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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Lawler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Lawler.
Lawler looking to score a takedown here. Suarez is defending well but Lawler drives through and ends up in Suarez's guard.
Suarez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lawler dives into side control.
Suarez struggling a bit here.
Suarez is trying to escape the position but Lawler is controlling the position.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet but Lawler is dominant here and he's now got Suarez's back!
Suarez trying to control the position but Lawler manages to sink in the hooks.
Lawler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler biding his time, controlling Suarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler looking for the choke from the back.
Suarez is trying to get back to his feet but Lawler has full control of the position and if anything, Suarez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lawler is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lawler throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lawler controlling from the back.
Suarez trying to get back to his feet but Lawler is in full control for now.
Suarez is really stuck here.
Suarez showing good submission defense here.
You can see the frustration on Suarez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lawler throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez tries to escape the position.
Lawler is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Suarez tries to break free.
Suarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lawler is looking to control Suarez but Suarez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lawler controlling the position well here. Suarez rolled but Lawler kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawler avoiding Suarez 's attempts to control his hands.
Lawler missing with strikes.
Lawler is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Suarez is defending well though. Lawler let's go of the attempt for now.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawler punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Lawler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suarez tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Jim Suarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawler moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawler prevents the takedown attempt.
Suarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawler walks away with a smile on his face. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lawler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suarez avoiding damage as Lawler throws knees to the body.
Lawler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Lawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Suarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lawler smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Patrick Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawler throws a head kick that misses.
Suarez throws a big counter combination but Lawler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lawler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Suarez wants to stand but Lawler is controlling the position.
Lawler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lawler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lawler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawler successfully pulls guard.
Suarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Suarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawler wants to stand but Suarez is controlling the position.
Lawler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lawler misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Suarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Suarez tries to counter with a takedown but Lawler is quick to defend against it.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Lawler both land. Nice combination.
Suarez gets caught napping as Lawler dives in and scores a takedown. Suarez manages to retain guard.
Lawler throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler looking to sit in guard and control but Suarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez 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 punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lawler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez is fighting to break Lawler's control of his arms but Lawler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawler keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Lawler is controlling Suarez's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Lawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
Lawler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suarez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lawler is controlling him well.
Suarez sneaks back into half guard.
Lawler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler trying to control from half guard but Suarez is working away.
Lawler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suarez is just riding it out for now. Lawler eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suarez's head.
Lawler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lawler trying to pass the guard but Suarez defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Suarez is refusing to be controlled, as Lawler sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lawler rushes Suarez and presses him up against the cage.
Lawler blocks a body shot from Suarez.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch but Suarez keeps him there for the moment.
Suarez gets control of Lawler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Suarez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Lawler from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Suarez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lawler is now in half guard.
Lawler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lawler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suarez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawler controlling the action here.
Suarez trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lawler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lawler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suarez gets caught napping as Lawler dives in and scores a takedown. Suarez manages to retain guard.
Suarez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lawler has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Lawler!
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energy
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RATING
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