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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Legalize it. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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239 lbs
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280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Quick!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Quick.
Quick tries to land a leg kick but Lawrence saw it coming and moves away.
Lawrence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Quick forces Lawrence back against the cage and clinches.
Quick crunches a lovely knee into Lawrence's ribcage.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Quick as Lawrence shoots in.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick drops Lawrence with a left right combo! Quick follows him down to the ground into side control.
Lawrence is rocked!
It looks like Dante Lawrence has been cut.
Quick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawrence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawrence parries the strikes from Quick easily there. Quick is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lawrence to escape.
Oh Lawrence is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quick stands up.
Quick moves into the clinch.
Quick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawrence seems to have got his legs back now.
Quick scores a nice knee to the body.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawrence chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quick can pounce on him.
Lawrence looks to clinch
and Quick counters by clinching up.
Quick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Quick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrence has managed to clinch.
Lawrence tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawrence wants to break free but Quick has control.
Quick lands an elbow inside.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Quick.
Quick throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Lawrence stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Quick follows into mount!
Lawrence tries to hold on but Quick postures up.
Lawrence is working to get back to half guard.
Lawrence is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lawrence blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence wants to hold on but Quick pushes him away.
Quick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Quick tries to control but Lawrence wriggling away.
Lawrence holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to lock up and control but Quick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lawrence is trying to stand up.
Quick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lawrence is trying desperately to improve position.
Lawrence tries to hold on but Quick postures up.
Quick trying to control but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence really wants to buck Quick off and get back to his feet.
Lawrence is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lawrence holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Quick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quick looking to control but Lawrence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lawrence is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quick looking to control but Lawrence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lawrence tries to lock up and control but Quick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawrence somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Quick waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Nice body kick there by Lawrence.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches up with Quick, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes Quick against the cage but Quick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick clinches.
Quick wants a takedown but no success here.
Quick lands an elbow just above Lawrence 's eye.
Quick breaks the clinch.
Quick clinches up against the cage.
Quick pulls Lawrence into guard.
Quick working a defensive guard but Lawrence manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lawrence stands up and we're back to a striking position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick takes the fight into the clinch.
Quick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Quick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Lawrence's cut.
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.
Lawrence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quick.
Lawrence jumps guard but Quick stands there with Lawrence around his waist. Lawrence gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lawrence pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quickis looking to pass into half guard but Lawrence pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lawrence is in guard.
Lawrence is looking to stand up but Quick won't let him.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Quick is keeping the position.
Lawrence wants to stand but Quick is controlling his posture from full guard.
Quick wants to stand and escape but Lawrence is having none of it.
Lawrence preventing the sweep.
Lawrence stops Quick from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quick pushes Lawrence up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence takes an elbow to the temple.
Quick lands an elbow just above Lawrence 's eye.
Knees to the body from Quick.
Quick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Joe Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quick throws a nice head kick!
Quick checks a leg kick.
Quick has closed the distance and engaged Lawrence in a clinch.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Quick won't allow it.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Lawrence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lawrence tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quick has him pressed against the cage.
Quick wants a takedown but no success here.
Lawrence wants to break free but Quick has control.
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawrence fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick misses with a low kick.
Quick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lawrence.
Quick keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe Quick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Quick.
Lawrence wants to clinch but Quick slips to the side
and Quick counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Lawrence to take - he tumbles to the cavas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Quick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Quick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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