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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 64 p4p, 10 weight class) and John Lawrence (ranked 401 p4p, 60 weight class). Arundel's entrance music is Shook Ones. A fine choice. Lawrence has chosen No Surrender as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel leaves Lawrence with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arundel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Arundel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Arundel lands a nice looking body shot.
Arundel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lawrence throws a sloppy body shot
and Arundel counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arundel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Arundel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arundel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Arundel's body. Arundel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arundel slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arundel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Lawrence cracks the inside of Arundel's front leg.
Arundel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arundel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Arundel misses.
Good shot there by Lawrence.
Arundel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arundel at a distance.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Arundel moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arundel throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel thuds his right hand into Lawrence's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawrence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arundel rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arundel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lawrence somewhat.
Arundel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence just manages to avoid it.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arundel is looking to counter punch.
Arundel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arundel avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arundel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches up with Arundel, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes Arundel against the cage but Arundel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Latrobe Arundel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lawrence.
Arundel lands a leg kick that knocks Lawrence off balance momentarily.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Arundel throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence throws a leg kick but Arundel moved away.
Lawrence throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Arundel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Lawrence looks to move away, Arundel throws a big counter combo but Lawrence just gets out of the way.
Arundel misses with a left hand
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Arundel's body. Arundel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arundel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Lawrence with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arundel counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arundel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Lawrence tries to land a leg kick but Arundel saw it coming and moves away.
Arundel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence just manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arundel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arundel with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a leg kick
and Arundel counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Lawrence to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Arundel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Latrobe Arundel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated John Lawrence had this to say: 'Cobra Kai Rules!! Ill be back. No retreat! No surrender! Strike First! Strike Hard!'.
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energy
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hype
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