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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Gordon (ranked 349 p4p, 268 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 44 p4p, 35 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home - Ditty ft. Skylar Grey. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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15 - 3 - 0 |
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14 - 5 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gordon misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gordon, as that shot connected.
Gordon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Gordon avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Farquharson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson staying out of range there.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson moves out of range as Gordon strikes.
Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gordon defends it well.
Gordon is looking to chop away at Farquharson's legs.
Gordon throws an off balance right hand
and Farquharson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farquharson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farquharson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
Farquharson wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
Farquharson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gordon dives on top into guard.
Farquharson is trying to keep Gordon in close.
Farquharson is pulling down on Gordon's head. It's preventing any offense from Gordon, at least for the moment.
Gordon stopping the sweep attempt from Farquharson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Farquharson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gordon is aware though and is defending well.
Farquharson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Farquharson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Farquharson from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Gordon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Gordon lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gordon misses.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gordon.
Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a body kick that misses.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farquharson moves out of range as Gordon throws a body kick.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farquharson slips under a jab.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
A nice leg kick from Gordon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon misses with a leg kick
and Farquharson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gordon's guard.
Farquharson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farquharson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Farquharson stopping the sweep attempt from Gordon.
Farquharson is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gordon's corner calls for a 1-2. Gordon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gordon misses with a body shot.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Gordon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gordon throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Gordon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gordon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farquharson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duncan Farquharson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farquharson.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Gordon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gordon with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gordon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Farquharson counters with a takedown into side control.
Farquharson in side control, throwing shots but Gordon defends.
Gordon struggling a bit here.
Farquharson controls the position.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farquharson can do to turn this around?
Farquharson tries to score with some ground and pound. Gordon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Farquharson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Farquharson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gordon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gordon regains half guard, as Farquharson was trying to land strikes.
Farquharson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Farquharson is trying to control. Gordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Farquharson in particular looking to stall.
Farquharson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gordon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farquharson throwing shots but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Farquharson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gordon tries to get to full guard but Farquharson has control of the leg.
Gordon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farquharson is trying to control. Gordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gordon lands a head shot.
Gordon throws a body kick that misses
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gordon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Farquharson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duncan Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farquharson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gordon has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duncan Farquharson.
I think Gordon 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Gordon!
Lamar Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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