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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lawrence (ranked 2477 p4p, 2977 weight class) and Scott Tolzien (ranked 301 p4p, 360 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Tolzien!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Tolzien moved out of range.
Tolzien misses with a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Tolzien misses with a leg kick.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawrence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tolzien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the body.
Tolzien lands with a right hand.
Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Tolzien with an uppercut!
Lawrence slips under a jab from Tolzien.
A counter left hand to the body from Lawrence misses its target.
Lawrence blocks a low kick nicely.
Lawrence defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tolzien.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Tolzien tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolzien manages to avoid it.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Tolzien's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolzien.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Tolzien looks to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tolzien scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tolzien misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolzien misses with a low kick.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Tolzien only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lawrence works Tolzien's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tolzien doesn't seem phased though.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Tolzien. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Tolzien moves out of range.
Tolzien misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Lawrence was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tolzien lands with a shot to the body.
Tolzien ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Tolzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolzien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tolzien wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien misses with a wild body shot.
Tolzien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence thuds his right hand into Tolzien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick from Tolzien misses.
Tolzien with a jab.
Tolzien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolzien throws a leg kick but Lawrence checks it.
Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Tolzien moves out of range.
Tolzien shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tolzien misses with a body shot.
Tolzien looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence tries to move into range but Tolzien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tolzien walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawrence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tolzien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolzien throws a leg kick but Lawrence checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Tolzien moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolzien avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Tolzien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tolzien looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolzien. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolzien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tolzien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolzien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawrence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jay Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolzien throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Tolzien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lawrence is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lawrence sizes up Tolzien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence connects with a body shot that sends Tolzien's belly button to the back.
A jab from Tolzien does it's job there.
Tolzien moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Tolzien moves out of range.
Lawrence blocks a leg kick.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Tolzien.
Lawrence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolzien.
Tolzien wants to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tolzien scores with a punch to the head.
Lawrence stuns Tolzien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tolzien throws a big shot that misses.
Tolzien just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawrence misses the target.
Tolzien avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tolzien on the side of the head.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Jab, jab by Tolzien - just one landing.
Tolzien misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lawrence dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tolzien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Lawrence swings for the body but Tolzien moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Tolzien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tolzien tries to clinch up.
Tolzien walks into a stiff left hand from Lawrence.
Tolzien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Lawrence.
Tolzien throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Tolzien moves out of range.
Tolzien tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence is wise to it.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Tolzien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Tolzien manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Tolzien's ribs.
Tolzien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tolzien misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolzien wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence looks to land a combination. Tolzien sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tolzien tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lawrence defends well and Tolzien ends up having to push Lawrence into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tolzien is breathing heavily.
Tolzien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolzien can do to turn this around?
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Tolzien should have avoided that one.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence takes a swing at Tolzien's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolzien manages to avoid it.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolzien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tolzien fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawrence checks it well.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lawrence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolzien needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lawrence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Tolzien's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence swings for the body but Tolzien moves out of range.
Lawrence stuns Tolzien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tolzien tries to clinch up.
Tolzien throws a leg kick but Lawrence moved away.
Tolzien throws a series of strikes that have Lawrence backpedaling.
Tolzien misses the jab.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Tolzien misses.
Tolzien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolzien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tolzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolzien shoots in but Lawrence avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tolzien throws an off balance right hand
and Tolzien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tolzien swings widly with a right hand
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolzien is rocked!
Tolzien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tolzien is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Tolzien lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawrence lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Lawrence engages and cracks Tolzien with a massive lead left hook - Tolzien tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Lawrence is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Lawrence!
Jay Lawrence managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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