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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lacy Eaton (ranked 5868 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 3760 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lacy Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton clinches up against the cage.
Bonaparte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte is trying to force a seperation but Eaton has the dominant position.
Eaton can't break the clinch.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eaton is defending well for now.
Eaton stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte has Eaton pressed against the cage, preventing Eaton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eaton prevents Bonaparte from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte wants to get back to striking at distance but Eaton won't allow it.
Eaton is trying to force a seperation but Bonaparte has the dominant position.
Bonaparte is looking to break free of the clinch but Eaton has double underhooks.
Bonaparte is trying to push Eaton away but Eaton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Bonaparte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eaton breaks from the clinch.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Eaton moves out of range.
Bonaparte throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eaton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bonaparte to the mat! Bonaparte manages to get full guard.
Eaton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonaparte manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bonaparte throws a series of punches but Eaton avoids them all with ease.
Eaton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Eaton moves into the clinch.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte is looking to chop away at Eaton's legs.
Bonaparte dives in for a single leg takedown but Eaton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bonaparte rushes Eaton and presses him up against the cage.
Bonaparte is trying to break free.
Bonaparte is trying to force a seperation but Eaton has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to break the clinch but Eaton is controlling the position.
Bonaparte is trying to push Eaton away but Eaton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eaton circles away.
Eaton clinches up against the cage.
Bonaparte lands a hook that snaps the head of Eaton backwards.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Bonaparte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Eaton!
Eaton throws Bonaparte to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eaton gets to his feet. Bonaparte looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bonaparte throws a lazy right hand but Eaton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Bonaparte
and Eaton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonaparte pushes Eaton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Eaton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eaton cracks Bonaparte with a big right hand but Bonaparte just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eaton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lacy Eaton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eaton stuffs the takedown.
Eaton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bonaparte tries to sprawl but Eaton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Eaton throwing shots but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Bonaparte trying to control but Eaton postures up.
Eaton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Eaton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonaparte is just riding it out for now. Eaton eventually gives up the hold.
Eaton working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonaparte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonaparte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eaton.
Eaton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bonaparte manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bonaparte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eaton's head.
Bonaparte clinches.
Bonaparte is trying to push Eaton away but Eaton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonaparte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bonaparte throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bonaparte creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eaton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bonaparte is chipping away with strikes.
Bonaparte working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bonaparte landing a few strikes.
Eaton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Eaton tries to get to full guard but Bonaparte has control of the leg.
Bonaparte escapes and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eaton shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonaparte sprawls well. He's pushed Eaton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eaton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Bonaparte misses its intended target.
Bonaparte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eaton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Eaton moved away.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Bonaparte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonaparte tries to pull guard but Eaton won't allow it.
Bonaparte throws a head punch that misses.
Eaton is trying to break free.
Bonaparte is trying to pull guard but Eaton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lacy Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Bonaparte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses.
Bonaparte shoots in but Eaton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses.
Bonaparte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eaton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bonaparte.
Eaton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eaton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eaton drops an elbow to the side of Bonaparte's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Eaton seems to be looking for submissions.
Eaton misses with a head shot. Bonaparte uses the momentum to regain guard.
Eaton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Bonaparte has a closed guard, preventing Eaton from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eaton lands a couple of elbows.
Eaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eaton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonaparte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eaton punching from the bottom.
Bonaparte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bonaparte prevents Eaton from standing back up.
Bonaparte is looking to take a break and control but Eaton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eaton has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bonaparte is on him like a limpet, forcing Eaton back against the cage.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eaton prevents Bonaparte from breaking the clinch.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eaton avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eaton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Eaton semi-blocks.
Bonaparte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eaton wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonaparte throws a series of punches but Eaton moves out of range.
Bonaparte clinches with his opponent.
Eaton breaks the clinch.
Bonaparte throws a body kick that misses.
Bonaparte rushes Eaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eaton sprawls well. Eaton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonaparte gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lacy Eaton.
I think Eaton 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lacy Eaton!
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