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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 1173 p4p, 141 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 3156 p4p, 334 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Defeat Does Not Exist In This Dojo, Does It?. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minaj misses with a straight left.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Minaj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Minaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Minaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minaj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Minaj blocks a jab.
Minaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Minaj blocks a jab.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Minaj lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawrence pinned against the cage. Lawrence gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Minaj throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Minaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Minaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minaj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Minaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Minaj.
Minaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Minaj is avoiding it.
Lawrence walks into a left hand.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Minaj fails with the takedown.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minaj counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lawrence won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawrence controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Minaj throws an elbow but Lawrence slips to the side and avoids it well.
Minaj working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Minaj landing strikes.
Minaj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Minaj postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Minaj postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Minaj throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Minaj misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Minaj is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lawrence is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lawrence takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lawrence avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Minaj.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Minaj working the ground and pound but Lawrence is defending the strikes.
Minaj looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawrence is avoiding damage well.
Minaj misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minaj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Minaj.
Lawrence is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Minaj fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Lawrence dodges the ground and pound from Minaj.
Minaj cracks Lawrence with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Minaj throws a strike aimed at the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence avoids it well.
Minaj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lawrence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawrence tries to get out of the position.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Minaj landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Minaj.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A control attempt from Lawrence but he's now mounted!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Minaj is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawrence can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minaj landing strikes from the mount and Lawrence is in trouble!
Lawrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minaj on the ground.
Minaj sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracy Minaj dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Minaj shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lawrence napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Minaj cracks Lawrence with a big elbow.
Minaj lands an elbow.
Lawrence avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Minaj.
Minaj tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawrence controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Minaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minaj working the ground and pound.
Minaj working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Minaj in side control, throwing shots but Lawrence defends.
Minaj sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lawrence is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Minaj connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lawrence some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minaj works to advance to full mount. Lawrence defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence taking shots to the head.
Minaj lands a heavy elbow.
Lawrence wants to hold on but Minaj pushes him away.
Minaj looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Minaj landing strikes from the mount.
Minaj connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Minaj lands a nice shot to the head.
Minaj connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence tries to reverse the position but Minaj maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minaj raining down hammerfists from mount.
Minaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minaj in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Minaj sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Minaj unloading with bombs!
Minaj postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lawrence looks a forlorn figure.
Lawrence is rocked!
A big strike lands for Minaj! That's really hurt Lawrence and he's turned his back - Minaj keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Minaj jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tracy Minaj!
Tracy Minaj is the new welterweight champion!
Tracy Minaj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Johnny Lawrence had this to say: 'Hey Johnny! You're a cream puff!'.
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