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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belle Sebastian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor has chosen Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians) as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
26
186 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Belle Sebastian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lawlor! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lawlor fails with a takedown attempt. Lawlor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawlor takes a kick to the side of the head. Lawlor dives in for a single leg takedown but Sebastian sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes. Sebastian is defending well against a takedown attempt. Belle Sebastian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lawlor. Sebastian tries to pull guard but Lawlor won't allow it.
Lawlor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sebastian is pressed up against the ropes. Lawlor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sebastian down to the mat. Sebastian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Sebastian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sebastian scores with a head kick.
It looks like John Lawlor has been cut. Lawlor wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sebastian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lawlor's half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sebastian wants to take a breather but Lawlor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sebastian missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Lawlor trying to control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Sebastian is trying to control. Lawlor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Lawlor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Lawlor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lawlor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sebastian. Lawlor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sebastian's guard. Lawlor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sebastian wants to sweep here but Lawlor controlling him for the moment. Lawlor postures up.
Lawlor drops back looking for a leg! Sebastian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sebastian manages to kick Lawlor off! Lawlor jumps back into Sebastian's guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sebastian is on top in guard.
Sebastian looking to pass the guard. Sebastian throwing strikes but missing. Sebastian is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawlor has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sebastian works over Lawlor with some ground and pound from guard. Lawlor looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sebastian is defending well. Lawlor quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sebastian has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lawlor celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Lawlor! John Lawlor really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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