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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye Torham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kanye Torham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence gets the takedown into side control.
Torham throws Lawrence to one side and escapes!
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torham but Torham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Lawrence.
Torham drives through with a takedown into Lawrence's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torham tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torham drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lawrence dives on top into guard.
Lawrence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence is fighting to break Torham's control of his arms but Torham is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lawrence pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torham is keeping the position for now.
Torham looking for a guillotine here but Lawrence defends easily.
Lawrence is looking to work some ground and pound but Torham has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torham has an active guard here but Lawrence has managed to pass into half guard.
Torham works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lawrence will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lawrence postures up and lands a big shot to Torham's brow.
Lawrence wants to stand but Torham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torham lands a decent punch to the body there.
Lawrence cracks Torham with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence landing some decent shots from guard.
Torham looking for a guillotine here but Lawrence defends easily.
Lawrence drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Torham manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lawrence has Torham in his guard.
Lawrence is working an open guard so Torham takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torham 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 - he's clinched up with Torham but Torham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lawrence stuffs the takedown attempt from Torham. Torham gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torham fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Lawrence will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
Torham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawrence sprawls well. Lawrence wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torham gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torham but Torham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Torham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawrence throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torham's waist but Torham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lawrence off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torham pinned against the cage. Torham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Torham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torham misses with a takedown attempt - Lawrence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lawrence seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torham circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a takedown. Torham tries to sprawl out of it but Lawrence keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawrence really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torham shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lawrence manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawrence is looking to stand back up but Torham counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lawrence.
Torham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawrence does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Torham passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lawrence!
Torham tries to control but Lawrence wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torham working Lawrence over with strikes here.
Torham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Torham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Torham is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torham raining down hammerfists from mount.
Torham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torham looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Torham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Torham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Torham lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Torham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanye Torham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Torham with that takedown attempt.
Lawrence tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Torham defends well and Lawrence ends up having to push Torham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Torham is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lawrence shoots in for a double leg but Torham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawrence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torham has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lawrence uses from the top position.
Torham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torham wants to sweep but no luck.
Lawrence has gone for a leg lock! Torham slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lawrence's guard.
Torham trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torham trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torham throwing strikes but missing.
Torham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Torham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Torham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence appears to be looking for a big counter.
Torham looks for a takedown but Lawrence sprawls well.
Lawrence displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torham.
Lawrence is looking for a counter combo.
Johnny Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanye Torham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawrence as he avoids it easily.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torham is trying to defend but Lawrence finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lawrence takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura but Torham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lawrence to get the leverage.
Lawrence is trying to work for a kimura but Torham is defending well.
Torham is looking to improve his position.
Lawrence seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to work for a kimura but Torham is defending well.
Torham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawrence pulls his head out easily.
Torham desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Torham is trying to maintain the position but Lawrence is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawrence landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawrence 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Lawrence!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Lawrence started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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