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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 2041 p4p, 1697 weight class) and Eddie Kekoa (ranked 285 p4p, 243 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 cm
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Kekoa!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence moves out of range as Kekoa strikes.
Kekoa misses with a body shot.
Kekoa throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kekoa as he connects with a hook.
We've been told by Lawrence's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kekoa connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Kekoa misses.
Kekoa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kekoa.
Lawrence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the body
and Kekoa counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kekoa. That's going to slow Lawrence down.
Kekoa throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence tries to counter with a takedown but Kekoa is quick to defend against it.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kekoa.
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!
Kekoa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kekoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
A slow jab from Kekoa misses its intended target.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kekoa throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kekoa with a hook.
Kekoa looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Jab, jab by Kekoa - just one landing.
Eddie Kekoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kekoa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawrence takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kekoa missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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!
Kekoa connects with a nice looking jab.
Kekoa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kekoa.
Lawrence changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kekoa manages to avoid it.
Kekoa throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kekoa misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kekoa, as that shot connected.
Lawrence swings for the body but Kekoa moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kekoa! But no joy.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kekoa.
Kekoa missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kekoa lands a jab to Lawrence's midsection.
Kekoa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kekoa.
Lawrence feinted with a counter takedown.
Kekoa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekoa.
Kekoa works Lawrence's body with a nice hook.
Kekoa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Lawrence does it's job there.
Kekoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawrence counters with a shoot takedown. Kekoa fights it but they end up in guard.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Kekoa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence tries to free his leg and advance position but Kekoa is retaining full guard.
Kekoa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrence thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lawrence is fighting to break Kekoa's control of his arms but Kekoa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pushes down on Kekoa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lawrence is trying to control the action in half guard but Kekoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kekoa trying to control but Lawrence postures up.
Lawrence keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lawrence wants to work for an arm triangle but Kekoa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lawrence thows a huge punch but Kekoa dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kekoa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kekoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kekoa loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lawrence checks a leg kick.
Kekoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kekoa scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
Lawrence shoots for a takedown but Kekoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kekoa scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kekoa scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekoa swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence tries to counter with a takedown but Kekoa is quick to defend against it.
Eddie Kekoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kekoa.
A quick step to the side and Lawrence tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kekoa scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kekoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kekoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekoa misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kekoa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kekoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kekoa!
Kekoa bucks up and tries to throw Lawrence off but instead Lawrence has got his back!
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!
Kekoa trying to control the hands but Lawrence won't let him.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kekoa just trying to survive but Lawrence is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lawrence looking for the RNC.
Lawrence loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kekoa hold on?
Lawrence has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kekoa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lawrence's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa trying to control the hands but Lawrence won't let him.
Kekoa avoids the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence is striking from the back but Kekoa escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Kekoa has hold of Lawrence's hands but Lawrence slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kekoa keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kekoa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence trying to control from half guard but Kekoa is working away.
Lawrence is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kekoa trying to hold on to Lawrence's head to control him but Lawrence postures up.
Malachi Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kekoa is trying to maintain the position but Lawrence is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kekoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Kekoa tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kekoa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kekoa connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lawrence was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lawrence in side control, throwing shots but Kekoa defends.
Lawrence in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kekoa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Kekoa wants to stand up but Lawrence is controlling the position.
Lawrence wants to control but Kekoa passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to improve his position.
Kekoa working away.
Lawrence is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence is working hard here to advance position.
Kekoa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Lawrence's face as Kekoa controls the position.
Lawrence is trying to control Kekoa's posture but Kekoa avoids it.
Lawrence is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kekoa wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling his arm.
Lawrence manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lawrence trying to control the action but Kekoa is working from the bottom.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura but Kekoa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lawrence to get the leverage.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throwing shots but Kekoa is blocking nicely.
Lawrence not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawrence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kekoa trying to control from the bottom.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lawrence is working for a submission of some sort.
Lawrence landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kekoa to regain full guard.
Kekoa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lawrence tries to free his leg and advance position but Kekoa is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence postures up and lands a big shot to Kekoa's brow.
Kekoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawrence.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kekoa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kekoa!
Eddie Kekoa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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