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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Jamieson (ranked 4998 p4p, 5408 weight class) and Ricki Bobbie (ranked 0 p4p, 371 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jamieson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrence Jamieson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricki Bobbie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamieson is looking to clinch but Bobbie is avoiding it.
Bobbie stuffs the takedown.
Lawrence Jamieson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobbie checks a leg kick nicely.
Jamieson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bobbie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobbie misses with a double jab
and Jamieson counters with a head kick. That will keep Bobbie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jamieson moves in looking to clinch but Bobbie pushes him off.
Jamieson gets caught napping as Bobbie dives in and scores a takedown. Jamieson manages to retain guard.
Bobbie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jamieson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jamieson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jamieson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jamieson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jamieson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamieson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jamieson prevents Bobbie from improving his position.
Jamieson trying to control from half guard but Bobbie is working away.
Jamieson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bobbie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jamieson.
Bobbie is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Jamieson controlling the pace.
Jamieson throwing shots but Bobbie is blocking nicely.
Bobbie is staying active underneath Jamieson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bobbie manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobbie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jamieson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bobbie moves in looking to clinch but Jamieson pushes him off.
Jamieson tries to clinch there but Bobbie circles away.
Bobbie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jamieson thumps Bobbie with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Jamieson.
Bobbie slips a jab and a cross from Jamieson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamieson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bobbie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bobbie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bobbie fails to land the takedown.
Bobbie closes the distance and clinches.
Bobbie decides to pull guard.
Jamieson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bobbie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jamieson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jamieson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bobbie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamieson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bobbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lawrence Jamieson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bobbie throws a hook to the side of Jamieson's head but Jamieson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamieson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bobbie defends well and Jamieson ends up having to push Bobbie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jamieson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Jamieson.
Bobbie is trying to force a seperation but Jamieson has the dominant position.
Jamieson blocks the elbow strike.
Jamieson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamieson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jamieson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobbie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamieson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jamieson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bobbie wants to take the fight to the mat but Jamieson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jamieson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Jamieson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobbie tries to throw a body punch but Jamieson avoids it by throwing Bobbie back against the cage.
Bobbie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamieson stalling in the clinch.
Bobbie is looking for a takedown.
Jamieson has Bobbie pressed against the cage, preventing Bobbie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bobbie misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jamieson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bobbie is defending well.
Jamieson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bobbie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bobbie jumps guard.
Jamieson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bobbie working a defensive guard here.
Jamieson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jamieson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobbie working a defensive guard but Jamieson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jamieson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bobbie parries the strikes from Jamieson easily there. Jamieson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bobbie to escape.
Jamieson taking a breather here.
Jamieson decides to stand back up. Jamieson steps back and let's Bobbie get back to his feet.
Jamieson clinches with his opponent.
Jamieson has Bobbie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bobbie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bobbie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbie has had enough of the clinch but Jamieson keeps him there for the moment.
Jamieson drags the fight down to the ground.
Bobbie trying to control but Jamieson is working from the bottom.
Jamieson trying to control the position.
Lawrence Jamieson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobbie gets to his feet - Jamieson follows without any prompting.
Bobbie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamieson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bobbie wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Jamieson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jamieson shoots in but Bobbie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamieson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bobbie doesn't manage to clinch there - Jamieson circles away.
Jamieson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bobbie manages to circle out of the way.
Jamieson blocks a head kick by Bobbie.
Bobbie shoots for a double leg takedown but Jamieson sprawls well. He's pushed Bobbie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamieson is looking to clinch.
Bobbie scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamieson tries to clinch but Bobbie is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Jamieson.
Jamieson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobbie tries to sprawl out of it but Jamieson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bobbie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Jamieson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bobbie or perhaps it was just good defense by Jamieson, which made it look bad.
Jamieson moves into the clinch.
Jamieson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bobbie prevents it.
Jamieson pulls guard successfully.
Jamieson tries to strike from the bottom.
Bobbie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bobbie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jamieson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbie working some strikes from top position.
Bobbie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bobbie stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jamieson dives in and grabs Bobbie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bobbie pushes down on Jamieson's head and hops out.
Bobbie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bobbie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bobbie stands up and beckons Jamieson to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamieson checks a low kick from Bobbie.
Bobbie tries to clinch up.
Jamieson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bobbie.
Bobbie moves in looking to clinch but Jamieson pushes him off.
Bobbie has a takedown stuffed.
Ricki Bobbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamieson moves in looking to clinch but Bobbie pushes him off.
Bobbie stuffs the takedown attempt from Jamieson. Jamieson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobbie goes for a double leg but Jamieson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jamieson continues to drive forward.
Jamieson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricki Bobbie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobbie throws a nice looking combination but Jamieson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamieson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bobbie shoots and misses
and Jamieson counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jamieson.
Jamieson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lawrence Jamieson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbie scoring with some ground and pound.
Jamieson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jamieson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bobbie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamieson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobbie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jamieson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bobbie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobbie throws an elbow that misses. Jamieson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bobbie's guard. Nice move by Jamieson!
Jamieson throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricki Bobbie.
I think Jamieson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Jamieson!
After winning the bout, Lawrence Jamieson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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