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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson comes to the cage accompanied by Animals as leaders -soraya. Obas has chosen Perfect Gentelman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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220 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kerry Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Obas.
Obas throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Itsik Obas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obas tries to clinch up but Lawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Lawson misses with a body kick.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Obas.
Obas looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Obas.
Obas wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lawson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lawson checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Obas - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Lawson. Those never looked like landing.
Obas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Obas looking to throw knees to the head but Lawson is blocking nicely.
Obas landing knees to the body.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obas 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.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kerry Lawson has been cut.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obas keeps control of Lawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obas.
Knees to the body from Obas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obas stalling against the cage.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Lawson lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Obas as Lawson tries to tie him up.
Lawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obas has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson tries to break free but Obas pushes him back against the cage.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawson.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawson avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawson.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Lawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Obas has him pressed against the cage.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawson dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Lawson managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obas.
Obas connects with a knee to the head.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lawson tries to circle away but Obas has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Obas is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lawson looking to stall.
Obas takes a shot to the head.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Lawson is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lawson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obas pushes Lawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obas's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
A nice left hand lands by Lawson.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawson.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawson avoids the damage to the body.
Lawson avoiding damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Obas 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 avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Lawson tries to circle away but Obas has him pinned against the cage.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas tries a knee to the head but Lawson blocks it.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obas.
Lawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Obas won't allow it.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obas stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Lawson dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawson avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Lawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lawson stalling in the clinch but Obas improves position.
Lawson is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawson can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obas 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.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kerry Lawson's cut is getting worse.
Lawson is struggling to control the position.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Lawson shrugs off.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawson avoids the damage to the body.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Itsik Obas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to break free but Obas pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawson's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lawson lands a nice uppercut.
Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawson lands with a cross.
Obas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obas wants to clinch.
Lawson throws the left hand but Obas avoids the punch easily.
Obas tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Obas's head but Obas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obas moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands with a cross.
Obas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obas misses with a shot to the body
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Obas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obas misses with a head kick.
Obas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lawson dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Obas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obas wants to clinch.
Lawson misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obas wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Lawson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obas wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Obas looks to clinch
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Obas blocks a jab.
Obas moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
Lawson sizes up Obas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Obas scores with a push kick.
Obas is looking to clinch.
Obas scores with a head kick. Lawson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Obas moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Obas moves in looking to clinch but Lawson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obas doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawson circles away.
Lawson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Obas tries to clinch up.
Obas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obas wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
Lawson moves out of range as Obas throws a body kick.
Obas moves to clinch but Lawson breaks away
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Lawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Obas momentarily.
Lawson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Obas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obas throws a head kick that misses
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lawson scores with the left hand. Obas knows he should have avoided that one.
Obas is rocked!
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Obas's head but Obas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obas is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawson finish him?
Obas darts in trying to clinch
and Lawson counters with a big right hand! Oh Obas is in trouble here! Lawson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kerry Lawson!
Kerry Lawson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Damnfield clothing, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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