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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Audiomachine - Earth Shaker 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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182 cm
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185 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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193 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Lawson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelos Stamatis! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stamatis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lawson connects with the punch.
It looks like Angelos Stamatis has been cut. Lawson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The PIT in the buildup to the fight. Lawson is looking to clinch but Stamatis is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Lawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawson. Lawson throws a wild body kick that Stamatis sees coming a mile off. Nice uppercut lands for Stamatis. That snapped Lawson's head back.
Lawson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Stamatis digs a good hook to Lawson's body.
Lawson moves away from the strike by Stamatis. Lawson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Stamatis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Lawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stamatis throws a right and a left that both miss. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stamatis misses with a wild body shot. Stamatis throws a big shot that misses. Stamatis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawson under the eye. Lawson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lawson is pressed up against the cage. Stamatis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lawson down to the mat. Lawson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Stamatis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stamatis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lawson misses with a straight left. Lawson lands a front kick. Lawson moves into range and clinches up with Stamatis. Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson blocks an elbow strike from Stamatis.
Lawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lawson lands a right hand. Lawson breaks from the clinch.
Lawson throws a nice inside leg kick. Lawson scores with a nice body kick.
Stamatis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stamatis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stamatis lands in his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lawson pulls Stamatis in to control the position. Stamatis postures up.
Lawson is adopting a defensive guard. Stamatis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stamatis tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawson is retaining full guard. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Stamatis preventing the sweep. Lawson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Stamatis tries to get to full guard but Lawson has control of the leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Good shot there by Lawson. The fight moves into the clinch position. Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside. Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stamatis uses good head movement to avoid it. Lawson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stamatis controls his hands.
Stamatis 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. Stamatis tries to score a body lock takedown but Lawson shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Trey Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelos Stamatis. Lawson tries to work over Stamatis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lawson avoids the elbow strike from Stamatis, against the cage.
Lawson lands with a right to the head. Lawson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stamatis backwards. Stamatis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lawson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Stamatis has clasped his hands together around Lawson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Lawson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stamatis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stamatis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Stamatis tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Lawson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stamatis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Lawson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Lawson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stamatis is working away from the top position though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lawson manages to get to full guard.
Stamatis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lawson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Stamatis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Lawson is trying to keep Stamatis in close.
Stamatis won't allow Lawson to sweep him here. Stamatis with a flurry of punches that miss. Lawson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Lawson postures up in Stamatis's guard and throws a big left but Stamatis blocks it. Stamatis being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Trey Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lawson misses with a straight left. Stamatis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Stamatis lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawson off the cage and back into range. Stamatis cracks Lawson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lawson forces Stamatis back against the cage and clinches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Lawson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Angelos Stamatis's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lawson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Stamatis throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lawson drives through and clinches with Stamatis against the cage.
Stamatis trying to land knees to the body.
Lawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stamatis controls his hands.
Lawson misses with a body punch.
Lawson lands a hook that snaps the head of Stamatis backwards. Stamatis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Stamatis misses with the ground and pound. Stamatis working the head with strikes. Lawson tries to buck Stamatis off but Stamatis is having none of it. Stamatis is putting a hurting on Lawson here, landing some big shots from side control. Lawson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Lawson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stamatis is working away from the top position though. Lawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stamatis. Lawson manages to get to full guard.
Stamatis won't allow Lawson to sweep him here. Lawson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stamatis stopping the sweep attempt from Lawson. Lawson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Stamatis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawson pulls his head out easily. Lawson not landing any meaningful shots this time. Stamatis wants to improve his position but Lawson is controlling well.
Lawson lands with a punch from half guard. Stamatis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawson. Lawson 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. Lawson scoring with strikes to the body and head. Stamatis is refusing to be controlled, as Lawson sits in half guard. Lawson scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Angelos Stamatis has got the better of the ground game so far. Lawson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Stamatis tries to get to full guard but Lawson has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stamatis taking some punishment here, with Lawson in his half guard. Stamatis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawson. Stamatis is staying active underneath Lawson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Stamatis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawson scores with a couple of nice shots. Stamatis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Lawson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stamatis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Lawson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stamatis is rocked! Stamatis taking some punishment here, with Lawson in his half guard. Stamatis is still in real trouble! Can Lawson finish him? Lawson lands a big elbow - Stamatis is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lawson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Lawson! During a confident post fight interview, Trey Lawson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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