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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Business - Eminem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 cm
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161 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Bong! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lawrence misses the shot to the body. Lawrence pushes Bong away with a front kick. Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bong misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lawrence on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Lawrence throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Lawrence chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Horrible takedown attempt by Bong or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawrence, which made it look bad. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lawrence lands a front kick. Lawrence feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bong's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Lawrence lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bong gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lawrence has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Bong looking to stall.
Lawrence lands with a left to the head. Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lawrence. Bong tries to stall but Lawrence uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Bong tries for a takedown but Lawrence manages to get underhooks.
Bong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lawrence after a bit of a struggle. Johnny Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Bong. A shot in the inside from Lawrence. Lawrence works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Lawrence. Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike. Nice body punch from Lawrence - that landed with a thud.
Bong looks winded! A short left from Lawrence. Bong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawrence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short body shot lands from Lawrence as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Lawrence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bong is trying to stall.
Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lawrence lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lawrence - the referee stops the clock and Bong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lawrence. Bong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Bong is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lawrence connects with a single shot there. Lawrence drives through and clinches with Bong against the cage.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A hook to the body from Lawrence.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short right from Lawrence on the inside. Lawrence slowing the pace effectively. Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lawrence fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Lawrence throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bong.
It looks like The Bong has been cut. Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lawrence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lawrence scores with a jab to the body. Lawrence clinches with his opponent.
Lawrence lands a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lawrence thuds a left hand into Bong's body. Lawrence turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bong.
The fight moves into the clinch position. A right hook to the body lands for Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the side of Bong's head. Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Bong.
Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lawrence lands with a left to the head. Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Bong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Lawrence scores with a kick to the midsection. Lawrence connects with a crisp jab. Lawrence digs a good body shot into Bong's ribs. Lawrence scoring well with a low kick there.
Bong walks into a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence dominated that round. The cut man is working on The Bong's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawrence throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bong's head. Bong drives through with a takedown into guard. Bong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Lawrence tries to land a sweep but no joy. Lawrence keeping full guard, as Bong tries to pass. Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bong can do to turn this around? Bong trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bong stands and throws Lawrence's legs to the side, diving into side control. Lawrence is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bong is trying to get an arm triangle but Lawrence is defending well. Bong has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lawrence is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bong yanks on the arm and Lawrence is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Bong! The Bong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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