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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 1366 p4p, 1156 weight class) and Brusse Liee (ranked 173 p4p, 151 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lawrence might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The All Mighty. Liee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video]. Malachi Lawrence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawrence plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liee.
Liee leaves Lawrence with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lawrence scores with a nice body kick.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Liee avoids it well.
Liee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawrence looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawrence. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Lawrence has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Liee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawrence not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liee trying to control the position here.
Liee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lawrence with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee trying to control the position.
Lawrence chips away with some ground and pound.
Lawrence connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawrence controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lawrence is pushing down on Liee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Liee is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawrence has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawrence not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawrence perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liee's head.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liee defending well though.
Lawrence not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liee is looking for a sweep. Lawrence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Lawrence.
Lawrence content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Liee tries to get to full guard but Lawrence has control of the leg.
Lawrence slips a nice elbow through Liee's hands, connecting with Liee's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Liee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Liee to regain full guard.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Liee keeps moving.
Liee controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawrence shoots in for a double leg but Liee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but Liee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawrence misses with a kick to the body.
Liee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice combination there by Lawrence.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Liee moves out of range easily.
Lawrence lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lawrence misses
and Liee counters with a series of strikes. Lawrence will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Liee's body. Liee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lawrence lands with a kick to the temple. Liee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Liee misses with a wild body shot.
As Liee tries to get set, Lawrence tries to push him back and clinch up but Liee manages to avoid the attempt.
Lawrence scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Lawrence.
Lawrence is nestled in close to Liee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liee taking some punishment here, with Lawrence in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lawrence with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liee's head.
Lawrence missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liee gets back to full guard.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Liee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawrence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Liee keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrence controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Liee keeps moving.
Malachi Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence postures up in Liee's guard and throws a big left but Liee blocks it.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lawrence working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liee's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawrence looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawrence's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawrence working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liee can do to turn this around?
Liee wants to sweep here but Lawrence controlling him for the moment.
Lawrence showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lawrence connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lawrence doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Liee ducks under and follows up with a left that Liee also avoids with ease.
Liee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Liee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Liee avoids it well.
Liee throws a counter combo.
Lawrence jabs Liee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawrence bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Liee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Liee tries to improve position but can't.
Liee is being controlled here.
Lawrence is trying to ground and pound but Liee uses the momentary lack of control by Lawrence to regain half guard.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liee's head.
Liee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawrence scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lawrence missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawrence thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawrence perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throwing shots but Liee is blocking nicely.
Brusse Liee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawrence slips a nice elbow through Liee's hands, connecting with Liee's forehead.
Liee is staying active underneath Lawrence, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lawrence thows a huge punch but Liee dodges it nicely.
Lawrence has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liee wants to control but Lawrence is keeping busy.
Malachi Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liee defending well though.
Lawrence perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looks to land a body kick but Liee moved away.
Liee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Liee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawrence rather than just go for the knockout.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Lawrence misses with a takedown
and Liee counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liee avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liee misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence shoots in and gets a takedown into Liee's guard.
Lawrence content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liee controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawrence has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malachi Lawrence!
As Malachi Lawrence got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: There 3 Opponents I Want To Fight
1 - Jeremy Arnason
2 - Jayden Sven
3 - Jimmy Lee
Because That Revenge Is For My Teammate Alika Hakekia'.
Brusse Liee spoke after the fight, saying 'No! Not water! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ohhh! I'm melting! I'm melting! What a world, what a world! It was a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude!'.
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