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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 1530 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Malachi Lawrence (ranked 240 p4p, 237 weight class). Lawrence has chosen Many Men as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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15 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
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25 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes moves out of range as Lawrence throws a body kick.
Gomes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawrences head.
Gomes blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence has Gomes pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gomes prevents it.
Gomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence is trying to drag Gomes to the mat but Gomes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomes gets underhooks to prevent Lawrence's takedown attempt.
Ronaldo Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malachi Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomes tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Gomes prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomes prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Gomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomes takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawrence has clasped his hands together around Gomes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to control the position but Gomes is working away.
Lawrence prevents Gomes from escaping the position.
Lawrence wants to control but Gomes is keeping him busy.
Lawrence wants to take a breather but Gomes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lawrence.
Lawrence trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence dives in and scores a takedown into Gomes's guard.
Lawrence stops Gomes from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence looking to sit in guard and control but Gomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gomes won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.
Lawrence is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gomes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawrence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence prevents Gomes from standing back up.
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 thows a huge punch but Gomes dodges it nicely.
Lawrence is looking to pass Gomes's guard but actually Gomes recovers to full guard.
Lawrence throwing strikes from guard but Gomes blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence postures up in Gomes's guard and throws a big left but Gomes blocks it.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomes is looking to stand up but Lawrence isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence looking to sit in guard and control but Gomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lawrence holds on and takes a little breather.
Gomes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lawrence, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
Lawrence closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomes quickly recovers to half guard.
Lawrence trying to control from half guard but Gomes is working away.
Gomes tries to kick Lawrence off but Lawrence keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lawrence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lawrence trying to control from Gomes's half guard. Gomes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawrence must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomes has wrist control.
Lawrence stops Gomes from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Gomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gomes defends it well.
Lawrence takes one on the button.
It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Gomes tries to clinch but Lawrence moves away
and Lawrence counters with a left and a right that stings Gomes.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Gomes scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lawrence or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomes, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomes misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lawrence counters with a series of strikes. Gomes will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Gomes forces Lawrence back against the cage and clinches.
Gomes gets underhooks to prevent Lawrence's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malachi Lawrence will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Gomes blocks a leg kick.
Gomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
Gomes feints a jab promting Lawrence to slip. Gomes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lawrence slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ronaldo Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomes throws a right hand that misses
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lawrence darts in looking for a takedown but Gomes gets double underhooks and turns Lawrence into the cage.
As Lawrence looks to move away, Gomes throws a big counter combo but Lawrence just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes rushes Lawrence and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Gomes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gomes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Lawrence leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Ronaldo Gomes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence is trying to drag Gomes to the mat but Gomes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Gomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomes.
Lawrence is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ronaldo Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malachi Lawrence.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A hook to the body from Gomes.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gomes prevents it.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Gomes!
Ronaldo Gomes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Malachi Lawrence spoke after the fight, saying 'The Hood Hit Harder Than You '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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