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01-11-2010 11:20 PM:
The guy's a goof but it's time middleweights start taking Tom Lawlor seriously. "Filthy" Tom took apart Aaron Simpson in the first round but it wasn't enough to convince the judges who gave the former Arizona State wrestler the split decision win 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28. Cagewriter had it 29-28 for Lawlor while Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole scored it 28-28 with Lawlor grabbing a 10-8 round in the first.
Lawlor, the reigning king of quirky ring entrances, walked to cage using Hulk Hogan's music, "I am a Real American" and sported a lovely boa. Once in the cage, he used a counter right to destroy Simpson in the opening stanza. Simpson was lazy with his jab, leaving it out there for too long. Lawlor got him with counter rights throughout the first and second round. It was clear that Simpson couldn't see the punch coming over the top. Lawlor's paced slowed in the second but he still landed the more significant shots.
Simpson (7-0, 3-0 UFC) did a good job of coming back from the brink in the final round by landing a couple of takedowns. The crowd booed loudly at the decision and was then scolded by UFC color analyst Joe Rogan in the Octagon.
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Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
The guy's a goof but it's time middleweights start taking Tom Lawlor seriously. "Filthy" Tom took apart Aaron Simpson in the first round but it wasn't enough to convince the judges who gave the former Arizona State wrestler the split decision win 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28. Cagewriter had it 29-28 for Lawlor while Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole scored it 28-28 with Lawlor grabbing a 10-8 round in the first.
Lawlor, the reigning king of quirky ring entrances, walked to cage using Hulk Hogan's music, "I am a Real American" and sported a lovely boa. Once in the cage, he used a counter right to destroy Simpson in the opening stanza. Simpson was lazy with his jab, leaving it out there for too long. Lawlor got him with counter rights throughout the first and second round. It was clear that Simpson couldn't see the punch coming over the top. Lawlor's paced slowed in the second but he still landed the more significant shots.
Simpson (7-0, 3-0 UFC) did a good job of coming back from the brink in the final round by landing a couple of takedowns. The crowd booed loudly at the decision and was then scolded by UFC color analyst Joe Rogan in the Octagon.
More...
Yahoo! Sports.
Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
