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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector De La Romana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hector De La Romana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De La Romana as he avoids it easily.
De La Romana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De La Romana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De La Romana wants to stand but Lawler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lawler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De La Romana defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler tries to strike from the bottom.
De La Romana postures up and lands a big shot to Lawler's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Romana wants to control from the top but Lawler keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lawler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De La Romana wants to get up but he can't break Lawler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De La Romana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Romana manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lawler on his heels. He'll look to pass Lawler's guard now, I'm sure.
De La Romana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Romana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De La Romana is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lawler has his hands on De La Romana's head, controlling the position.
Lawler working for submissions but it's allowed De La Romana to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Romana trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Romana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lawler keeping moving, preventing De La Romana from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawler shoots in for a double leg but De La Romana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De La Romana is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lawler.
Lawler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De La Romana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De La Romana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lawler is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Romana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Romana will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
De La Romana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De La Romana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector De La Romana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De La Romana quickly recovers to half guard.
De La Romana tries to roll over but Lawler keeps him under control.
De La Romana manages to get to full guard.
Hector De La Romana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Romana is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Romana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Romana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De La Romana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawler can do to turn this around?
De La Romana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawler defends well.
Lawler stays in close to De La Romana's body and controls the position.
De La Romana keeping moving, preventing Lawler from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lawler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De La Romana swivels and escapes.
De La Romana gets caught flat footed, as Lawler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Romana wants to sweep here but Lawler controlling him for the moment.
Lawler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lawler throws a strike but De La Romana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De La Romana postures up.
De La Romana controlling from the top position.
De La Romana wants to pass the guard but Lawler is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler has his foot on De La Romana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De La Romana works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawler looking to control.
De La Romana trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Romana postures up.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
De La Romana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lawler keeping control of the position.
Lawler trying to control here.
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 is trying to control but De La Romana manages to pass to mount!
Lawler wants to hold on but De La Romana pushes him away.
De La Romana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Romana tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
De La Romana tries to control but Lawler wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector De La Romana dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawler shoots in and drives through. De La Romana sprawls well.
Lawler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De La Romana avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawler gets caught napping as De La Romana dives in and scores a takedown. Lawler manages to retain guard.
De La Romana controlling from the top position.
De La Romana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De La Romana wants to stand but Lawler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Romana is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lawler is pulling down on De La Romana's head. It's preventing any offense from De La Romana, at least for the moment.
De La Romana looking to pass the guard.
Lawler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
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.
De La Romana scores with a takedown into Lawler's guard.
De La Romana trying to control but Lawler is working from the bottom.
Lawler trying to keep a closed guard but De La Romana is proving a slippery customer.
Lawler keeping moving, preventing De La Romana from controlling successfully.
De La Romana stays in close to Lawler's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De La Romana looking to sit in guard and control but Lawler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lawler content to stall in guard here.
De La Romana looking for a guillotine here but Lawler defends easily.
Lawler passes De La Romana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is working for a kimura but De La Romana is defending it quite comfortably.
De La Romana is looking to improve his position.
John Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector De La Romana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Romana desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector De La Romana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De La Romana 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector De La Romana!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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