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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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173 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyron Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawler content to stall in guard here.
Vaughan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lawler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lawler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughan keeping moving, preventing Lawler from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lawler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vaughan pulls Lawler in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler throws a big elbow that misses.
Vaughan wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaughan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vaughan tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lawler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lawler lands in his opponent's guard.
Lawler trying to control but Vaughan is working from the bottom.
Vaughan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawler.
Lawler throws an elbow that misses. Vaughan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawler's guard. Nice move by Vaughan!
Vaughan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan is in close to Lawler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lawler pulls Vaughan in close to prevent any damage.
Vaughan postures up in Lawler's guard and throws a big left but Lawler blocks it.
Vaughan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vaughan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vaughan forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vaughan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan working the head and body with strikes.
Lawler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vaughan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vaughan postures up.
Vaughan connects with a couple of short punches.
Vaughan working some strikes from top position.
Vaughan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vaughan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vaughan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vaughan wants to control from the top but Lawler keeps moving.
Lawler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawler tries to get out of the position.
Vaughan throws a big elbow that misses.
Vaughan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vaughan cracks Lawler with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughan postures up.
Vaughan is working Lawler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lawler trying to control the position.
Vaughan wants to control from the top but Lawler keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vaughan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psycho Vaughan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaughan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaughan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Vaughan throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyron Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Vaughan counters with a left to the body.
Lawler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaughan pinned against the cage. Vaughan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawler avoids the body shot from Vaughan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaughan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaughan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lawler drives through with a takedown into Vaughan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaughan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vaughan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vaughan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vaughan advances position into side control!
Vaughan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawler keeps working.
Vaughan cracks Lawler with a big right hand but Lawler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vaughan controlling from side mount.
Lawler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lawler is rocked!
It looks like Tyron Lawler has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lawler regains half guard.
Lawler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vaughan.
Vaughan 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. Vaughan connects with a nice short shot to Lawler's temple.
Oh Lawler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaughan drops an elbow to the side of Lawler's head.
Vaughan is trying to control the action in half guard but Lawler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lawler wants to get back to his feet.
Vaughan lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lawler.
Vaughan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Psycho Vaughan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughan throws an elbow that misses. Lawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vaughan's guard. Nice move by Lawler!
Lawler seems to have got his legs back now.
Vaughan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've been hearing that Lawler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vaughan trying to control the position.
Vaughan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawler's guard.
Vaughan postures up in Lawler's guard and throws a big left but Lawler blocks it.
Vaughan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vaughan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vaughan connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan postures up in Lawler's guard and throws a big left but Lawler blocks it.
Vaughan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vaughan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vaughan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vaughan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vaughan throwing strikes but missing.
Vaughan postures up and lands a big shot to Lawler's brow.
Vaughan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughan wants to control from the top but Lawler keeps moving.
Lawler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psycho Vaughan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyron Lawler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaughan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyron Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughan misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawler.
Vaughan lunges at Lawler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawler's hand.
Vaughan connects with a looping right hand.
Lawler leaves Vaughan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vaughan lands with an overhand left.
Vaughan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawler is just out of range.
Lawler throws a right and a left that Vaughan avoids nicely.
Vaughan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler tries to kick Vaughan off but Vaughan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vaughan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vaughan trying to mount his opponent but Lawler defends it.
Vaughan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaughan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vaughan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vaughan is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Lawler is hurt! He's hurt bad - Vaughan fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Lawler from any more punishment! Congratulations to Vaughan! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psycho Vaughan!
Psycho Vaughan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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