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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Lawlor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andreas Peters's chin.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Lawlor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawlor tries to clinch but Peters is having none of it.
Peters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawlor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Peters, up you get!
Lawlor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peters to the mat! Peters manages to get full guard.
Peters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawlor's guard.
Lawlor pulls Peters in close to his closed guard and prevents Peters from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lawlor has a closed guard, preventing Peters from standing up.
Peters really is a fat lump.
Lawlor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Peters uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters wants to stand but Lawlor has his arm trapped.
Peters 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.
Lawlor can't do much from the bottom here.
Peters wants to stand but Lawlor is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawlor is looking for a sweep.
Lawlor wants to control but Peters postures up.
Peters stands up and beckons Lawlor to his feet.
Lawlor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peters is not content to let Lawlor control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor stalling.
Peters trying to control from the bottom.
Lawlor uses his free foot to push down on Peters's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Peters.
Peters is trying desperately to improve position.
Lawlor unloads with some shots from mount but Peters bucks and avoids them well.
Lawlor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to hold on but Lawlor pushes him away.
Peters is desperately trying to improve his position but Lawlor has a good base and remains in mount.
Lawlor content just to control the position here.
Lawlor goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Peters is on top in guard.
Peters stopping the sweep attempt from Lawlor.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lawlor holds on and takes a little breather.
Peters preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lawlor dominated that round.
That's time! Peters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lawlor scores with a takedown into Peters's guard.
Lawlor trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom.
Lawlor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lawlor has managed to get both his arms back between Peters's legs - danger averted.
Peters working a defensive guard but Lawlor manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Peters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lawlor staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lawlor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peters sees it coming and defends easily.
Peters wants to control but Lawlor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lawlor gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Peters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lawlor counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawlor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Andreas Peters has been cut.
Lawlor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liam Lawlor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peters wants to control but Lawlor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lawlor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawlor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Peters was covering up waiting for the punch and Lawlor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Peters looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peters is trying to control the position but Lawlor postures up.
Lawlor throws a strike but Peters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lawlor holds on and takes a little breather.
Peters preventing the sweep.
Lawlor has his feet on Peters's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Peters trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lawlor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peters tries to hold on but Lawlor postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Lawlor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lawlor working for a guillotine from mount but Peters is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lawlor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andreas Peters's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Peters tries to clinch up
and Lawlor moves into the clinch.
Peters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawlor walks away with a smile on his face. Peters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lawlor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lawlor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawlor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peters is looking for a sweep.
Lawlor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Peters to his feet.
Lawlor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lawlor gets to his feet - Peters follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Lawlor. No joy for Peters on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawlor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawlor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is trying to break the clinch but Lawlor has him pressed against the cage.
Lawlor gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Peters is not content to let Lawlor control the position.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Lawlor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawlor is working for a submission of some sort.
Peters wants to improve his position but Lawlor is controlling well.
Lawlor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor wants to stand up but Peters manages to regain full guard.
Peters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawlor trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom.
Peters wants to stand but Lawlor is controlling the position.
Peters wants to control the position but Lawlor says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peters trying to control but Lawlor postures up.
Lawlor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peters wants to improve his position but Lawlor is controlling well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lawlor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peters!
Lawlor controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poor strikes thrown by Lawlor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Andreas Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liam Lawlor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawlor controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lawlor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawlor 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lawlor!
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energy
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hype
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