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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tigyu Solih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor has chosen Loser 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigyu Solih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Lawlor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solih throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Solih, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawlor throws a series of punches but Solih avoids them all with ease.
Solih throws a low kick but Lawlor avoids it.
Lawlor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solih.
Solih dodges the punch combination from Lawlor.
Solih just misses with a punch to the body.
Solih swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawlor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Solih tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solih takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Solih tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lawlor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solih scores a takedown into full mount!
Lawlor trying desperately to get to his feet.
Solih lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor is trying to stand up.
Lawlor looks gassed!
Solih working for a submission but Lawlor is keeping him at bay.
BOOM! Solih connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solih can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawlor is looking to escape.
Lawlor is trying to stand.
Solih unloading with bombs!
Solih punishing his opponent with strikes.
Solih scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lawlor?
Solih controlling from mount.
Solih with shots to the head and body - Lawlor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lawlor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Solih connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solih pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lawlor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Solih lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solih lands with some strikes.
Solih lands a big shot there that rocks Lawlor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Solih won't let Lawlor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Solih looking to finish Lawlor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lawlor!
You get the feeling that Lawlor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lawlor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lawlor really wants to buck Solih off and get back to his feet.
Solih with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Solih putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Solih lands a big elbow.
Solih lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solih looking to secure an arm triangle but Lawlor defends it well.
Lawlor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Solih fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Solih trying to control but Lawlor is having none of it.
Lawlor tries to buck Solih off but he can't manage it.
Solih in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Solih is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawlor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Solih is landing with some decent strikes but Lawlor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Solih working Lawlor over with strikes here.
Lawlor is in a horrible position here. Solih smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Solih cracks Lawlor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Solih in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Solih scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lawlor?
Solih working the ground and pound effectively.
Solih looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Solih cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lawlor tries to buck Solih off but he can't manage it.
Solih scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lawlor?
Lawlor tries to buck Solih off but he can't manage it.
Lawlor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Solih working Lawlor over with strikes here.
Lawlor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Solih landing strikes from the mount and Lawlor is in trouble!
Lawlor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigyu Solih dominated that round.
That's time! Solih's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Solih misses with a takedown attempt - Lawlor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Solih tries to clinch up
enabling Lawlor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawlor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solih.
Lawlor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solih.
Lawlor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Solih with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lawlor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Solih thinking.
Solih is looking to clinch but Lawlor is avoiding it.
Solih misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawlor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawlor.
Solih takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Solih tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solih wants to clinch up but Lawlor keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solih tries for a takedown but Lawlor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigyu Solih. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Lawlor.
Solih takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawlor.
Solih takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solih darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawlor is not content to let Solih control the position.
Solih is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Solih working the head and body with strikes.
Solih looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lawlor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Solih lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solih works his foot free and advances to mount.
Solih putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Solih is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Solih working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Solih wants to control the pace but Lawlor is squirming around nicely.
Lawlor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Solih postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lawlor looks a forlorn figure.
Lawlor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Solih.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor bucks up and throws Solih to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Solih fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solih throws a leg kick
and Lawlor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tom Lawlor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solih closes the distance but Lawlor moves to the side
and Lawlor counters with a thumping low kick.
Solih looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lawlor is trying to stand back up but Solih is controlling him
Solih tries to pass to full mount but Lawlor defends it.
Lawlor is trying to stand back up but Solih is controlling him
Solih drops an elbow to the side of Lawlor's head.
Lawlor wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solih lands a nice short elbow.
Lawlor is trying to stand up here but Solih is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solih scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Solih throws a leg kick but Lawlor moved away.
Lawlor swings for the body but Solih moves out of range.
Lawlor misses with a double jab.
Solih pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solih looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Solih tries to clinch
and Lawlor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawlor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lawlor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Solih lands a jab to the head.
Solih drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Solih prevents Lawlor from getting back to his feet.
Solih is in close to Lawlor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigyu Solih 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!
Jab by Lawlor.
Solih fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawlor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawlor lands with a kick to the temple. Solih shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Solih throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawlor counters with a two punch combo.
Solih shoots and misses
and Lawlor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawlor digs a good hook to Solih's body.
Solih feints and then cracks Lawlor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawlor down.
Solih misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lawlor counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigyu Solih. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solih gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawlor counters with a nice body shot.
Solih will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Solih forces Lawlor back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor breaks the clinch.
Solih jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tigyu Solih seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawlor throws a right hand that Solih ducks under and follows up with a left that Solih also avoids with ease.
Solih wants to clinch but Lawlor slips to the side
and Lawlor counters with a nice leg kick.
Solih throws a lazy head kick
and Lawlor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawlor fails to land with a series of punches.
Solih tries for a takedown but Lawlor circles away easily
and Lawlor counters with a stiff right hand.
Solih fails in his attempt to clinch.
Solih shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawlor sprawls well. He's pushed Solih's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawlor looks to score with a jab to the body but Solih is just out of range.
Tom Lawlor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawlor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Solih is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawlor.
Nice cross by Solih.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Solih shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lawlor counters with a left to the body.
Solih doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawlor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lawlor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Solih darts in trying to clinch
and Lawlor counters with a stiff right hand.
Solih misses with a low kick.
Solih lands with a thumping leg kick.
Solih rushes Lawlor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Solih gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lawlor regains guard.
Lawlor wants to stand up but Solih is controlling him.
Solih with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solih makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawlor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lawlor throws a series of punches but Solih avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Solih.
Solih throws a head kick but Lawlor moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lawlor as Solih shoots in.
Lawlor misses with the combination.
Lawlor avoids the head kick by Solih.
Lawlor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawlor wants to stand and escape but Solih is having none of it.
Solih throwing strikes from guard but Lawlor blocks nicely.
Solih stands up over Lawlor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solih throws a big right hand that misses.
Solih with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Solih stops Lawlor from standing up.
Solih postures up and lands a big shot to Lawlor's brow.
Solih is working Lawlor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lawlor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Solih throws out the jab.
Solih tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawlor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solih swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Solih lands a two punch combo.
Solih moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Solih drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawlor wants to get back to his feet but Solih is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tigyu Solih showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Solih, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigyu Solih!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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