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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Lambert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Lambert!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lambert is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferdinand has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ferdinand is looking for a sweep.
Ferdinand wants to control but Lambert postures up.
Lambert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ferdinand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferdinand tries to get out of the position.
Lambert is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ferdinand knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ferdinand is trying to improve his position.
Ferdinand is trying to buck Lambert off.
Ferdinand tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lambert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferdinand gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ferdinand sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferdinand is looking to escape.
Lambert passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ferdinand is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferdinand flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ferdinand really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lambert is working for a guillotine from mount but Ferdinand frees his head quite easily.
Lambert blocks Ferdinand's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lambert goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ferdinand is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lambert trying to keep a closed guard but Ferdinand is proving a slippery customer.
Ferdinand thows a big elbow that misses.
Ferdinand is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferdinand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lambert on the ground.
Lambert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferdinand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand works over Lambert with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferdinand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferdinand working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferdinand trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferdinand trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferdinand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lambert looking for a sweep. Not yet Lambert, not yet.
Ferdinand is looking to work some ground and pound but Lambert has wrist control.
Ferdinand trying to control but Lambert is working from the bottom.
Lambert has his feet on Ferdinand's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lambert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferdinand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferdinand slips a nice elbow through Lambert's hands, connecting with Lambert's forehead.
Lambert looks gassed!
Ferdinand missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferdinand moves into full mount! Lambert won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferdinand pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Ferdinand dominated that 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.
Ferdinand scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferdinand fails to land the takedown.
Lambert shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferdinand sprawls well. He's pushed Lambert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lambert shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferdinand defends it nicely.
Lambert just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferdinand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ferdinand with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferdinand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ferdinand here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jab by Lambert.
Nice sprawl there from Ferdinand as Lambert shoots in.
Franz Ferdinand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Lambert.
Ferdinand lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lambert backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferdinand throws a series of strikes that have Lambert backpedaling.
Lambert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand misses with a double jab.
Ferdinand shoots in and bounces Lambert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ferdinand is looking to work some ground and pound but Lambert has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferdinand works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lambert is refusing to be controlled, as Ferdinand sits in half guard.
Ferdinand looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ferdinand not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferdinand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferdinand 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand is nestled in close to Lambert, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lambert's head.
Ferdinand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lambert's head.
Franz Ferdinand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferdinand with the ground and pound but Lambert uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ferdinand scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferdinand in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferdinand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand scoring with some ground and pound.
Ferdinand scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferdinand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lambert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferdinand throwing strikes but missing.
Lambert keeping full guard, as Ferdinand tries to pass.
Ferdinand throws a strike but Lambert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ferdinand thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert wants to pass the guard but Ferdinand is keeping the position.
Ferdinand can't keep his opponent in guard - Lambert advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lambert is trying to work for a kimura but Ferdinand is defending well.
Ferdinand is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferdinand is trying to control but can't.
Lambert is trying to work for a kimura but Ferdinand is defending well.
Ferdinand misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Ferdinand dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ferdinand looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lambert!
Ferdinand dominating with strikes here.
Lambert is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferdinand has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lambert's face.
Ferdinand cracks Lambert with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ferdinand landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferdinand landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lambert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferdinand raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lambert's face.
BOOM! Ferdinand connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ferdinand trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferdinand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambert can do to turn this around?
Ferdinand lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ferdinand landing strikes from the mount.
Ferdinand in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferdinand with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferdinand working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand raining down shots from the mount!
Ferdinand scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lambert?
Ferdinand landing strikes from the mount and Lambert is in trouble!
Ferdinand lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lambert is rocked!
Ferdinand connects with a bit shot that sees Lambert covering up! More strikes from Ferdinand and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ferdinand is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franz Ferdinand!
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energy
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hype
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