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Event:
MMA Hype -26-
Date: Jan 18, 2025 |
#R1#
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Tolzien moved out of range.
Tolzien misses with a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Tolzien misses with a leg kick.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawrence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tolzien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the body.
Tolzien lands with a right hand.
Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Tolzien with an uppercut!
Lawrence slips under a jab from Tolzien.
A counter left hand to the body from Lawrence misses its target.
Lawrence blocks a low kick nicely.
Lawrence defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tolzien.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Tolzien tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolzien manages to avoid it.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Tolzien's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolzien.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Tolzien looks to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tolzien scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tolzien misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Tolzien misses with a low kick.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Tolzien only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lawrence works Tolzien's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tolzien doesn't seem phased though.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Tolzien. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Tolzien moves out of range.
Tolzien misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Lawrence was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tolzien lands with a shot to the body.
Tolzien ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Tolzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolzien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tolzien wants to clinch.#T2#
Tolzien misses with a wild body shot.
Tolzien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence thuds his right hand into Tolzien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick from Tolzien misses.
Tolzien with a jab.
Tolzien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolzien throws a leg kick but Lawrence checks it.
Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Tolzien moves out of range.
Tolzien shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tolzien misses with a body shot.
Tolzien looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence tries to move into range but Tolzien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tolzien walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawrence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tolzien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolzien throws a leg kick but Lawrence checks it. #T3#
Lawrence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Tolzien moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolzien avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Tolzien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tolzien looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolzien. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolzien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tolzien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolzien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawrence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jay Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolzien throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Tolzien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lawrence is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lawrence sizes up Tolzien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence connects with a body shot that sends Tolzien's belly button to the back.
A jab from Tolzien does it's job there.
Tolzien moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.#T4#
Tolzien throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Tolzien moves out of range.
Lawrence blocks a leg kick.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Tolzien.
Lawrence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolzien.
Tolzien wants to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tolzien scores with a punch to the head.
Lawrence stuns Tolzien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tolzien throws a big shot that misses.
Tolzien just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawrence misses the target.
Tolzien avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tolzien on the side of the head.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Jab, jab by Tolzien - just one landing.
Tolzien misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lawrence dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Tolzien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Lawrence swings for the body but Tolzien moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Tolzien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tolzien tries to clinch up.
Tolzien walks into a stiff left hand from Lawrence.
Tolzien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Lawrence.
Tolzien throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Tolzien moves out of range.
Tolzien tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence is wise to it.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Tolzien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Tolzien manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Tolzien's ribs.
Tolzien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tolzien misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolzien wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence looks to land a combination. Tolzien sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tolzien tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lawrence defends well and Tolzien ends up having to push Lawrence into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tolzien is breathing heavily.
Tolzien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolzien can do to turn this around?
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Tolzien should have avoided that one.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence takes a swing at Tolzien's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolzien manages to avoid it.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolzien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tolzien fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawrence checks it well.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lawrence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolzien needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lawrence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Tolzien's body.
#T2#
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Lawrence swings for the body but Tolzien moves out of range.
Lawrence stuns Tolzien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tolzien tries to clinch up.
Tolzien throws a leg kick but Lawrence moved away.
Tolzien throws a series of strikes that have Lawrence backpedaling.
Tolzien misses the jab.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Tolzien misses.
Tolzien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolzien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tolzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolzien shoots in but Lawrence avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tolzien throws an off balance right hand
and Tolzien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tolzien swings widly with a right hand
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Tolzien is rocked!
Tolzien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tolzien is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Tolzien lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawrence lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Lawrence engages and cracks Tolzien with a massive lead left hook - Tolzien tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Lawrence is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Lawrence!
Jay Lawrence managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
MMA Hype -19-
Date: Dec 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Greenlaw moved out of range.
Greenlaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Greenlaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawrence keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT#It looks like Armando Greenlaw has been cut.
Lawrence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greenlaw.
Lawrence misses the body punch
letting Greenlaw counter with a right hand.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Greenlaw saw that one coming.
Lawrence lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Greenlaw ducked under it nicely.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Greenlaw counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Greenlaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greenlaw misses the jab.#T1#
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Greenlaw.
Greenlaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Greenlaw lands with a nice body punch.
Greenlaw ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a nice strike.
Greenlaw throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Greenlaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greenlaw.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
Greenlaw takes one on the button.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Greenlaw feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawrences jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greenlaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Greenlaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawrence lands with an overhand left.
Lawrence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lawrence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greenlaw avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence jabs at Greenlaw's body.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Greenlaw was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greenlaw! But no joy.
Greenlaw connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Greenlaw.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the body
and Greenlaw counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Greenlaw, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greenlaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lawrence will feel that in the morning.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Greenlaw counters with a thumping low kick. #T3#
Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greenlaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Lawrence lands with a right hand.
Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Greenlaw moved out of range nicely.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenlaw is just out of range.
Greenlaw thinks about the counter body kick.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greenlaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Greenlaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greenlaw.
Lawrence misses with a jab to the body
and Greenlaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Greenlaw throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Greenlaw.
Greenlaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lawrence will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T4#
Greenlaw tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD2#
Greenlaw feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lawrence sprawling to the canvas! Lawrence rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Greenlaw finish him?!
#ROC2#Lawrence is rocked!
Greenlaw fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Lawrence square on the jaw! Damn, Lawrence is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armando Greenlaw!
Armando Greenlaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jay Lawrence stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'. |
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Event:
MMA Hype -9-
Date: Nov 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Lawrence defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crawford.
Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl out of it but Crawford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawrence manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#It looks like Leon Crawford has been cut.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawford circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawford dives in and grabs Lawrence's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawrence pushes down on Crawford's head and hops out.
Jay Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Crawford.#KD#
Lawrence cracks Crawford with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crawford looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lawrence finish him?
#ROC#Crawford is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Lawrence cracks Crawford on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Crawford falls backwards against the cage. Lawrence follows up with more strikes that drop Crawford to his knees. Lawrence keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Crawford! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Lawrence!
After the big win, Jay Lawrence made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
HFA 20
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#It looks like Trent Jones has been cut.#KD2#
Lawrence lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Lawrence waves Jones back to his feet!#ROC2#Jones is rocked!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones tries to clinch but Lawrence is having none of it.
Jones walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jones limp body while Lawrence jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Lawrence!
Jay Lawrence made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
HFA 16
Date: Sep 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Lawrence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taker throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Lawrence. That snapped Taker's head back.
A shot to the body from Taker misses
and Taker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawrence lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taker throws a right hand that misses
and Lawrence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence scores with a decent looking hook.
Taker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taker there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Taker throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taker fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawrence misses the target.
Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Taker with an uppercut!
Lawrence scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence sizes up Taker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
Taker tries to clinch up.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Taker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taker stands and throws Lawrence's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Taker is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Taker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lawrence dodges the ground and pound from Taker.
Taker cracks Lawrence with a big right hand but Lawrence just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T3#
Lawrence is not content to let Taker control the position. #SUB2#
Taker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Taker has hold of Lawrence's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lawrence tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Taker cranks the arm and Lawrence screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lawrence, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Soul Taker!
The defeated Jay Lawrence had this to say: 'I had COVID'. |
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