By Christopher Salute — Let’s get past the super-cool nicknames on this one and try to forget that Tom Lawlor did in fact urinate in his own fruit salad to keep his housemates out of it. This fight is a perfect match-up between two The Ultimate Fighter alums on very similar rungs of the totem pole. CB Dollaway and Tom Lawlor both fought on their Ultimate Finale shows. Dollaway was a finalist but lost the bout to Amir Sadollah, a very impressive fighter. And, Lawlor fought and won an undercard fight against Kyle Kingsbury.

The deciding factor will be what both fighters have done since those Ultimate Finale fights. Dollaway has won his last two UFC fight cards via a submission and a TKO. Lawlor, on the other hand, has moved down to Orlando, FL, to train with American Top Team, which consists of fighters like Thaigo Alves and Mike Brown. Chuck Lidell recently trained with them, as well. He has also dropped down from the 205 lb Light Heavyweight class to a more lean 185. Doing so should make him a very powerful middleweight fighter.

Both Dollaway and Lawlor are known for their wrestling skills. Dollaway, though, had a very impressive “Submission of the Week” in 2008 against Jesse Taylor. So, he is clearly learning more advanced grappling and ground techniques. He’ll need to to keep up with Lawlor’s Jiu-Jitsu background. Dollaway, a very kick-heavy competitor may also have to keep his guard up against Lawlor, who will most likely try to muscle his way to the ground.

Let’s be clear. I am, in no way, shape, or form, an MMA expert. So, this fight would be EXTREMELY difficult for me to predict, seeing as though Lawlor has had only one fight and about 6 months to train in the UFC. He is clearly a stockier more powerful 185 pounder 6’ even. But, Dollaway’s height advantage and lanky frame will make his submission game that much tighter. I really don’t think I’m educated enough on Lawlor to predict this fight. Instinct would tell me Dollaway is your winner by submission just because he’s had a few more fights under his belt.