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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 2066 p4p, 283 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 5178 p4p, 570 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lambert's choice of entrance music: Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Mike Lambert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lambert was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Lambert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gardenia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gardenia as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lambert.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambert feints and as Gardenia raises his hands in defense, Lambert changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gardenia keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Gardenia looking to control but Lambert passes into half guard.
Lambert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gardenia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lambert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lambert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gardenia keeping hold of Lambert's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia wants to get back to his feet.
Lambert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lambert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gardenia keeps working.
Lambert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gardenia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lambert.
Lambert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Lambert wants to pass the guard but Gardenia is defending well.
Gardenia looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lambert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lambert.
Gardenia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lambert.
Lambert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lambert lands in his opponent's guard.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Gardenia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gardenia keeping full guard, as Lambert tries to pass.
Lambert trying to control but Gardenia is working from the bottom.
Gardenia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gardenia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gardenia pulls Lambert in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lambert scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gardenia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lambert's guard.
Lambert is trying to hold Gardenia in close to prevent damage but Gardenia has managed to pass into half guard.
Lambert is trying to get back to full guard.
Lambert wants to control but Gardenia is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardenia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lambert controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lambert dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lambert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gardenia on the side of the head.
Lambert fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia avoids it really well and circles away.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gardenia clobbers Lambert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Lambert does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Lambert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lambert throws an overhand right that lands on Gardenia's shoulder, as Gardenia tries to avoid the shot.
Gardenia slips under a jab from Lambert.
An attempted straight right counter from Gardenia misses the target.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambert is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia lands the left hand.
Gardenia lands a right hook to the body.
Gardenia leaves Lambert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lambert.
Gardenia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia cracks a nice hook into Lambert's ribs.
Lambert misses with a body kick.
Gardenia scores with a decent looking hook.
Lambert misses with an uppercut. Gardenia saw that one coming.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gardenia.
Gardenia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gardenia with a nice cross.
Gardenia cracks Lambert with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gardenia scores with a nice strike.
Lambert is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gardenia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lambert in his tracks.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gardenia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gardenia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lambert.
Gardenia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lambert shoots and misses
and Gardenia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gardenia's waist but Gardenia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lambert off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Gardenia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Mike Lambert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lambert lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gardenia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gardenia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mike Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lambert drops his hands momentarily and Gardenia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lambert fails to land with a series of punches.
Gardenia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lambert fails with a takedown attempt.
Gardenia stuns Lambert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gardenia punishes Lambert's body with a nice straight punch.
Eli Gardenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lambert tries to bum rush Gardenia with a series of wild strikes but Gardenia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lambert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Lambert is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lambert thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Gardenia.
Lambert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gardenia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lambert momentarily.
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Gardenia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gardenia duly obliges.
A shot to the liver by Gardenia. Beautiful body shot.
Gardenia scores with a jab.
Lambert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lambert is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardenia is not content to let Lambert control the position.
Mike Lambert has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Lambert are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardenia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lambert is controlling him well.
Gardenia is letting Lambert control him for a moment.
Lambert prevents Gardenia from escaping the position.
Gardenia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Lambert seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gardenia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lambert is controlling him well.
Gardenia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lambert.
Gardenia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lambert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lambert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lambert gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lambert misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Gardenia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gardenia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gardenia slips a jab and a cross from Lambert.
It looked like Gardenia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gardenia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gardenia cracks Lambert with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gardenia lands with a nice body punch.
Lambert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Lambert throwing shots but Gardenia is blocking nicely.
Lambert trying to control from Gardenia's half guard. Gardenia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lambert stays in close to Gardenia's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert stops Gardenia from standing up.
Lambert keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gardenia's head.
Lambert lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lambert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lambert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lambert is looking to work some ground and pound but Gardenia has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gardenia wants to stand but Lambert is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardenia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gardenia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardenia is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Gardenia - just one landing.
Lambert is looking to land body kicks.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lambert throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gardenia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gardenia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lamberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lambert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lambert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardenia moves away.
Gardenia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lambert cracks Gardenia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gardenia scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gardenia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lambert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gardenia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lambert has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lambert tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gardenia throws Lambert to one side and escapes!
Gardenia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardenia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Gardenia does it's job there.
Lambert scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gardenia defends it nicely.
Lambert shoots in but no luck this time.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lambert.
Gardenia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardenia digs a good body shot into Lambert's ribs.
Gardenia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambert can do to turn this around?
Gardenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gardenia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lambert misses with a series of wild punches.
Gardenia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gardenia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambert.
Gardenia staying out of range there.
Gardenia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lambert at a distance.
Lambert with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gardenia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gardenia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gardenia 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Gardenia!
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energy
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hype
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