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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Sebastien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ditte Sebastien has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kevin Lawrence's chin.
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176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ditte Sebastien!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence scores a takedown into full mount!
Sebastien is looking to get to half guard.
Lawrence looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lawrence has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sebastien is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sebastien is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawrence controlling the position easily from mount.
Sebastien is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sebastien is working to get back to half guard.
Lawrence looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sebastien is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien regains half guard.
Sebastien gets full guard.
Sebastien looking for a guillotine here but Lawrence defends easily.
Lawrence engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lawrence stacks Sebastien 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!
Sebastien looks gassed!
Sebastien looking for a sweep but Lawrence has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lawrence controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Lawrence dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sebastien enables Lawrence to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sebastien manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lawrence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sebastien is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawrence defends well.
Sebastien is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sebastien is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastien looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lawrence passes into side control.
Sebastien is trying to get back to half guard.
Lawrence just content to control the position.
Sebastien looks to move to half guard but instead Lawrence has passed into mount! Damn!
Lawrence tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lawrence's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien is trying desperately to improve position.
Kevin Lawrence has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sebastien napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sebastien looks to move to half guard but instead Lawrence has passed into mount! Damn!
Sebastien really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lawrence controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien is trying desperately to improve position.
Lawrence sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sebastien for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Lawrence dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Lawrence shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sebastien manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sebastien has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawrence can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lawrence is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawrence defends it easily.
Sebastien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sebastien isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lawrence stacks Sebastien 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!
Sebastien tries to improve position but can't.
Sebastien is trying to work for a sweep but Lawrence has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sebastien is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sebastien is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lawrence tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sebastien really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lawrence controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sebastien can't escape the position.
Lawrence controlling his opponent.
Sebastien is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawrence controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ditte Sebastien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sebastien keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawrence has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Kevin Lawrence!
Kevin Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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