Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: H29
Date: Nov 26, 2023

#R1#
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawrence.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
Smith defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Lawrence looks winded!
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith presses Lawrence against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand.
A short left from Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith. #T1#
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawrence in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawrence in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Smith.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Lawrence takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith. #T2#
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith. #ROC#Lawrence is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Lawrence is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawrence takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith creates a bit of distance and cracks Lawrence with a big uppercut! Lawrence goes down! The referee pushes Smith away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Lawrence make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Smith takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith retains his welterweight title!
Kenny Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: H24
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1#
Elizondo blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Elizondo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lawrence. Lawrence circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lawrence plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Lawrence blocks a leg kick.
And Lawrence counters with a quick kick to the body but Elizondo blocks it.
Lawrence works the jab nicely.
Elizondo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence is looking to counter punch.
Lawrence throws a wild body kick that Elizondo sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD#
Lawrence lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Elizondo goes down! The ref sends Lawrence to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Elizondo is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Lawrence swings for the body but Elizondo moves out of range.
Lawrence cracks Elizondo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC#Elizondo is rocked!
Elizondo tries to get into range but Lawrence steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Elizondo! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Lawrence scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '.

Event: H22
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
Lawrence lands with an uppercut that bounces Carretero off the ropes and back into range.
Lawrence misses with a kick to the body
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
Carretero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Carretero.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carretero throws out the jab.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carretero. Carretero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT#It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Carretero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Carretero closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence blocking some punches. #BC#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Carretero takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawrence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Carretero has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carretero.
Good body shot from Carretero.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carretero. #T1#
A short right from Carretero on the inside.
Lawrence tries to break free but Carretero pushes him back against the ropes.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Carretero is controlling him.
Carretero lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence wants to break free but Carretero has control.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Carretero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carretero.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Carretero blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Carretero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Still in the clinch, Carretero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Carretero has him pinned against the ropes.
A short left from Carretero.
A frustrated look appears on Lawrence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carretero lands a shoulder strike.
Carretero misses with a punch to the body. #T2##BC#
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Carretero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carretero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
Carretero misses with a body kick.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Carretero slips the punch.#CL2#
Carretero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carretero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
Carretero blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Carretero.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carretero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Carretero lands a nice uppercut.
Lawrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cristóforo Carretero dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Carretero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Carretero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carretero can pounce on him.
Carretero checks a leg kick nicely.
Carretero with the inside leg kick.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carretero misses with a hook.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
Carretero closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the ropes.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carretero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero misses with the head strike.
Carretero has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Carretero pushes Lawrence back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carretero working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Carretero as the two fighters clinch.
Carretero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence is trying to force a seperation but Carretero has the dominant position.
Carretero struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carretero has him pressed against the ropes.
Carretero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Carretero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carretero blocking some punches.
Carretero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Carretero.
Carretero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Carretero digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Carretero presses Lawrence against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawrence is trying to push Carretero away but Carretero has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Carretero swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Carretero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence has had enough of the clinch but Carretero keeps him there for the moment.
Carretero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carretero stalling the fight.
Carretero keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Carretero as he connects with a hook.
Lawrence's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carretero under the eye.#CL2#
Carretero gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carretero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lawrence up against the ropes.
Carretero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Carretero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carretero lands a nice shot to the body.
Carretero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cristóforo Carretero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Good exchange - Lawrence coming out on top.
Carretero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Carretero's head but Carretero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carretero counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carretero takes one to the chin there.#CL2#
Carretero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Carretero prevents Lawrence from breaking the clinch.
Carretero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Carretero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carretero slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence works Carretero's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Carretero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carretero has Lawrence pressed against the ropes, preventing Lawrence from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T1#
Carretero scores with a hook to the body.
Carretero keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carretero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence lands with a left to the head.
Carretero scores with a shot to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Carretero avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the ropes.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Carretero prevents Lawrence from breaking the clinch.
Carretero scores with a shoulder strike.
Carretero gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carretero blocking some punches.
Carretero lands a right hand.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carretero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawrence or not.
Carretero digs a right hand underneath Lawrence's ribcage. Lawrence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carretero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Carretero has double underhooks.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
Carretero lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Lawrence tries to break the clinch but Carretero is controlling the position.
Carretero lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carretero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Carretero keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carretero blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Carretero.
Carretero scores with a shot to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Carretero avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the ropes.
Carretero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carretero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Carretero won't allow it.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Carretero has double underhooks.
Johnny Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carretero misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cristóforo Carretero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carretero 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristóforo Carretero!
Cristóforo Carretero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: H20
Date: Oct 15, 2023

#R1#
Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lawrence has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence lands an overhand right.
Lawrence throws a leg kick that misses.
Louis misses with a two punch combination.
Louis lands the left hand.
Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawrence to score with a decent uppercut.
Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
The fighters circling - Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Louis misses with a low kick as Lawrence jumps back.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence throws an off balance right hand
and Louis counters with a two punch combo.
Louis avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Louis scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Louis.
Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lawrence.
Louis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Louis throws a low kick, looking for Lawrence's leg but Lawrence calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
Louis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louis throws a front kick that sends Lawrence stumbling back into the ropes.
Louis throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lawrence, as that shot connected.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Lawrence throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Louis defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Louis moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.#T2#
Louis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Lawrence cracks Louis with a good jab.
Louis blocks a jab.
Lawrence tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence sizes up Louis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC2#Louis is rocked!
Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Oh Louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Lawrence uses the oldest trick in the book to send Louis tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lawrence is absolutely delighted - when Louis wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Lawrence!
The defeated Tom Louis had this to say: 'As much as I want to I just don't have the chin to keep going. I love you all but this is my last fight'.

Event: H16
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chang tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence is wise to it.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Chang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chang lands a two punch combo. #CUT2#It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lawrence throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Chang.
Bruce Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang misses with a wild combination.
Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
Chang tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence is wise to it.
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chang.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chang throws a leg kick but Lawrence sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.#T1#
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chang.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Chang misses the target.
Lawrence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chang! But no joy.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Chang throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Chang throws a leg kick that misses.
Chang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Lawrence misses.
Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lawrence checks the leg kick.
Chang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawrence checks a leg kick nicely.
Lawrence swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chang takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses. #KD2#
Chang catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Lawrence stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Lawrence walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
Chang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chang lands a body shot.
Chang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
Chang slips a jab from Lawrence.#KD2#
Lawrence walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Chang rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Lawrence has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Chang closes the distance and catches Lawrence with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Lawrence is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Lawrence is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Lawrence is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Chang takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruce Chang!
A relieved looking Bruce Chang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: H13
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
Ozbourne lands an overhand right.
Ozbourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ozbourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses
and Ozbourne counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
A jab from Ozbourne misses.
Ozbourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Ozbourne slips the punch.
Ozbourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawrence's hands.
Ozbourne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Ozbourne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Lawrence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozbourne lands with a cross.
Ozbourne throws a sloppy head kick
and Ozbourne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawrence checks the leg kick.
Lawrence swings for the body but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Ozbourne throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Ozbourne.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ozbourne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Ozbourne acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT#It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.#T1#
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ozbourne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawrence's sensitive parts.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ozbourne.
Lawrence attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ozbourne slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Ozbourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Ozbourne drops his hands momentarily and Lawrence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozbourne manages to avoid it.
Ozbourne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Ozbourne moves away and avoids it.
Ozbourne throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozbourne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozbourne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ozbourne with a nice calf kick.
Lawrence thuds his right hand into Ozbourne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T2#
Ozbourne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Ozbourne's shoulder, as Ozbourne tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ozbourne as he connects with a hook.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Ozbourne avoids nicely.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozbourne is just out of range.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Ozbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Ozbourne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ozbourne cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Ozbourne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawrence counters with a nice body shot.
Ozbourne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozbourne defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne scores with a decent looking hook.
Ozbourne 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 mush.
Ozbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Ozbourne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ozbourne slips under a jab.
Lawrence misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Lawrence.
Good shot there by Ozbourne.
Lawrence bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ozbourne loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Ozbourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrence walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ozbourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ozbourne misses the jab.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozbourne slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozbourne.
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozbourne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ozbourne connects with a looping right hand. #T1#
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC2#Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence swings for the body but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Oh Lawrence is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawrence cracks Ozbourne with a good jab.
Ozbourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawrence moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawrence seems to have got his legs back now.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
Ozbourne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawrence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ozbourne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#Johnny Lawrence's cut is getting worse.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence checks a leg kick nicely.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ozbourne! But no joy.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Ozbourne with an uppercut!
Lawrence swings for the body but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
Ozbourne swinging wildly here.
Lawrence blocks a low kick nicely.#T2#
Lawrence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ozbourne's head.#ROC#Ozbourne is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawrence misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and before Lawrence can reset, Ozbourne rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Lawrence is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Ozbourne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ozbourne cracks Lawrence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ozbourne lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ozbourne wants to slow Lawrence down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawrence drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ozbourne to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Lawrence! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ozbourne takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ziggy Ozbourne!
After winning the bout, Ziggy Ozbourne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: H10
Date: Aug 13, 2023

#R1#
RooMan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawrence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#It looks like Australian RooMan has been cut.
Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lawrence misses with a hook. RooMan ducked under it nicely.
RooMan misses with an uppercut
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Lawrence.
RooMan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#RooMan is rocked!
RooMan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawrence counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!

Event: H7
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Lawrence throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Lawrence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawrence moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Sandoval was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Lawrence plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#It looks like Miguel Sandoval has been cut.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Sandoval drives through and clinches with Lawrence against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval lands with a cross.
Lawrence lands a jab to the nose.
Sandoval lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawrence misses with a straight left. #T1#
Lawrence takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval catches Lawrence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval scores with a hook.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Sandoval has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence. #T2#
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandoval counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval lands the left hand.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval throws a series of punches but Lawrence avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval slips a jab from Lawrence.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandoval lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawrence off the ropes and back into range.
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandoval throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval lands a jab to Lawrence's midsection.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawrence scores with a four punch combination!
Lawrence throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sandoval's cut.
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.#R2##CL2#
Sandoval rushes Lawrence and presses him up against the ropes.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval clobbers Lawrence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sandoval tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Sandoval.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sandoval tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
Sandoval throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandoval.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Lawrence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Sandoval.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Sandoval clinches with his opponent.
Sandoval scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Sandoval has double underhooks.
Sandoval cracks Lawrence with a nice body shot.
Sandoval stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the ropes.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.
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.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence cracks Sandoval with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sandoval defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sandoval takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sandoval's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Sandoval keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Sandoval lunges at Lawrence with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawrence's hand.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Sandoval cracks Lawrence with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sandoval stalks Lawrence and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lawrence's face. Lawrence staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Sandoval's body. Sandoval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandoval.
Lawrence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Sandoval didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sandoval on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one. #T2#
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence throws a lazy head kick
and Sandoval counters with a one-two to the body.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandoval looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandoval looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Sandoval takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
Johnny Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!

Event: AKF 85
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#It looks like Shane Murphy has been cut.
Lawrence keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#KD#
Lawrence cracks Murphy with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Murphy get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Murphy looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawrence to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC#Murphy is rocked!
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Murphy looks winded!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Lawrence! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Lawrence!

Event: AKF 80
Date: Feb 08, 2023

#R1#
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Cannabino slips under a jab.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Cannabino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Cannabino throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lawrence misses its target.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Cannabino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cannabino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Cannabino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Cannabino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Lawrence uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Lawrence connects with a body shot.
Cannabino slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Cannabino counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannabino moves forwards but Lawrence connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Cannabino.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannabino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cannabino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lawrence - the referee stops the clock and Cannabino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lawrence. Cannabino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cannabino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Cannabino gets a clinch.
Cannabino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Cannabino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Lawrence's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannabino lands with a slapping head kick.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannabino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence throws a hook but Cannabino blocks it.
Cannabino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawrence throws a jab when Cannabino was well out of range.
Cannabino throws a big counter head kick but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Cannabino throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Cannabino moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cannabino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT2#It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cannabino moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.
Lawrence lands a right hook to the body.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Cannabino closes the distance and clinches.
Cannabino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Cannabino breaks the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cannabino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cannabino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cannabino blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Cannabino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Cannabino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is 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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Cannabino throws a series of strikes that have Lawrence backpedaling. #KD#
Lawrence lands a front kick to the face, that drops Cannabino to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cannabino throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Cannabino avoids the punch easily.
Cannabino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cannabino blocks a jab.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#That has opened up Emporio Cannabino's cut even more.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cannabino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Lawrence takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Lawrence throws a hook but Cannabino avoids it easily.
Cannabino scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cannabino slips a jab from Lawrence.
Jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Cannabino should have avoided that one.
Cannabino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cannabino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lawrence. Lawrence obviously looking to wear him down.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Johnny Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Cannabino staying out of range there.
Cannabino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannabino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cannabino throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Cannabino slips the punch.
Lawrence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cannabino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T2##CL2#
Cannabino moves into the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino lands with a light punch inside.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Cannabino controls the action.
Cannabino trying to stall but Lawrence improves his position.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannabino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannabino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cannabino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannabino.
Cannabino tries a low kick but Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Cannabino looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
enabling Cannabino to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cannabino as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lawrence will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cannabino slips under a jab.
Lawrence throws a hook but Cannabino avoids it easily.
Cannabino unleashes a big counter combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cannabino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawrence backs up against the ropes. #CL2#
Cannabino pushes Lawrence up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lawrence is trying to force a seperation but Cannabino has the dominant position.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cannabino has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Cannabino. #BC#
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannabino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Cannabino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Cannabino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cannabino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cannabino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#Lawrence is rocked!
Cannabino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawrence rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Cannabino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cannabino is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.#T1#
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Cannabino throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawrence.#CL2#
Cannabino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lawrence - that landed with a thud.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence is trying to force a seperation but Cannabino has the dominant position.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Cannabino has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emporio Cannabino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino connects with a body shot that sends Lawrence's belly button to the back.
Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cannabino. Cannabino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cannabino walks into a stiff left hand from Lawrence.
Cannabino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannabino moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Cannabino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Cannabino lands with a kick to the temple. Lawrence shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cannabino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cannabino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Cannabino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannabino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards. #BC2#
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cannabino.#KD2#
Cannabino closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Lawrence crashing to the mat! Lawrence uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#CUT2#Johnny Lawrence's cut is getting worse.
Lawrence takes a swing at Cannabino's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Lawrence is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawrence stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawrence seems to have got his legs back now.#CUT#The cut above Emporio Cannabino's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cannabino has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cannabino ducks right into an uppercut from Lawrence.
Lawrence lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lawrence throws a hook but Cannabino blocks it.
Emporio Cannabino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emporio Cannabino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Lawrence!

Event: AKF: Trilogy in New York
Date: Dec 09, 2022

#R1#
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Louis slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a nice strike.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Louis lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Louis doesn't seem phased though.
Louis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Louis.
Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Louis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Lawrence stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT2#It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
As Lawrence backs away, Louis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Louis works the jab nicely.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis works Lawrence's body with a nice hook.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
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!
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
Louis cracks Lawrence with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#T2#
A head kick by Lawrence misses
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Lawrence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawrence sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lawrence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Louis finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawrence's head.
Louis lands a nice looking body kick.#CL#
Louis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.
Louis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Louis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Louis.
Lawrence looks winded!
Louis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawrence's face.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawrence's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Good shot there by Louis.
Nice straight punches there by Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Louis slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence works the jab nicely.#CL#
Louis clinches up against the ropes.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lawrence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Louis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tom Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louiss head.
A right hand to the body from Louis.
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Louis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawrence's efforts to push away.
Lawrence is trying to push Louis away but Louis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lawrence fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louis.
Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Louis misses with a straight left.
Louis slips under a jab.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Louis jabs Lawrence right on the nose. Lawrence blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Louis is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Louis defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Louis.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Louis loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Tom Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Louis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Louis.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
Louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louis throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Louis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Louis throws a wild body kick that Lawrence sees coming a mile off.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis throws a counter high kick but Lawrence was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lawrence avoids the head kick by Louis.
Louis misses with an uppercut
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis scores with a jab. Lawrence acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.#T1#
Nice shot by Louis.
Louis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Louis lands with a right hand.
Lawrence misses with a straight right.
Louis lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawrence connects with a high kick. #ROC2#Louis is rocked!
Lawrence weaves into range and cracks Louis right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Louis goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Lawrence is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!
The defeated Tom Louis had this to say: 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.

Event: AKF FN | Matwala vs. Kovingten
Date: Sep 23, 2022

#R1#
Thurman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawrence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence with a nice calf kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawrence crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thurman - the referee stops the clock and Lawrence gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thurman . Lawrence manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lawrence swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thurman .#ROC#Thurman is rocked!
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thurman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Lawrence weaves into range and cracks Thurman right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Thurman goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Lawrence is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!
Keith Thurman spoke after the fight, saying 'Heck of a matchup this was, uphill battle from the start. Credit to my opponent for getting the W.'.

Event: AKF FN
Date: Sep 02, 2022

#R1#
Silva tries to clinch
and Lawrence counters with a nice body shot.
Lawrence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawrence lands a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Besta-Fera Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.#KD2#
Lawrence cracks Silva with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Silva get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Silva looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Lawrence doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Silva crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Silva's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!

Event: AKF FN | Upchurch vs. Chamba
Date: Aug 12, 2022

#R1#
Tarlac throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Lawrence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarlac doesn't seem phased though.
Tarlac gets cracked there but stands up to it. #KD#
Tarlac walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Lawrence rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Tarlac has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.#ROC#Tarlac is rocked!
Tarlac should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence cracks Tarlac with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!
Vladimir Tarlac was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time '.

Event: AKF FN | Knox vs. Spiteri
Date: Jun 24, 2022

#R1#
Wick slips under a jab.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence works Wick's body with a nice hook.
Lawrence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wick thuds a left hand into Lawrence's body.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Wick moves out of range.
Wick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Wick.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Wick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wick ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Wick.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Wick's ribs.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination. #CL2#
Wick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wick is pushing Lawrence up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
A big left from Wick misses.
Wick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wick defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Wick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
The fighters circling - Wick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Wick clinches.
Wick looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Wick breaks the clinch.
Wick misses with a double jab.
Wick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
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 telegraphed right hand from Wick misses the target.
Lawrence lands with an uppercut that bounces Wick off the ropes and back into range.#ROC#Wick is rocked!
Lawrence connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Wick out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!

Event: AKF FN | Kim vs. Elizondo
Date: Jun 03, 2022

#R1#
Lawrence throws a head kick but St Clair moves out of range.
St Clair looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.
Nice cross by Lawrence.#CUT2#It looks like John St Clair has been cut.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. St Clair moves away and avoids it.
St Clair throws a head kick that Lawrence semi-blocks. #CUT#It looks like Johnny Lawrence has been cut.
St Clair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
A low kick lands for Lawrence.
St Clair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence misses with a hook. St Clair ducked under it nicely.
Lawrence takes a swing at St Clair's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lawrence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence works over St Clair's head and body with a nice combination.#KD2#
Lawrence scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops St Clair to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Lawrence away as he looks to land an illegal blow. St Clair got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Lawrence cracks St Clair with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! St Clair is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and St Clair is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! St Clair could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Lawrence!
The defeated John St Clair had this to say: 'It's a test of belief, of confidence. I need to examine things and try to identify what went wrong.'.

Event: GDL 139:Raczynski VS Silva
Date: Feb 05, 2022

#R1#
Wuhan lands with a nice body punch.
Wuhan tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Wuhan moves out of range.
Wuhan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Wuhan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawrence crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wuhan - the referee stops the clock and Lawrence gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wuhan. Lawrence manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Wuhan.
Wuhan defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Wuhan throws a wild body kick that Lawrence sees coming a mile off.
Lawrence lands with a slapping head kick.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuhan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wuhan lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Wuhan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Wuhan jabs Lawrence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wuhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Wuhan moves out of range.
Wuhan throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wuhan ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Despite the aggression on Wuhan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Wuhan throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Wuhan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wuhan!
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wuhan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawrence tries to land a front kick but Wuhan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wuhan throws a leg kick which misses Lawrence's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawrence tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wuhan eats them both and turns towards Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wuhan blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
A left lands for Wuhan.
Wuhan scores with a jab to the body.
Wuhan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence throws the left hand but Wuhan avoids the punch easily.
Wuhan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawrence.
Wuhan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wuhan counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wuhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Wuhan counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence throws a hook but Wuhan avoids it easily.
Wuhan scores with a jab.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Lawrence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wuhan.#T3#
Wuhan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wuhan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lawrence momentarily.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence backing away here, and Wuhan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wuhan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wuhan.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Wuhan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawrence backs up against the cage.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Wuhan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Wuhan.
A good leg kick by Wuhan.
Wuhan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Wuhan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Wuhan moves out of range easily.
Lawrence throws a jab when Wuhan was well out of range.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Wuhan moves out of range.
Lawrence lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
Wuhan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Wuhan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wuhan 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 mush.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuhan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wuhan is looking to slow Lawrence down with leg kicks.
Wuhan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wuhan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Wuhan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuhan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wuhan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lawrence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wuhan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lawrence.
And that is 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Wuhan scores with a hook.
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Wuhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wuhan counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawrence misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Wuhan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Wuhan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuhan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence misses with a leg kick
and Wuhan counters with a left to the body.
Pan Wuhan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Wuhan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wuhan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Wuhan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawrence at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wuhan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wuhan throws a push kick but Lawrence slaps the foot to one side.
Wuhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wuhan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wuhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pan Wuhan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wuhan misses with the combination.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wuhan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wuhan!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wuhan throws a body kick that misses.
Lawrence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wuhan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawrence will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wuhan tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuhan blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWuhan.#T2#
Wuhan throws a good cross that connects.
Wuhan jabs at Lawrence's body.
Wuhan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wuhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Wuhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wuhan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawrence on the side of the head.
Wuhan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left and a right from Wuhan both land. Nice combination.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Wuhan's shoulder, as Wuhan tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Wuhan's shoulder, as Wuhan tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Wuhan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wuhan scores with a nice head shot.#T3#
A leg kick checked by Lawrence.
Lawrence is looking to counter punch.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Wuhan lands a head kick. Lawrence smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wuhan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses
and Wuhan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawrence's knee momentarily.
Wuhan slips a jab from Lawrence.
Wuhan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wuhan lands with a slapping head kick.
Lawrence connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Wuhan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuhan misses the jab.
Wuhan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Wuhan ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Wuhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wuhan.
A combination from Wuhan does no damage.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Wuhan counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wuhan lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice jab there from Wuhan.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Wuhan scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuhan throws a combination. Lawrence tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wuhan throws out the jab.
Wuhan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pan Wuhan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Wuhan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wuhan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a straight right hand.
Wuhan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wuhan scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wuhan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wuhan defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Wuhan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wuhan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence misses with a double jab
and Wuhan counters with a series of strikes. Lawrence will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wuhan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence lands an overhand right.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Lawrence moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Wuhan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Wuhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Wuhan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wuhan walks into a stiff left hand from Lawrence.
Some wild striking there from Wuhan.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Wuhan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wuhan moves out of range of the body kick.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wuhan.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Wuhan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lawrence back to the cage. Wuhan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wuhan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
Wuhan is looking for the big counter here.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuhan feints and then cracks Lawrence's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawrence down.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick
and Wuhan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wuhan.
Wuhan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Lawrence on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Wuhan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Wuhan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wuhan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Wuhan counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wuhan.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Wuhan lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Wuhan clobbers Lawrence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wuhan throws a leg kick which misses Lawrence's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawrence tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wuhan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wuhan is looking to slow Lawrence down with leg kicks.
Wuhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Wuhan is out of range.
Wuhan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wuhan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Wuhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawrence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wuhan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Wuhan.
Wuhan tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wuhan manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wuhan. #T4#
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Wuhan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wuhan lands a slapping body shot.
Lawrence looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wuhan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wuhan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Wuhan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Lawrence coming out on top.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Wuhan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Wuhan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuhan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lawrence throws a head kick but Wuhan moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wuhan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wuhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Wuhan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pan Wuhan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wuhan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pan Wuhan!
During a confident post fight interview, Pan Wuhan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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