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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Lawson has chosen Personality Crisis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawson lands a nice looking body kick.
Karl Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Lawson misses the jab.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawson throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Lawson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnes throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawson has time to react.
Barnes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawson throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lawson.
Lawson lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lawson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lawson clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Lawson landing knees to the head.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson gets underhooks to prevent Barnes's takedown attempt.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawson won't allow it.
Lawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawson prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Lawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Lawson lands a body shot.
Lawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Lawson has the dominant position.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Lawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawson lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
Lawson cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawson lands a right hand.
Lawson lands with a right to the head.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
Lawson pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lawson.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Lawson has the dominant position.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Lawson's head.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lawson - that landed with a thud.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Lawson.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Barnes is working for takedown but Lawson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnes's face.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Barnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Lawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawson lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Lawson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lawson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lawson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Lawson lands with a nice body punch.
Lawson pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawson.
Lawson landing knees to the head.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
Lawson lands with a right to the head.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Andre Barnes has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Lawson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lawson.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Lawson is controlling the position.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lawson lands a knee to the body.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lawson lands a damaging elbow.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Barnes wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Lawson pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Lawson's head.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson lands a right hand.
Lawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Lawson is controlling the position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lawson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lawson.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawson.
Lawson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Lawson as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson scores with a knee to the head.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Lawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawson scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Lawson.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Nice body punch from Lawson.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Lawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawson.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barnes tries to break free but Lawson pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnes wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Barnes wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Lawson prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes trying to stall but Lawson improves his position.
Lawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Lawson scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Barnes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawson checks a low kick from Barnes.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
Andre Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lawson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawson looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawson is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lawson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawson tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Lawson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawson thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Lawson throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Lawson throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Lawson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Lawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawson tries to avoid it but Barnes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawson to the ground. Lawson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawson moves away.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Lawson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Lawson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawson has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Lawson lands an elbow inside that Barnes shrugs off.
Karl Lawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawson obliges.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson landing knees to the body.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Lawson working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Lawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Barnes 's eye.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawson pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawson won't allow it.
Barnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lawson.
Lawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andre Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Lawson is controlling the position.
Karl Lawson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Lawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Lawson! Karl Lawson retains his welterweight title!
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