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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cam Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viggy Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cam Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viggy Manning!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawson avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Manning fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manning tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Manning gets caught flat footed, as Lawson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manning keeping full guard, as Lawson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
Manning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cam Lawson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Manning does no damage.
Manning slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manning shoots for a takedown but Lawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manning fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Manning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manning defends it nicely.
Lawson tries to clinch but Manning moves out of range.
Lawson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manning on his heels. He'll look to pass Manning's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lawson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manning, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to clinch.
Manning misses with a double jab
and Lawson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawson.
Manning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manning gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manning breaks the clinch.
Manning misses with a combination
and Lawson counters with a solid body kick.
Manning looks winded!
Manning swinging wildly here.
Lawson scores with a spinning back kick!
Lawson shoots in and gets a takedown into Manning's guard.
Lawson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson gets to his feet. Manning looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lawson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manning pinned against the cage. Manning gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawson closes the distance and clinches.
Lawson keeps control of Manning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Lawson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Manning's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lawson decides to stand back up. Lawson steps back and let's Manning get back to his feet.
Lawson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawson misses with a takedown attempt - Manning sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lawson shoots for a double leg takedown but Manning sprawls well. He's pushed Lawson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manning.
Manning misses with a few strikes there.
Manning misses with a wild combination.
Manning misses with a straight right.
Manning is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manning fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manning misses with the combination.
Cam Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawson gets a double leg takedown into Manning's guard.
Lawson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manning keeping full guard, as Lawson tries to pass.
Lawson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lawson gets to his feet. Manning looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lawson misses with a head kick.
Lawson looks for a takedown but Manning sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawson.
Lawson lunges at Manning with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manning's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lawson is working Manning over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning struggling a bit here.
Lawson is looking to take a break and control but Manning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawson stands up and beckons Manning to his feet.
Manning connects with a body shot.
Manning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning tries to clinch there but Lawson circles away.
Manning throws a series of punches but Lawson moves out of range.
Manning scores with a hook.
A big right from Manning misses.
Lawson tries to clinch but Manning is having none of it.
Lawson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manning tries to avoid it but Lawson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manning to the ground. Manning escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawson.
Manning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manning throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Manning. Those never looked like landing.
Lawson closes the distance and pushes Manning back into the cage.
Lawson pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Lawson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Manning swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Manning fails with a takedown attempt.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Lawson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manning is trying to defend but Lawson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Manning avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawson.
Manning takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lawson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manning does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cam Lawson.
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manning!
Lawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manning throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Manning throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Lawson shoots in looking for a takedown. Manning tries to sprawl out of it but Lawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manning manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawson lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson gets a double leg takedown into Manning's guard.
Manning utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawson drops back looking for a leg! Manning is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manning manages to kick Lawson off! Lawson jumps back into Manning's guard.
Manning being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
Lawson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lawson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manning's guard.
Viggy Manning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cam Lawson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawson is taking a breather. Manning says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lawson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manning can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawson controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Lawson!
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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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