Post by The Sandmen on Jan 14, 2013 18:19:27 GMT -5
King Mo Lawal doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Maurice Smith looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
King Mo Lawal is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Smith wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith struggles and launches a few punches to King Mo's head
Those punches are hitting! King Mo covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
King Mo Lawal is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
King Mo catches an ankle and Smith is tripped to the mat!
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo tries to open up Maurice Smith's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal tries to pass Maurice Smith's guard...
King Mo Lawal manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
King Mo Lawal is in half guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of King Mo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
King Mo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
King Mo Lawal is in half guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
King Mo Lawal is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to move to full guard
Maurice Smith manages to switch to full guard.
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around King Mo
He succeeds!
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to King Mo's cheek from the guard.
King Mo Lawal uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to King Mo's cheek from the guard.
King Mo Lawal uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Smith misses a step and King Mo Lawal sees an opportunity to counter him!
King Mo tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Maurice Smith doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
King Mo decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. King Mo moves back and takes a deep breath.
Bone shattering straight left hand from King Mo Lawal!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Quick hook by King Mo Lawal
Good shot! Smith has reasons to be worried.
Shovel hook by King Mo Lawal
tags Smith.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Smith's chin
Smith fires low kicks
punishing King Mo's legs repeatedly.
King Mo hyper-extended his left leg
King Mo Lawal tries a hook to the body
but Smith manages to dodge it
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Maurice Smith steps forward and fires a high kick!
King Mo blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for King Mo Lawal to fight back!
Nice punches from King Mo Lawal.
Smith staggers backwards. King Mo wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Maurice Smith!
King Mo is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Smith pushes King Mo Lawal and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shovel hook by King Mo Lawal
tags Smith.
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Right eye
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
King Mo launches a furious hook!
That hits Smith's chin like a wrecking ball! Smith loses balance and goes to the mat.
King Mo is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith launches an up-kick intended for King Mo Lawal's head...
It lands flush with King Mo Lawal's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
King Mo Lawal has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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King Mo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
King Mo jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
King Mo Lawal pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith launches a few hard punches to King Mo Lawal's ribs!
King Mo Lawal's ribs shows the damage! Maurice Smith is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Maurice Smith launches a knee while holding King Mo's in a double underhooks...
King Mo Lawal pushes Maurice Smith and that knee goes nowhere!
Smith tries to grapple
King Mo moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
King Mo fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to King Mo's cheek from the guard.
King Mo Lawal uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. King Mo Lawal looks to counter!
King Mo Lawal doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Smith tries to stand up!
King Mo doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Maurice Smith. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Belgrade Arena (Belgrade, Serbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight right hand from King Mo Lawal!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Maurice Smith tries a high kick!
King Mo was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
As the fight continues it seems that King Mo Lawal is taking the best of the fight.
King Mo Lawal is opening up on Smith and raining down combinations!
Smith's corner looks worried!
King Mo goes to the body...
He punishes Smith's ribs with a couple of hooks.
King Mo Lawal and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
King Mo Lawal charges at Smith throwing flurries left and right.
Maurice Smith gets out of the way.
King Mo Lawal attempts a sweep single...
King Mo Lawal catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by King Mo.
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Left eye
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal tries to better his position on the ground...
King Mo breaks the closed guard of Maurice Smith and moves to half guard
King Mo Lawal is in side mount over Maurice Smith
King Mo Lawal looks to mount Maurice Smith...
King Mo Lawal slides his knee across and gets to mount.
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
King Mo leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Forehead
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Smith is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
King Mo Lawal pushes Maurice Smith down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. King Mo Lawal looks to counter!
King Mo Lawal fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Smith's face!
Smith's Chin is beginning to swell
Smith seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
King Mo Lawal tries to better his position on the ground...
King Mo is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
King Mo Lawal wants to finish his opponent on the ground
King Mo drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Herb Dean is asking Smith to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Smith.
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Nose
Winner is King Mo Lawal by TKO (GnP) at 3:44 Round 2
Statistics: King Mo Lawal
Punches 23/33 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/27 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 168 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 10/10 (100%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 177 s
Smith started out okay, then it didn;t turn out as okay as he wanted. Some work on NOT getting GnPed would help him some. That damage hurt a lot and definitely shifted the momentum of this fight. After the GnP damage, King Mo paced all over him.
Maurice Smith looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
King Mo Lawal is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Smith wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith struggles and launches a few punches to King Mo's head
Those punches are hitting! King Mo covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
King Mo Lawal is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
King Mo catches an ankle and Smith is tripped to the mat!
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo tries to open up Maurice Smith's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal tries to pass Maurice Smith's guard...
King Mo Lawal manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
King Mo Lawal is in half guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of King Mo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
King Mo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
King Mo Lawal is in half guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith has a small cut in his Right cheek
King Mo Lawal is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith attempts to move to full guard
Maurice Smith manages to switch to full guard.
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around King Mo
He succeeds!
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to King Mo's cheek from the guard.
King Mo Lawal uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to King Mo's cheek from the guard.
King Mo Lawal uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Smith misses a step and King Mo Lawal sees an opportunity to counter him!
King Mo tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Maurice Smith doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
King Mo decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. King Mo moves back and takes a deep breath.
Bone shattering straight left hand from King Mo Lawal!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Quick hook by King Mo Lawal
Good shot! Smith has reasons to be worried.
Shovel hook by King Mo Lawal
tags Smith.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Smith's chin
Smith fires low kicks
punishing King Mo's legs repeatedly.
King Mo hyper-extended his left leg
King Mo Lawal tries a hook to the body
but Smith manages to dodge it
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Maurice Smith steps forward and fires a high kick!
King Mo blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for King Mo Lawal to fight back!
Nice punches from King Mo Lawal.
Smith staggers backwards. King Mo wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Maurice Smith!
King Mo is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Smith pushes King Mo Lawal and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
King Mo Lawal takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Shovel hook by King Mo Lawal
tags Smith.
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Right eye
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
King Mo launches a furious hook!
That hits Smith's chin like a wrecking ball! Smith loses balance and goes to the mat.
King Mo is standing while Smith is on the ground on his back
Maurice Smith launches an up-kick intended for King Mo Lawal's head...
It lands flush with King Mo Lawal's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
King Mo Lawal has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
King Mo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
King Mo jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
King Mo Lawal pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Smith launches a few hard punches to King Mo Lawal's ribs!
King Mo Lawal's ribs shows the damage! Maurice Smith is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Maurice Smith launches a knee while holding King Mo's in a double underhooks...
King Mo Lawal pushes Maurice Smith and that knee goes nowhere!
Smith tries to grapple
King Mo moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
King Mo fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
King Mo Lawal is in open guard over Smith
Maurice Smith launches a few punches to King Mo's cheek from the guard.
King Mo Lawal uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. King Mo Lawal looks to counter!
King Mo Lawal doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Smith tries to stand up!
King Mo doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Maurice Smith. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Belgrade Arena (Belgrade, Serbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight right hand from King Mo Lawal!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Maurice Smith tries a high kick!
King Mo was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
As the fight continues it seems that King Mo Lawal is taking the best of the fight.
King Mo Lawal is opening up on Smith and raining down combinations!
Smith's corner looks worried!
King Mo goes to the body...
He punishes Smith's ribs with a couple of hooks.
King Mo Lawal and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
King Mo Lawal charges at Smith throwing flurries left and right.
Maurice Smith gets out of the way.
King Mo Lawal attempts a sweep single...
King Mo Lawal catches Maurice Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by King Mo.
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Left eye
King Mo Lawal is in closed guard over Smith
King Mo Lawal tries to better his position on the ground...
King Mo breaks the closed guard of Maurice Smith and moves to half guard
King Mo Lawal is in side mount over Maurice Smith
King Mo Lawal looks to mount Maurice Smith...
King Mo Lawal slides his knee across and gets to mount.
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
King Mo leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Forehead
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Smith is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
King Mo Lawal pushes Maurice Smith down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. King Mo Lawal looks to counter!
King Mo Lawal fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Smith's face!
Smith's Chin is beginning to swell
Smith seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
King Mo Lawal aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
King Mo Lawal tries to better his position on the ground...
King Mo is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
King Mo Lawal is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
King Mo Lawal wants to finish his opponent on the ground
King Mo drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Herb Dean is asking Smith to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Smith.
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Nose
Winner is King Mo Lawal by TKO (GnP) at 3:44 Round 2
Statistics: King Mo Lawal
Punches 23/33 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/27 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 168 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 10/10 (100%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 177 s
Smith started out okay, then it didn;t turn out as okay as he wanted. Some work on NOT getting GnPed would help him some. That damage hurt a lot and definitely shifted the momentum of this fight. After the GnP damage, King Mo paced all over him.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!