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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 995 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 71 p4p, 225 weight class). Thibodeaux's entrance music is Scotty x D4L. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Lamez moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamez throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamez throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Lamez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lamez cracks Thibodeaux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lamez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Lamez misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamez throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamez.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Lamez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Lamez manages to avoid it.
Lamez misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a right hand to the body.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Lamez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Lamez cracks Thibodeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamez.
Lamez lands a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamez.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Lamez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Lamez.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Lamez finds it's target.
Lamez misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Lamez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Lamez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez misses with a straight right.
Lamez throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Lamez.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice strike.
Scottie Lamez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Lamez was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamez misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Lamez.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lamez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lamez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Lamez.
Thibodeaux defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lamez misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Lamez throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Lamez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Lamez.
Thibodeaux defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Lamez throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Thibodeaux is looking to wear down Lamez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamez momentarily.
Lamez misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scottie Lamez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamez moves away.
Lamez misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
A swing and a miss from Lamez.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamez throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
Lamez throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
A cross from Lamez lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamez blocks a jab.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lamez defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Lamez scores with a nice right hand.
Lamez misses with a looping right.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Scottie Lamez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamez misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamez misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamez misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Lamez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Lamez.
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!
Lamez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamez throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Lamez.
Thibodeaux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lamezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lamez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lamez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamez throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head but Thibodeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lamez throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lamez swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamez thinking.
Lamez throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lamez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lamez misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamez.
Lamez misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamez throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux connects with a single shot there.
Lamez throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamez thinking.
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Lamez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamez throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Donk. Thibodeaux catches Lamez right on the button with a cross.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lamez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lamez misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux misses the jab.
Lamez throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Lamez throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamez.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamez.
Lamez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Lamez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scottie Lamez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamez throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamez works the jab nicely.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Lamez's shoulder, as Lamez tries to avoid the shot.
Lamez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamez moves away.
It seemed like Lamez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Lamez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Lamez misses.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Lamez misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamez throws out the jab.
Lamez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Lamez throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
Lamez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thibodeauxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamez misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux walks into a left hand.
Lamez misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux cracks Lamez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lamez misses with a hook.
Lamez misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Lamez throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lamez misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamez throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
A big left from Lamez misses.
Lamez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Lamez throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Lamez loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamez.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamez missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamez throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Lamez.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamez misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Lamez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamez misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Lamez misses.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Lamez manages to avoid it.
Lamez throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Thibodeaux. That snapped Lamez's head back.
Lamez throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaiden Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamez throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Lamez misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Lamez misses the jab.
Lamez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamez moves away.
Lamez swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Lamez misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamez misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux defending well as Lamez loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Lamez throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Lamez manages to avoid it.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamez.
Lamez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Lamez strikes.
A slow jab from Lamez misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamez throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiden Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lamez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scottie Lamez!
Scottie Lamez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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