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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Lawson (ranked 6776 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Anderson (ranked 5864 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Lawson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Randall Lawson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zack Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Lawson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lawson jumps guard.
Anderson trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Lawson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anderson prevents Lawson from getting back to his feet.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Lawson looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawson , not yet.
Lawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawson is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson has Lawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawson is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Lawson avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Lawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson gets control of Lawson 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lawson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lawson tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Lawson with a nice head shot there.
Lawson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anderson, up you get!
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Randall Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Anderson.
Lawson manages to pull guard.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anderson is pushing down on Lawson 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lawson is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawson manages to get to full guard.
Lawson wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randall Lawson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Lawson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lawson is trying to improve his position.
Lawson struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson advances to full mount.
Zack Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawson is trying to escape the mount.
Lawson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Lawson working to try and regain half guard.
Lawson just holding on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Lawson is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Lawson to control.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lawson 's face.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Lawson bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lawson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lawson shrugs it off.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Lawson to control.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Anderson prevents Lawson from getting the reversal.
Anderson looking to control but Lawson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lawson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anderson wants to control the pace but Lawson is squirming around nicely.
Lawson is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lawson drives through with a takedown into Anderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson working for a triangle but Lawson defends it easily.
Anderson looking to control but Lawson passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawson pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawson is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Lawson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Lawson trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Anderson trying to control but Lawson postures up.
That's two 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.
Lawson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lawson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Zack Anderson has been cut.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Lawson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lawson looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Lawson maintains control.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lawson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Anderson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Lawson from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawson sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawson 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zack Anderson!
A very excited looking Zack Anderson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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