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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mattias Lundgren (ranked 1081 p4p, 727 weight class) and John Lawrence (ranked 167 p4p, 114 weight class). Lawrence has chosen No Surrender as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Lundgren tries to counter by clinching up but Lawrence breaks away and moves out of range.
Lundgren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawrence, pushing him back against the cage.
Lundgren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawrence walks away with a smile on his face. Lundgren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lawrence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
Lundgren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lawrence quickly recovers to half guard.
Lawrence looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lundgren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lundgren works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawrence slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep. Lundgren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawrence is trying to maintain the position but Lundgren is very close to passing his half guard.
Lawrence looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lawrence is trying is best to control the position here.
Lawrence is not content to let Lundgren control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lundgren connects with a nice short shot to Lawrence's temple.
Lawrence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lundgren.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawrence manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lundgren wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Lawrence looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawrence, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren looking to pass the guard.
Lundgren is working hard here to advance position.
Lawrence looking to control.
Lundgren is pushing down on Lawrence's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lawrence is fighting to maintain full guard but Lundgren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawrence controlling the position well.
Lundgren is trying to control the action in half guard but Lawrence is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lawrence looking for submissions off his back.
Lawrence wants to control but Lundgren is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lundgren keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep. Lundgren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lundgren is thwarting Lawrence's attempts to control the position.
Lundgren is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lawrence wants to control but Lundgren is having none of it.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position but Lundgren isn't that keen on the idea.
Lundgren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawrence is looking to escape.
Lundgren looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lundgren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lundgren looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lawrence working to try and regain half guard.
Lawrence regains half guard.
Lundgren is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lawrence!
Lawrence is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lundgren throwing strikes here but Lawrence is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lundgren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawrence is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mattias Lundgren dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lundgren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lundgren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lundgren rushes Lawrence and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lundgren up against the cage.
Lundgren is trying to pull guard but Lawrence turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
Lawrence gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lundgren regains guard.
Lawrence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lawrence working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lawrence distracts Lundgren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawrence distracts Lundgren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawrence is working Lundgren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren looking for a guillotine here but Lawrence defends easily.
Lawrence lands a couple of digs.
Lawrence pushing down on Lundgren's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lundgren is looking to improve his position.
Lundgren is not content to let Lawrence control the position.
Lawrence lands strikes from half guard.
Lawrence trying to control the pace.
Lawrence is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundgren trying to control from the bottom.
Lawrence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lundgren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lawrence lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lawrence connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawrence is working Lundgren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lundgren isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lawrence stacks Lundgren on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lawrence!
Lawrence scoring with punches and elbows.
Lawrence scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lundgren to see if he's OK.
Lundgren is not content to let Lawrence control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren tries to buck Lawrence off but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lundgren is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lundgren to see if he's OK.
John Lawrence has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lundgren wants to control but Lawrence postures up.
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lundgren keeps working.
Lawrence controlling from side mount.
Lundgren taking a bit of punishment here - Lawrence scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is trying to improve his position.
Lawrence lands a few punches from side control.
Lundgren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lawrence working the head and body with strikes.
Lawrence slips a nice elbow through Lundgren's hands, connecting with Lundgren's forehead.
Lawrence lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawrence working Lundgren over with strikes.
Lawrence is trying to control the action in half guard but Lundgren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lawrence looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lundgren wants to improve his position but Lawrence is controlling well.
Lawrence winds up and cracks Lundgren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lawrence stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawrence wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawrence raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lundgren ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lundgren feinted with a counter takedown.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lundgren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lundgren preventing the sweep.
Lawrence is looking for a triangle but Lundgren pushes his legs off easily.
Lundgren wants to pass the guard but Lawrence is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence is trying to keep Lundgren in close.
Lawrence is controlling Lundgren's posture.
Lawrence is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lundgren defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.
Lundgren passes Lawrence's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lundgren is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lawrence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lundgren.
Lundgren throwing shots but Lawrence is blocking nicely.
Lawrence moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lawrence working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lundgren doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lundgren manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lundgren tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lundgren passes into side control.
Lundgren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lawrence regains half guard.
Lawrence is trying to control but can't.
Lundgren is keen to just control but Lawrence is a slippery customer.
Lundgren is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lawrence sees it coming and defends easily.
Lundgren is looking to take a break and control but Lawrence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawrence won't allow Lundgren to pass to mount.
Lawrence trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawrence does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawrence manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lawrence looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lundgren is defending well. Lawrence quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lundgren has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lawrence celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Lawrence!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Lawrence waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGE™'s logo in front of the cameras.
Mattias Lundgren spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometines your opponent getsthebetter of you, tonight was one of those nights and I was unprepared. To all my fans sorry, I'll come back stronger and to my opponent congratulations but I'll be seing you again soon I'm sure.'.
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hype
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