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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Samoan Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Personality Crisis. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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173 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Samoan Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samoan Warrior counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Samoan Warrior misses.
Samoan Warrior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samoan Warrior was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Samoan Warrior moves out of range as Lawson throws a body kick.
Samoan Warrior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lawson, right into the meat.
Samoan Warrior looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
Freddie Samoan Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Lawson misses.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior punishes Lawson's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samoan Warrior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samoan Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lawson. Beautiful body shot.
Lawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawson cracks Samoan Warrior with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lawson.
Samoan Warrior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawson tries to move into range but Samoan Warrior moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samoan Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samoan Warrior looks to throw a body kick
and Lawson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lawson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Samoan Warrior looks gassed!
Samoan Warrior throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Samoan Warrior misses with a low kick.
Samoan Warrior throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Samoan Warrior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson moves in looking to clinch but Samoan Warrior pushes him off.
Lawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawson scores with a hook.
Samoan Warrior keeps the fight on the outside.
Samoan Warrior looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawson catches Samoan Warrior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samoan Warrior's hands.
Lawson scores with a nice strike.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samoan Warrior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samoan Warrior looks to land a combination but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samoan Warrior.
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samoan Warrior.
Lawson instigates a clinch.
Lawson working Samoan Warrior over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawson.
Samoan Warrior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Samoan Warrior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samoan Warrior.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lawson.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Samoan Warrior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior cracks Lawson with a nice body shot.
Lawson is working Samoan Warrior over against the cage.
Samoan Warrior dodges an elbow strike from Lawson.
Samoan Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samoan Warrior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Samoan Warrior blocks the elbow strike.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samoan Warrior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samoan Warriors head.
Samoan Warrior tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samoan Warrior avoids the elbow strike from Lawson, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lawson - that landed with a thud.
Samoan Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson misses with a body punch.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Samoan Warrior managing to block the knees to the body from Lawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior tries to break free but Lawson pushes him back against the cage.
Lawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samoan Warrior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Samoan Warrior avoids a wild elbow strike from Lawson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samoan Warrior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samoan Warrior is trying to break the clinch but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Samoan Warrior struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawson controls his hands.
Samoan Warrior is trying to break the clinch but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Samoan Warrior 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoan Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
Samoan Warrior misses with a punch to the body.
Samoan Warrior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samoan Warrior misses with a punch to the body.
Samoan Warrior lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Lawson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Samoan Warrior throws a lazy right hand but Lawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samoan Warrior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lawson.
A big right from Samoan Warrior misses.
Lawson checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samoan Warrior. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Lawson.
Samoan Warrior lands with a shot to the body.
Lawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karl Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawson avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Samoan Warrior.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Samoan Warrior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samoan Warrior takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Lawson misses with a double jab.
Lawson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Samoan Warrior is breathing heavily.
Lawson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Samoan Warrior if he has to take too many more of those.
Samoan Warrior steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lawson. That one must have hurt.
Lawson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawson is looking to slow Samoan Warrior down with leg kicks.
Lawson pushes Samoan Warrior away with a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lawson.
Lawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samoan Warrior's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samoan Warrior's sensitive parts.
Lawson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lawson pushes Samoan Warrior away with a front kick.
Lawson lands with a nice body kick.
Samoan Warrior on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice body kick there by Lawson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lawson.
Lawson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samoan Warrior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samoan Warrior can do to turn this around?
Lawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samoan Warrior, pushing him back against the cage.
Samoan Warrior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Samoan Warrior tries to break free but Lawson pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lawson.
Lawson missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson lands a knee to the body.
Lawson lands a right hand.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Samoan Warrior avoiding damage as Lawson throws knees to the body.
Samoan Warrior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Samoan Warrior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samoan Warrior's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lawson.
Samoan Warrior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Samoan Warrior is rocked!
Lawson keeps control of Samoan Warrior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Samoan Warrior is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawson finish him?
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Samoan Warrior won't want to take too many of those.
Samoan Warrior seems to have recovered his senses.
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Samoan Warrior won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Lawson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Samoan Warrior 's eye.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Karl Lawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lawson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Samoan Warrior to his knees! Lawson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Lawson!
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