Justin Lawrence

Justin Lawrence vs. Max Holloway
Round 1
Lawrence backs the boxer up with a side kick and moves around the perimeter as Holloway stalks from the center. Front kicks from Lawrence now, and he steps off after an overhand right. The rangy Holloway pumps his jab, has a high kick blocked, lands a kick low. Holloway gets Lawrence against the fence and throws an ill-timed low kick which catches Lawrence square on the cup. Holloway apologizes immediately and the featherweights resume after Lawrence takes a minute seconds to recover. Lawrence tries to push inside and gets tagged with a left hook, then another as Lawrence shoots. Holloway is dragged down but hops right back up; Lawrence is bleeding from his nose and right eye now. Holloway lands a knee as Lawrence walks inside, and Lawrence responds with a right hook and a left to the breadbasket. Lawrence comes over the top with a right hand and circles off, but Holloway keeps on him, landing another low knee just before the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lawrence
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Holloway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Holloway
Round 2
Lawrence resumes his front- and side-kicking while Holloway tries to walk him down and work his boxing. The crowd gets restless after a relatively inactive 90 seconds and Lawrence clips the Hawaiian with a spinning backfist. Holloway lands a stiff right, misses with the knee behind it. Holloway ducks a pair of right hands and responds with punches to the body, then stuffs a shot from Lawrence. Holloway tries to swing over the top and gets pushed away with a body kick. Lawrence dips in with a single left hand and moves back out, prompting more boos. Ninety seconds to go and Lawrence shoots from a mile out, and Holloway easily turns it away. Holloway has closed the gap now and lands a clean right hand, then a knee to the guts against the fence. A one-two over the top clips Lawrence; seconds later, a blistering left to the body has Lawrence seated at the base of the fence, covering up. Holloway smells blood and goes wild with punches, forcing referee Josh Rosenthal into action at 4:49 of round two.