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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gatsby (ranked 1463 p4p, 169 weight class) and Darren Lamb (ranked 1361 p4p, 157 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb throws a hook to the side of Gatsby's head but Gatsby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatsby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gatsby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamb doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamb fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatsby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lamb throws a nice looking combination but Gatsby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darren Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatsby scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lamb checks a leg kick.
Lamb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Gatsby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gatsby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamb.
Lamb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatsby throws a leg kick that misses.
Gatsby moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
Gatsby missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatsby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb looks to land a body kick but Gatsby moved away.
Lamb ducks under a wild hook from Gatsby.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Gatsby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lamb throws a right and a left that Gatsby avoids nicely.
Lamb punishes Gatsby's body with a nice straight punch.
Lamb 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.
Lamb misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gatsby counter with a right hand.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamb misses with a hook. Gatsby ducked under it nicely.
Lamb throws a body punch but Gatsby moves out of range.
Gatsby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lamb has time to react.
Lamb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gatsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamb as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Gatsby misses with a looping right.
Gatsby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamb at a distance.
Gatsby misses with a double jab.
Lamb misses with a head kick.
Gatsby thuds his right hand into Lamb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab from Gatsby.
Lamb misses the jab.
Lamb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gatsby misses with a two punch combination.
Lamb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamb moves in looking to clinch but Gatsby pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Gatsby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamb slips under a jab from Gatsby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gatsby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darren Lamb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamb.
Gatsby throws a lazy right hand but Lamb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gatsby misses the jab.
Lamb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gatsby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lamb counters by clinching up.
Gatsby pushes Lamb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamb misses with a body punch.
Gatsby tries to pull guard but Lamb forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lamb is looking to break free of the clinch but Gatsby has double underhooks.
Lamb is trying to push Gatsby away but Gatsby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamb.
Lamb misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lamb on the inside.
Lamb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lamb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gatsby has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Lamb.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lamb working hard to break the clinch.
Gatsby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
Lamb is leaning against Gatsby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby manages to break the clinch.
Lamb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lamb jabs at Gatsby's body.
Lamb doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatsby circles away.
Lamb takes one to the chin there.
Gatsby sizes up Lamb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lamb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gatsby in his tracks.
A big left from Lamb misses.
Lamb throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gatsby counter with a right hand.
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 Joe Gatsby will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lamb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lamb thows a leg kick but Gatsby checks it
and Gatsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gatsby throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb's shoulder, as Lamb tries to avoid the shot.
Gatsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
Lamb tries to counter with a clinch but Gatsby shakes him off and moves away.
Lamb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamb misses with a few strikes there.
Gatsby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Lamb misses.
Gatsby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Gatsby cracks Lamb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gatsby throws out a loose jab but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb misses with a straight left.
Lamb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb misses with a body kick.
Lamb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Lamb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatsby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lamb avoids it really well and circles away.
Lamb staying out of range there.
Lamb is looking to clinch but Gatsby is avoiding it.
Gatsby throwing a counter right hand but Lamb manages to avoid it.
Gatsby with a nice cross.
Lamb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gatsby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lamb scrambles back to his feet.
Gatsby shoots in for a double leg but Lamb sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gatsby digs a good body shot into Lamb's ribs.
Gatsby ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Gatsby throwing a counter right hand but Lamb manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Gatsby is out of range.
Lamb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsby ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Gatsby slips a jab from Lamb.
A jab from Gatsby misses.
Despite the aggression on Lamb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lamb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatsby circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Lamb.
Lamb is looking to clinch.
Lamb 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.
Gatsby jabs Lamb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joe Gatsby is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatsby scores with a three punch combo!
Gatsby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamb checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gatsby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gatsby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gatsby is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lamb wants to hold on but Gatsby pushes him away.
Gatsby moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lamb has worked his arm free - good work by Lamb!
Gatsby wants to control but Lamb is keeping him busy.
Gatsby misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby wants to take a breather but Lamb manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gatsby.
Lamb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Gatsby from controlling successfully.
Gatsby wants to pass the guard but Lamb is keeping the position.
Gatsby looking to sit in guard and control but Lamb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gatsby dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Lamb misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatsby moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamb wants to clinch up but Gatsby keeps it at a distance.
Gatsby thuds his right hand into Lamb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Gatsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb throws the left hand but Gatsby avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Gatsby does it's job there.
Lamb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatsby on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gatsby avoids the body shot from Lamb.
Lamb misses with a hook
and Lamb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Gatsby has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gatsby throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
Gatsby throws a jab when Lamb was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gatsby.
A jab from Lamb finds it's way through Gatsby's defenses.
Lamb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatsby can pounce on him.
Lamb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gatsby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Gatsby misses its intended target.
Lamb takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Lamb tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatsby lands with a good body shot.
Gatsby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gatsby lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamb tries to bum rush Gatsby with a series of wild strikes but Gatsby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Lamb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lamb's waist but Lamb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gatsby off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb swings for the body but Gatsby moves out of range.
A jab from Lamb misses.
Gatsby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lamb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatsby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gatsby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lamb misses with an uppercut. Gatsby saw that one coming.
Gatsby throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
Lamb throws a nice looking combination but Gatsby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatsby looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gatsby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lamb keeps working.
Gatsby is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lamb still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lamb has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is looking for a sweep.
Lamb is looking to take a break and control but Gatsby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gatsby struggling a bit here.
Gatsby tries to buck Lamb off but Lamb is having none of it.
Lamb tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four 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.
Gatsby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darren Lamb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Gatsby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatsby sneaks back into half guard.
Gatsby wants to improve his position but Lamb is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gatsby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gatsby, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gatsby!
An out of breath Joe Gatsby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Darren Lamb stepped up to the mic, saying 'Baaaaaa... Baaaaaa... Baaaaa... Shit, someone backstage put acid in my drink. I thought I was a lamb.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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