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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yka Sonni (ranked 1382 p4p, 165 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 1237 p4p, 151 weight class). Lawrence has chosen Defeat Does Not Exist In This Dojo, Does It? as his entrance music. Johnny Lawrence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yka Sonni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni misses with a straight right.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonni.
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Sonni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yka Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sonni throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sonni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sonni.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence clinches.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sonni jumps guard but Lawrence stands there with Sonni around his waist. Sonni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lawrence lands an uppercut.
Lawrence lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sonni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Sonni is trying to break the clinch but Lawrence is controlling him.
Sonni jumps guard but Lawrence turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yka Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawrence lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Lawrence lands with a right to the head.
We've been informed that Lawrence has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a left hand.
A short left from Lawrence.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni jumps guard but Lawrence turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lawrence lands with a light punch inside.
Sonni can't break the clinch.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Lawrence lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sonni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lawrence smiles and moves away.
Lawrence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Lawrence coming out on top.
Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Sonni moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Sonni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Lawrence throws a combination. Sonni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Yka Sonni has been cut.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
Sonni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Sonni throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence clinches.
Lawrence working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence slips a jab from Sonni.
Lawrence moves forwards but Sonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence gets a clinch.
Lawrence is working Sonni over against the cage.
Sonni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawrence just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lawrence pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Lawrence.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sonni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawrence.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
Lawrence clinches.
Lawrence lands with a right to the head.
Lawrence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Sonni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Sonni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sonni. Those never looked like landing.
Sonni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence pushes Sonni away with a front kick.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Sonni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yka Sonni's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Lawrence.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Sonni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Sonni throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Sonni throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Sonni slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
Lawrence scores with a one two! Sonni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sonni avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Lawrence releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence slips a jab from Sonni.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
Sonni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lawrence works over Sonni's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Sonni seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Good shot there by Lawrence.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Nice uppercut lands for Lawrence. That snapped Sonni's head back.
Sonni tries to keep at a distance but Lawrence has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Sonni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Sonni.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Lawrence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sonni misses with a hook
and Lawrence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
Sonni dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Sonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
Sonni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Sonni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lawrence.
Sonni cracks Lawrence with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Sonni slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Sonni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yka Sonni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawrence defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence is looking to slow Sonni down with leg kicks.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Lawrence's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sonni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lawrence scrambles back to his feet.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sonni tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Sonni misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Sonni.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Lawrence.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lawrence.
Sonni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawrence lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Sonni with an uppercut!
Sonni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence lands a head kick. Sonni smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Lawrence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Jab, jab by Sonni - just one landing.
Sonni throws an off balance right hand
and Lawrence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Sonni throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the body.
Lawrence turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lawrence there.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Sonni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws out a powerful jab.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonni.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonni, pushing him back against the cage.
Lawrence lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Lawrence.
Sonni tries to pull guard but Lawrence forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lawrence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands an uppercut.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Sonni's head.
Lawrence instigates a clinch.
Sonni tries to pull guard but Lawrence holds him up against the cage and eventually Sonni drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawrence.
Sonni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawrence just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yka Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Lawrence punishes Sonni's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence cracks Sonni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence throws a nice head kick!
Sonni is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yka Sonni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oh Sonni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Sonni misses.
Sonni seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni throws an off balance right hand
and Lawrence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sonni moves forwards but Lawrence connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sonni connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Lawrence slips a jab from Sonni.
Lawrence moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawrence is leaning against Sonni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lawrence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Lawrence.
Sonni wants to break free but Lawrence has control.
A nice left hand lands by Lawrence.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Lawrence is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Sonni's body.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonni throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Lawrence moves into the clinch.
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Sonni misses with a body punch
and Lawrence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Lawrence.
Sonni walks into a jab.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni takes one on the button.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
Sonni walks into a stiff left hand from Lawrence.
Sonni connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Lawrence lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Lawrence there.
Lawrence gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
Sonni throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Sonni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sonni misses with a hook. Lawrence ducked under it nicely.
Lawrence takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Lawrence. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawrence.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Lawrence saw that one coming.
Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Sonni moved out of range nicely.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Lawrence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands with a cross.
Lawrence swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Sonni's ribs.
Lawrence takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Sonni seems unphased.
Lawrence fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sonni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sonni throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Sonni swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawrence counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence pushes Sonni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sonni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Yka Sonni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Lawrence.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Lawrence.
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sonni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Sonni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sonni doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
Sonni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawrence scores with the left hand. Sonni knows he should have avoided that one.
Lawrence slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Lawrence lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Sonni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Sonni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Yka Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonni.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonni takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Sonni.
Lawrence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Lawrence.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sonni misses the target.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Sonni with an uppercut!
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Sonni cracks Lawrence with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Lawrence takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawrence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sonni is trying to pull guard but Lawrence has him pressed against the cage.
Sonni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawrence just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sonni tries to pull guard but Lawrence won't allow it.
Johnny Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yka Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Sonni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sonni tries to keep at a distance but Lawrence has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sonni is trying to pull guard but Lawrence turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni has had enough of the clinch but Lawrence keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawrence.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonni.
A right handed body shot lands from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
Lawrence scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawrence to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawrence.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawrence has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Lawrence is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Lawrence thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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