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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demir Kartal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence has chosen Business - Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demir Kartal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartal blocks the body kick.
Lawrence throws a body kick that misses
and Kartal counters with a takedown into side control.
Kartal tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawrence controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lawrence parries the strikes from Kartal easily there. Kartal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lawrence to escape.
Kartal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kartal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lawrence knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kartal landing strikes.
Kartal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawrence keeps working.
Kartal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lawrence knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kartal working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.
Lawrence on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lawrence can't do much from the bottom here.
Kartal lands an elbow.
Lawrence managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kartal.
Kartal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lawrence managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kartal.
Kartal working the head and body with strikes.
Kartal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lawrence is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence defending against the ground and pound.
Kartal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lawrence some visible discomfort.
Kartal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawrence is avoiding damage well.
Kartal working the body and head with strikes.
Lawrence regains half guard, as Kartal was trying to land strikes.
Kartal winds up and cracks Lawrence with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kartal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lawrence sees it coming and defends easily.
Kartal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawrence has hold of Kartal's hands but Kartal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lawrence tries to roll over but Kartal keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawrence defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kartal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kartal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kartal lands a nice short elbow.
Kartal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kartal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lawrence really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kartal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawrence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawrence wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lawrence can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kartal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kartal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kartal thows a huge punch but Lawrence dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kartal lands with a punch from half guard.
Kartal looks to land a strike but Lawrence avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lawrence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kartal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kartal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kartal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kartal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kartal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kartal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kartal throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demir Kartal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kartal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawrence gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kartal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kartal.
Demir Kartal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kartal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawrence works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kartal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lawrence looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lawrence looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lawrence!
Kartal regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kartal trying to control from the bottom.
Kartal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to control the action in half guard but Kartal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lawrence trying to control from Kartal's half guard. Kartal has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kartal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
Kartal wants to sweep here but Lawrence controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lawrence throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Kartal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lawrence pulls Kartal in close to prevent any damage.
Kartal stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Kartal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawrence works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kartal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kartal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kartal scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kartal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kartal lands a couple of elbows.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Kartal from controlling successfully.
Kartal throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Kartal slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kartal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kartal throwing strikes from guard but Lawrence blocks nicely.
Kartal tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Kartal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kartal throwing strikes but missing.
Kartal passes Lawrence's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kartal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lawrence with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kartal drops an elbow to the side of Lawrence's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartal is working for a submission of some sort.
Kartal is nestled in close to Lawrence, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lawrence taking some punishment here, with Kartal in his half guard.
Lawrence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kartal wants to pass to mount but Lawrence is defending the position.
Kartal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawrence defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kartal throwing shots but Lawrence is blocking nicely.
Kartal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demir Kartal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawrence tries a low kick but Kartal avoids it.
Kartal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kartal lands strikes from half guard.
Kartal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kartal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawrence blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kartal.
Kartal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kartal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kartal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lawrence defending well though.
Kartal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kartal connects with a nice short shot to Lawrence's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kartal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kartal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kartal connects with a nice short shot to Lawrence's temple.
Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kartal connects with a nice short shot to Lawrence's temple.
Lawrence is still in real trouble! Can Kartal finish him?
Kartal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kartal is trying to control. Lawrence wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kartal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.
Kartal lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartal lands strikes from half guard.
Lawrence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kartal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kartal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kartal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kartal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kartal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kartal slips a nice elbow through Lawrence's hands, connecting with Lawrence's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kartal is looking for a kimura but Lawrence is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kartal to get the leverage.
Kartal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartal misses with a head shot. Lawrence uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kartal is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Johnny Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kartal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kartal with a nice head shot there.
Kartal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kartal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kartal is one step ahead there.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kartal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartal is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Kartal slips an elbow through the middle.
Kartal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawrence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kartal distracts Lawrence with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kartal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kartal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kartal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawrence is keeping the position for now.
Kartal connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demir Kartal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kartal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demir Kartal!
During a confident post fight interview, Demir Kartal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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