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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Laws (ranked 5075 p4p, 511 weight class) and Vercingetorix Frenchy (ranked 4663 p4p, 482 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Laws!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vercingetorix Frenchy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laws tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frenchy swivels and escapes.
Frenchy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laws has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laws looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laws gets a clinch.
Frenchy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frenchy is trying to pull guard but Laws turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laws has a couple of punches blocked by Frenchy.
A short left from Laws.
Laws lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laws has Frenchy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frenchy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laws digs a right hand into Frenchy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frenchy's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laws lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laws blocks an elbow strike from Frenchy.
Frenchy tries to land knees in the clinch but Laws avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Laws.
Frenchy tries to land knees in the clinch but Laws avoids the damage to the body.
Frenchy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laws smiles and moves away.
Mark Laws has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vercingetorix Frenchy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laws tries to clinch but Frenchy is having none of it.
Laws takes the fight into the clinch.
Laws lands with a light punch inside.
Laws lands a left hand.
Frenchy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laws smiles and moves away.
Laws has Frenchy up against the cage in a clinch.
Frenchy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laws avoiding damage as Frenchy throws knees to the body.
Frenchy tries to land knees in the clinch but Laws avoids the damage to the body.
Laws is trying to pull guard but Frenchy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frenchy.
Laws escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laws closes the distance and clinches.
Laws gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frenchy is refusing to be controlled, as Laws sits in half guard.
Frenchy is controlling Laws's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Frenchy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Frenchy controls Laws momentarily but Laws frees himself.
Laws won't allow Frenchy to sweep him here.
Frenchy is trying to keep Laws in close.
Frenchy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laws throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laws throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frenchy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laws manages to get himself to full guard.
Laws wants to stand and escape but Frenchy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laws knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frenchy on the ground.
Frenchy cracks Laws with a solid left hand.
Laws preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laws is looking to stand up but Frenchy isn't so interested in that idea.
Frenchy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laws's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frenchy cracks Laws with a solid left hand.
Frenchy lands a couple of digs.
Frenchy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laws wants to stand and escape but Frenchy is having none of it.
Frenchy stands up over Laws, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frenchy landing some decent shots from guard.
Frenchy is working Laws over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frenchy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Laws wants to stand but Frenchy is controlling the position.
Frenchy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frenchy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy connects with a couple of short punches.
Laws wants to stand and escape but Frenchy is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Frenchy connects with a couple of short punches.
Frenchy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frenchy stops Laws from standing up.
Frenchy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Doherty's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Frenchy scoring with some ground and pound.
Frenchy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laws is rocked!
Frenchy postures up and lands a big shot to Laws's brow.
Oh Laws is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laws throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Laws is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Frenchy is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frenchy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frenchy stops Laws from standing up.
Laws seems to have got his legs back now.
Frenchy scoring with some ground and pound.
Frenchy won't allow Laws to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laws has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Laws dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laws shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frenchy pinned against the cage. Frenchy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frenchy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laws tries to clinch up but Frenchy circles away and keeps his distance.
Frenchy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frenchy unleashes a big counter combination but Laws bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laws closes the distance and clinches.
Laws lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laws looking to slow down the pace here.
Frenchy misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Laws on the inside.
Frenchy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laws misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frenchy.
Frenchy jumps guard but Laws stands there with Frenchy around his waist. Frenchy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frenchy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laws is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frenchy can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Laws scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laws throws a head punch that misses.
Laws tries to pull guard but Frenchy holds him up against the cage and eventually Laws drops back down to his feet.
Frenchy tries to pull guard but Laws won't allow it.
Frenchy is trying to pull guard but Laws turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mark Laws has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vercingetorix Frenchy.
A short left from Laws.
Laws's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laws moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frenchy.
Laws avoiding damage as Frenchy throws knees to the body.
Laws fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laws is working Frenchy over against the cage.
Laws lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frenchy backwards.
Frenchy is trying to pull guard but Laws has him pressed against the cage.
Frenchy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laws to keep the fight standing.
Frenchy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laws has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laws tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frenchy.
Frenchy fails to pull guard.
Frenchy tries to pull guard but Laws forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Laws's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laws doesn't manage to clinch there - Frenchy circles away.
Frenchy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Laws moves in looking to clinch but Frenchy pushes him off.
A nice side step and Frenchy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frenchy swats away the attempt to clinch by Laws.
Laws closes the distance and clinches.
Frenchy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laws walks away with a smile on his face. Frenchy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frenchy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laws wants to clinch up but Frenchy keeps it at a distance.
Frenchy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laws with a body shot.
Laws tries to clinch up
and Frenchy counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laws wants to clinch.
Laws tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Frenchy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Laws wants to clinch up but Frenchy keeps it at a distance.
Laws doesn't manage to clinch there - Frenchy circles away.
As Laws backs off Frenchy throws a huge counter combo but Laws manages to avoid it all.
Laws is looking to clinch but Frenchy is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frenchy! But no joy.
Laws takes the fight into the clinch.
Frenchy decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laws missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frenchy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Frenchy throwing strikes from guard but Laws blocks nicely.
Laws is looking to stand up but Frenchy isn't so interested in that idea.
Frenchy distracts Laws with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frenchy landing with the ground and pound.
Frenchy working some strikes from top position.
Frenchy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Frenchy is working Laws over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frenchy stands up over Laws, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frenchy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Laws wants to get back to his feet but Frenchy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frenchy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frenchy stands up over Laws, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Laws will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Laws moves to clinch but Frenchy breaks away
and Frenchy counters with a straight right hand.
Laws darts in trying to clinch
and Frenchy counters with a stiff right hand.
Laws is looking to clinch but Frenchy is avoiding it.
Frenchy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Laws tries to clinch but Frenchy is having none of it.
Laws with a hook.
It looks like Vercingetorix Frenchy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laws moves in looking to clinch but Frenchy pushes him off.
Frenchy unleashes a big counter combination but Laws bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laws tries to clinch up
and Frenchy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laws thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laws tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frenchy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frenchy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frenchy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Laws tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frenchy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laws lands with a cross.
Laws tries to clinch
enabling Frenchy to counter with a crisp jab.
Laws fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frenchy to the ground. Laws is now in Frenchy's guard.
Frenchy controlling the position.
Laws is looking to stand up but Frenchy won't let him.
Frenchy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laws manages to get himself to full guard.
Laws is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frenchy chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Frenchy chips away with some ground and pound.
Frenchy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Frenchy chips away with some ground and pound.
Frenchy lands a couple of digs.
Laws on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laws tries to get out of the position.
Laws wants to get back to his feet but Frenchy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frenchy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frenchy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frenchy is in close to Laws's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Laws is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Frenchy is controlling him.
Frenchy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Frenchy won't allow Laws to get back to his feet.
Frenchy chips away with some ground and pound.
Frenchy with a nice head shot there.
Frenchy is working Laws over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Laws is looking to stand up but Frenchy isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laws tries to clinch there but Frenchy circles away.
Laws moves in looking to clinch but Frenchy pushes him off.
Laws tries to clinch up but Frenchy circles away and keeps his distance.
Laws tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frenchy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Frenchy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Laws clinches up against the cage.
Laws lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mark Laws is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frenchy is trying to pull guard but Laws turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laws fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laws lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laws lands with a light punch inside.
Frenchy pulls Laws into guard.
Frenchy seems keen to control Laws's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frenchy is on top in guard.
Frenchy throws a big elbow that misses.
Frenchy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frenchy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laws's head.
Laws trying to keep a closed guard but Frenchy is proving a slippery customer.
Frenchy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vercingetorix Frenchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laws is looking to stand up but Frenchy isn't so interested in that idea.
Frenchy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laws wants to stand and escape but Frenchy is having none of it.
Frenchy works over Laws with some ground and pound from guard.
Vercingetorix Frenchy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frenchy distracts Laws with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frenchy chips away with some ground and pound.
Laws wants to stand up but Frenchy is controlling him.
Frenchy works over Laws with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vercingetorix Frenchy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laws has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Laws!
Mark Laws thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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