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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawson Serrano (ranked 767 p4p, 2815 weight class) and Samir Reid (ranked 98 p4p, 312 weight class). Reid has chosen Who Do I Have To Kill To Get Out Of Here? as his entrance music. Lawson Serrano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawson Serrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samir Reid!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reid counters with a right hand to the body.
Serrano fails with a takedown attempt.
Serrano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Serrano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reid, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Reid's face as Serrano controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid taking a bit of punishment here - Serrano scoring with strikes.
Reid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Serrano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Serrano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Serrano throws a strike aimed at the side of Reid's head but Reid avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Serrano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Serrano is trying to ground and pound but Reid uses the momentary lack of control by Serrano to regain half guard.
Serrano working Reid over with strikes.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serrano.
Serrano is looking for a kimura but Reid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Serrano to get the leverage.
Serrano is trying to work for a kimura but Reid is defending well.
Serrano drops an elbow to the side of Reid's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid has hold of Serrano's hands but Serrano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Serrano working over Reid with some ground and pound. Reid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reid has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Serrano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Serrano drops an elbow to the side of Reid's head.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reid is defending against the submission attempts here by Serrano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano is pressing down on Reid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reid is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Serrano seems content to control.
Serrano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reid has managed to free his arm - good work.
Serrano seems to be looking for submissions.
Serrano is working for a kimura but Reid is defending it quite comfortably.
Serrano drops an elbow to the side of Reid's head.
We've been hearing good reports from Serrano's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Serrano there.
Serrano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Serrano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reid has managed to free his arm - good work.
Serrano controlling the pace.
Reid taking some punishment here, with Serrano in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serrano wants to pass to mount but Reid is defending the position.
Well, if Serrano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lawson Serrano dominated that round.
That's time! Serrano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Serrano has his takedown stuffed
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lawson Serrano has been cut.
Serrano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Serrano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Serrano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reid is trying to get back to full guard.
Reid has hold of Serrano's hands but Serrano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid is looking to improve his position.
Serrano is nestled in close to Reid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Serrano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano is controlling the pace.
Serrano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Serrano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Serrano throwing shots but Reid is blocking nicely.
Serrano drops an elbow to the side of Reid's head.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reid is rocked!
Serrano lands a big elbow - Reid is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Serrano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
Lawson Serrano opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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