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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorato Nyambe (ranked 4812 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Jhonny Lait (ranked 528 p4p, 489 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorato Nyambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jhonny Lait!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyambe throws a nice looking combination but Lait bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nyambe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lait throws a series of strikes that have Nyambe backpedaling.
Lait closes the distance and clinches.
Lait manages to break the clinch.
Lait closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lait trying to control the pace.
Lait trying to mount his opponent but Nyambe defends it.
Lait is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nyambe sees it coming and defends easily.
Lait trying to pass the guard but Nyambe defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lait is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lait is nestled in close to Nyambe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lait looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lait 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.
Lait is pressing down on Nyambe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nyambe is holding on for now.
Nyambe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lait tries to stand and escape but Nyambe is controlling the position.
Lait tries to pass to full mount but Nyambe defends it.
Lait sitting and controlling from the half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lait scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lait stalling.
Lait lands strikes from half guard.
Lait is pressing down on Nyambe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nyambe is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lait gets a double leg takedown into Nyambe's guard.
Lait trying to control but Nyambe is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lait drops back looking for a leg! Nyambe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nyambe manages to kick Lait off! Lait jumps back into Nyambe's guard.
Lait trying to control but Nyambe is working from the bottom.
Lait has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nyambe is proving hard to escape from.
Lait really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nyambe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lait drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lait jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jhonny Lait dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lait scores with a takedown into Nyambe's guard.
Nyambe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lait dives into side control.
Lait tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyambe is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lait working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nyambe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyambe is not content to let Lait control the position.
Jhonny Lait has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lait is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nyambe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nyambe wants to control but Lait postures up.
Nyambe is not content to let Lait control the position.
Lait working the head and body with strikes.
That's two 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.
Lait tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lait has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lait wants to stand but Nyambe is controlling his arm.
Lait remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lait tries to stand but Nyambe is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lait working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lait looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Lait's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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.
Nyambe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lait connects with a decent elbow.
Nyambe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lait scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nyambe to see if he's OK.
Lait is trying to get an arm triangle but Nyambe is defending well.
Lait wants to control but Nyambe is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyambe prevents Lait from improving position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jhonny Lait showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Lait looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lait stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nyambe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nyambe looking to control.
Lait stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nyambe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lait wanted to stand there but Nyambe had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyambe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lait defends well.
Nyambe keeping moving, preventing Lait from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lait gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lait breaks from the clinch.
Lait scores with a head kick. Nyambe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lait scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lait is looking to take a break and control but Nyambe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lait lands an elbow.
Lait is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nyambe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lait tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lait has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyambe stops Lait from passing to mount.
Lait just content to control the position.
Lait is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nyambe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Nyambe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lait happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lait tries to stand but Nyambe is controlling his head.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lorato Nyambe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jhonny Lait is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nyambe gets caught napping as Lait dives in and scores a takedown. Nyambe manages to retain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jhonny Lait comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lait has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhonny Lait!
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