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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawal's entrance music is Lil Wayne Drop the world. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rashad Lawal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Rock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawal shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Lawal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawal tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Rock lands with a nice body kick.
Lawal tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Rock as Lawal shoots in.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rock!
Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rock throws a series of punches but Lawal moves out of range.
Lawal shoots in for a double leg but Rock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Lawal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawal is breathing heavily.
Rock prevents Lawal from improving his position.
Rock drops an elbow to the side of Lawal's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock trying to control the action but Lawal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is pressing down on Lawal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lawal is holding on for now.
Lawal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawal is not content to let Rock control the position.
Lawal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rock thows a huge punch but Lawal dodges it nicely.
Rock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lawal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Lawal is keeping the position.
Rock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lawal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rock has gone for a leg lock! Lawal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rock's guard.
Lawal trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lawal!
Rock landing punches.
Lawal is working to get back to half guard.
Rock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lawal hang on?
Lawal is rocked!
It looks like Rashad Lawal has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Lawal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rock with the ground and pound from mount.
Rock lands a heavy elbow.
Rock content just to control the position here.
Lawal seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Lawal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawal is looking to escape.
Lawal is looking to improve his position but Rock isn't that keen on the idea.
Rock with good strikes from the mount here!
Lawal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock controlling the position easily from mount.
Lawal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal wants to hold on but Rock pushes him away.
Lawal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rock lands a heavy elbow.
Rashad Lawal's cut is getting worse.
Rock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jeez, Rashad Lawal's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rashad Lawal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Rock!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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