher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Steve Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Lawson.
Lawson drives through and clinches with Fisher against the cage.
Fisher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
Lawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Fisher tries a body shot but Lawson blocks it.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
Fisher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lawson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lawson is looking to clinch.
Lawson tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
Lawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawson tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawson tries to clinch but Fisher moves away
and Fisher counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fisher as Lawson tries to tie him up.
Lawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawson avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawson trying to control the position but instead, Fisher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawson into the cage.
Fisher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Fisher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fisher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands a nice knee to the body.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Fisher.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisher.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
Fisher lands an elbow that stopped Lawson in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawson controls his hands.
Lawson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Fisher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson trying to stall but Fisher improves his position.
Fisher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Lawson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fisher landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Julius Lawson's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fisher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Fisher trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson looking to stall.
Fisher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawson cracks Fisher with a nice body shot.
Lawson lands a left hand.
Fisher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawson avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawson is trying to break free.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fisher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lawson tries to clinch but Fisher moves away
and Fisher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawson's guard now.
Lawson wants to stand up but Fisher is controlling him.
Lawson looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawson, not yet.
Fisher stands up from Lawson's guard - Fisher perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fisher counters with a leg kick.
Lawson darts in trying to clinch
and Fisher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fisher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a body punch.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fisher.
Lawson is trying to break free.
Fisher lands a nice elbow.
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fisher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawson.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fisher working aggressively here.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
Steve Fisher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fisher as Lawson tries to tie him up.
Lawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Julius Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fisher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lawson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Julius Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson pushes Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fisher prevents a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher throws an elbow but it misses.
Fisher tries to score a body lock takedown but Lawson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fisher is keeping busy.
Fisher tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fisher misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Lawson.
Fisher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fisher has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Lawson controls the action.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson managing to block the knees to the body from Fisher.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Lawson avoiding damage as Fisher throws knees to the body.
Lawson can't find room to land a body shot as Fisher controls the action.
Fisher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Lawson lands a body shot.
Lawson digs a right hand underneath Fisher's ribcage. Fisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson moves into range and clinches up with Fisher.
Lawson lands a left hand.
Steve Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawson cracks Fisher with a nice body shot.
Lawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julius Lawson.
I think Fisher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fisher!
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