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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Rasheed Moorman (ranked 4511 p4p, 4201 weight class) and Jeremy Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 524 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isaiah Rasheed Moorman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lamb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lamb tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moorman just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorman.
Lamb has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Moorman regains guard immediately.
Lamb content to stall in guard here.
Lamb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moorman keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lamb in particular looking to stall.
Lamb wants to take a breather but Moorman is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moorman wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lamb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moorman looks to land a combination but Lamb avoids it well.
Moorman throws a right and a left that Lamb avoids nicely.
Lamb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lamb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moorman misses with a double jab.
Lamb dives in for a single leg takedown but Moorman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moorman scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moorman!
Lamb shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lamb showed some decent athleticism there.
Lamb prevents Moorman from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lamb seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamb is stalling here. Moorman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lamb seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moorman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Lamb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moorman wants to stand but Lamb is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moorman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Moorman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lamb eats them both and turns towards Moorman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown but Moorman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Lamb.
Moorman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moorman fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb shoots for a takedown but Moorman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lamb looks winded!
Moorman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamb throws out a counter right but Moorman avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Lamb misses.
Moorman misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moorman, as that shot connected.
Moorman throws a series of punches but Lamb avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Lamb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Moorman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moorman sets himself, and Lamb steps forward looking for the clinch! Moorman avoids it this time.
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman is winning the standup battle so far.
Moorman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moorman lands a head shot.
Lamb dodges the punch combination from Moorman.
Moorman looks to land a combination but Lamb avoids it well.
Moorman tries to bum rush Lamb with a series of wild strikes but Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Moorman.
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moorman scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamb should have avoided that one.
Moorman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lamb backs up against the cage.
Moorman misses with a wild combination.
Lamb changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorman swinging wildly here.
Lamb fails with the takedown.
A combination from Moorman does no damage.
Lamb misses with a takedown attempt - Moorman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moorman with a hook.
Lamb will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Moorman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Lamb.
Moorman connects with a crisp jab.
Moorman misses with a double jab
and Lamb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moorman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorman lands with a hook. Lamb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Moorman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moorman.
Moorman misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moorman lands with a nice combination. Lamb backs away looking to recover.
Moorman misses with a double jab.
Lamb closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lamb is breathing heavily.
Moorman trying to remain calm as Lamb controls from the top position.
Lamb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moorman keeps working.
Moorman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lamb on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb with the ground and pound but Moorman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lamb is looking to take a break and control but Moorman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lamb content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Moorman. Those never looked like landing.
Lamb slips a jab and a cross from Moorman.
Moorman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moorman!
A punch combination from Moorman misses.
Moorman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moorman misses with a wild combination.
Moorman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lamb circles away quickly and effectively.
Moorman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorman throws a right hand that Lamb ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamb also avoids with ease.
Lamb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lamb scores with a takedown into Moorman's guard.
Lamb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Moorman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorman wants to stand up but Lamb is controlling him.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Moorman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lamb sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moorman's guard.
Lamb wants to control but Moorman is keeping him busy.
Lamb trying to control from Moorman's half guard. Moorman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Moorman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamb can do to turn this around?
Lamb trying to control but Moorman is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lamb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moorman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moorman is fending him off so far but Lamb persists. Nope, Moorman circles away and we're back to standing.
Moorman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moorman misses with a wild combination.
Lamb wants to counter with a clinch but Moorman pushes him away.
Moorman stuffs the takedown attempt from Lamb. Lamb gets slowly back to his feet.
Lamb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moorman misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Moorman scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lamb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moorman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lamb scrambles back to his feet.
Moorman misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamb! But no joy.
Moorman misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamb! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moorman, as that shot connected.
Moorman lunges at Lamb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamb's hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moorman!
Moorman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Moorman.
Lamb moves forwards but Moorman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moorman's brow.
Moorman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lamb lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaiah Rasheed Moorman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moorman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaiah Rasheed Moorman!
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energy
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RATING
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