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Event:
QFC Tournament 835 Round 2
Date: Apr 02, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Lawrence gets a clinch.
Battle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Battle.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battles head.
Battle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Battle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Battle back against the cage.
Battle misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Battle.
Lawrence tries to work over Battle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Battle fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Battle fails to land.
Battle is trying to pull guard but Lawrence turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lawrence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Lawrence - that landed with a thud.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Battle.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Battle has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle.
Battle misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Lawrence scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
Battle misses with a body punch.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Battle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Battle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Battle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence is leaning against Battle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Battle.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Battle.
Lawrence lands with a short shot to the head.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Battle jumps guard and drags Lawrence to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Battle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Battle working a defensive guard here.
Battle has a closed guard, preventing Lawrence from standing up. #SUB#
Battle looking for a guillotine here but Lawrence defends easily.
#T3#
Lawrence wants to stand but Battle is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Lawrence gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Battle lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Battle.
Battle prevents a body shot from Lawrence. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Battle blocks an uppercut.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Battle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawrence to keep the fight standing.
Battle misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Battle.
Battle digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Battle working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Battle.
Battle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Battle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle misses with some punches.
Battle tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battle gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Battle lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Battle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Battle forces Lawrence back against the cage and clinches.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battle blocking some punches.
Battle takes a shot to the head.
Jamal Battle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Battle blocks an uppercut.
Battle throws a head punch that misses.
Battle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Lawrence lands a left hand.
Battle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawrence walks away with a smile on his face. Battle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Lawrence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Battle avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Battle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Battle avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Battle tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battle blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
A short right from Battle. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle.
A shot in the inside from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lawrence smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Battle closes the distance and clinches.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle working aggressively here.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Battle tries to pull guard but Lawrence won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Battle.
#T2#
Battle working aggressively here.
Battle prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawrence cracks Battle with a nice body shot.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Battle blocks it.
Battle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Lawrence stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Battle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle.
Lawrence is working Battle over against the cage.
Battle pushes Lawrence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Battle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards. #T3#
Lawrence pushes Battle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Battle.
A short right from Lawrence.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Battle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Battle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Battle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Battle.
Lawrence lands an uppercut.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence cracks Battle with a nice body shot.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Battle.
Battle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle misses with some punches.
Battle presses Lawrence against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Battle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Battle.
Battle misses with a punch to the body.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Battle prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Battle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawrence or not.
Lawrence struggles to land a body shot inside as Battle controls his hands.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Battle.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Battle throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence lands a nice uppercut.
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 Jamal Battle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Battle moves into range and clinches up with Lawrence.
Battle misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence is working Battle over against the cage.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Battle.
Battle blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Battle misses with a body punch.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Lawrence misses with the head strike.
Battle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battle.
Battle scores with a shoulder strike.
Battle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Battle tries to pull guard but Lawrence won't allow it.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Battle misses with the head strike.
Battle misses with a punch to the body.
Battle throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battle tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battle prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands with a right to the head.
Lawrence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawrence lands a right hand.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battle.
A right handed body shot lands from Battle.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawrence or not.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Battle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawrence lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larry Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A shot in the inside from Battle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Good body shot from Lawrence.
Battle is leaning against Lawrence and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Battle gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Battle tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Battle.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Battle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battle pushes Lawrence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battle tries a body shot but Lawrence blocks it.
Battle lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Battle controls the action.
#T3##TD#
Battle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lawrence uses from the top position.
Battle working a defensive guard here.
Lawrence lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Battle working for a triangle but Lawrence defends it easily.
Battle trying to keep a closed guard but Lawrence is proving a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Lawrence is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Battle has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lawrence is looking to defend but Battle has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lawrence! Battle pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lawrence taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jamal Battle!
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