UFC QUOTABLES: Tom Lawlor talks about scaling back his high energy entrances to save his gas tank for fights

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I wasn't gassed out in the last round like I was after other ring entrances. I had a little extra in the gas tank... I'll do more entrances in the future. I'll probably just conserve my energy rather than go crazy. I mean, I get really excited when I do an entrance. I had to train like it was a four-round fight before. I guess I scale that back... I think it got misconstrued where people said I won't do entrances anymore. I don't know if I said that. Maybe I said it after the fight, but that's not true. People can expect more entrances in the future. They just won't be as high energy where I'm burning 2,000 calories on my walkout. They'll be a little bit more subdued."

-"Filthy" Tom Lawlor talked to MMAJunkie.com about scaling back his elaborate entrances after they contributed to him gassing out in a couple of fights in a row.

Penick's Analysis: Lawlor's entrances have been a major source of entertainment and many have become accustomed to looking forward to what he'll come out as next, but it's very smart for him to scale back the energy on them after the losses to Aaron Simpson and Joe Doerksen. He faded in both of those fights after a good start, and you could tell the difference from those two fighters and Saturday's bout against Patrick Cote. Lawlor had plenty left for the third round and won a clear decision over the former title challenger. It was his most complete fight to date, and a great step forward for his UFC career.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_7327.shtml

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