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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 2384 p4p, 291 weight class) and Jackson Pollock (ranked 2716 p4p, 322 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pollock, as that shot connected.
Pollock throws a body shot but no joy.
Pollock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pollock lands a head kick!
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pollock.
Pollock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pollock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lawrence scrambles back to his feet.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence feinted with a counter takedown.
Pollock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Pollock.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pollock, as that shot connected.
Jackson Pollock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Pollock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pollock jabs Lawrence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pollock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawrence under the eye.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
Lawrence attempts a counter takedown but Pollock avoids it well and moves away.
Pollock stuns Lawrence with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pollock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pollock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Pollock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pollock misses with a hook.
Pollock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollock moves away.
Pollock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pollock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawrence's calf.
Pollock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pollock throws a leg kick which misses Lawrence's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawrence tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pollock there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pollock scores with a hook.
Pollock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pollock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lawrence had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pollock moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Lawrence blocks a leg kick.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pollock manages to avoid it.
Pollock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pollock.
Pollock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pollock misses with a kick to the body.
Lawrence attempts a counter takedown but Pollock avoids it well and moves away.
Pollock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lawrence tries to counter with a takedown but Pollock is quick to defend against it.
Pollock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawrence is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pollock.
Pollock motions for Lawrence to come forward. Pollock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pollock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock gets a clinch.
Pollock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
Pollock scores with a shoulder strike.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Pollock misses with the head strike.
Lawrence has had enough of the clinch but Pollock keeps him there for the moment.
Lawrence wants a takedown.
Lawrence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pollock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pollock scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Pollock.
Pollock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pollock scores with a shoulder strike.
Pollock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Pollock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Lawrence looking to stall.
Pollock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pollock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawrence.
Pollock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lawrence seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pollock can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
A short right from Pollock on the inside.
Pollock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pollock is working Lawrence over against the cage.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Pollock has him pinned against the cage.
Lawrence can't get the takedown.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Pollock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pollock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pollock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pollock lands a left hand.
Pollock lands a right hand.
Pollock scores with a shoulder strike.
Pollock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence tries to break free but Pollock pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pollock cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pollock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pollock.
Pollock swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Pollock scores with the left hand. Lawrence knows he should have avoided that one.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Pollock's ribs.
Pollock throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pollock sprawls and moves away.
Pollock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawrence.
Lawrence needs to keep his hands up - Pollock had a free shot at his head there.
Pollock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson Pollock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pollock counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
Pollock lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock misses with a hook.
Lawrence feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollock is just out of range.
Pollock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawrence drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pollock misses with a right hand
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control.
Lawrence in side control, throwing shots but Pollock defends.
The strikes coming from Lawrence are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pollock can't do much from the bottom here.
Lawrence landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pollock keeping his opponent close.
Lawrence lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pollock down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pollock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pollock is trying to control but can't.
Pollock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock trying to control here.
Pollock has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lawrence is on him like a limpet, forcing Pollock back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawrences head.
Pollock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pollock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pollock stops a takedown attempt from Lawrence.
Pollock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Pollock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pollock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lawrence.
Pollock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lawrence.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pollock moves into the clinch.
Pollock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pollock walks away with a smile on his face. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pollock looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pollock dips to his left and cracks Lawrence with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots in for a double leg but Pollock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Pollock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pollock dips to his left and cracks Lawrence with an uppercut!
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pollock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Pollock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pollock, right into the meat.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Pollock.
Pollock connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick from Pollock misses.
Pollock lands a nice shot that snaps Lawrence's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pollock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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 throws a body punch but Pollock moves out of range.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Pollock.
Pollock throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Pollock connects with a body shot that sends Lawrence's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pollock. That's going to slow Lawrence down.
Pollock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
Lawrence changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pollock swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
Pollock lands a really nice looking cross but Lawrence seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence scores with a hook.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Pollock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pollock sprawls and moves away.
Jackson Pollock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pollock manages to avoid it.
Pollock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control.
Pollock throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Pollock lands a jab to Lawrence's midsection.
Lawrence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollock scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawrence 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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Pollock's head.
Pollock throws a right hand that misses
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pollock!
Pollock is looking to regain half guard here but Lawrence keeps moving and retains side control.
Pollock is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock is trying to get back to half guard.
Pollock struggling a bit here.
Pollock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lawrence's best efforts.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura here.
Pollock is positioning himself well to prevent Lawrence advancing to mount.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock won't allow Lawrence to pass to mount.
Lawrence is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Pollock is defending well.
Lawrence works his way into full mount!
Lawrence throws some wild stikes that Pollock manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence avoids the attempt from Pollock to control.
Pollock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lawrence haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Poor strikes thrown by Lawrence there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pollock regains half guard.
Pollock is trying is best to control the position here.
Pollock wants to get back to full guard.
Pollock is looking to control Lawrence's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pollock avoid being mounted?
Jackson Pollock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawrence is working for a kimura but Pollock is defending it quite comfortably.
Lawrence misses with a head shot. Pollock uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Pollock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pollock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Pollock!
After winning the bout, Jackson Pollock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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RATING
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