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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Danza Kuduro as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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184 lbs
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187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lawson really felt that one!
Mendez throws a right and a left that Lawson avoids nicely.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawson looking for a takedown.
Mendez tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawson has Mendez pressed against the cage, preventing Mendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
Lawson prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Lawson lands a knee to the head.
Mendez avoids the elbow strike from Lawson, against the cage.
Lawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez taking a breather.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawson won't allow it.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendez tries to break free but Lawson pushes him back against the cage.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawson looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Lawson keeps him there for the moment.
Lawson misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lawson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendez avoids a wild elbow strike from Lawson.
Lawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Mendez 's eye.
Lawson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawson misses with a knee to the head.
Lawson looking for a takedown.
Mendez dodges an elbow strike from Lawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Lawson.
Mendez tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
Lawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawson keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawson is working for takedown but Mendez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Mendez manages to get underhooks.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
Mendez wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Lawson has the dominant position.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawson has double underhooks.
Mendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendez lands with a right to the head.
Lawson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawson trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Lawson keeps him there for the moment.
Lawson prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Lawson effectively controlling the action here.
Mendez tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Lawson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Mendez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendez throws a shot to the body.
Lawson throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Mendez scores with a one two! Lawson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawson is looking to clinch.
Mendez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adam Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Mendez connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mendez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Antonio Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez jabs Lawson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Mendez.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lawson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendez lands a left and a right that send Lawson crashing to the mat, dazed. Mendez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lawson is rocked!
That kick from Mendez tenderised Lawson's leg. Lawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Lawson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Mendez!
Antonio Mendez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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