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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Paul Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martyn Paul Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb throws a series of punches but Casey avoids them all with ease.
Lamb throws a series of punches but Casey moves out of range.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Casey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lamb misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Lamb.
Lamb has a takedown stuffed.
Lamb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lamb misses with a series of wild punches.
Casey moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
No joy there for Lamb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamb throws a body punch but Casey moves out of range.
Casey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Casey lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Casey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lamb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lamb is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Casey is aware though and is defending well.
Casey postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Casey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Casey.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
No joy there for Lamb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamb throws a series of punches but Casey avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Casey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Lamb does it's job there.
Casey avoids the head kick by Lamb.
Casey slips a jab and a cross from Lamb.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamb. That snapped Casey's head back.
Casey has a takedown stuffed.
Casey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamb sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Casey somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Paul Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb tries to clinch up.
Lamb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Racka Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lamb looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lamb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lamb's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Casey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martyn Paul Casey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Casey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Casey.
Lamb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Casey slips under a jab.
Martyn Paul Casey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamb swinging wildly here.
Lamb fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamb has his takedown stuffed
and Casey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lamb's guard.
Lamb looking for a guillotine here but Casey defends easily.
Lamb wants to sweep here but Casey controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Casey being controlled here momentarily.
Lamb trying to control the position.
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.
Lamb manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lamb is landing with some decent strikes but Casey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamb unloads with some shots from mount but Casey bucks and avoids them well.
Lamb looking to ground and pound but Casey is blocking nicely.
Lamb has control of Casey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Casey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb controlling from mount.
Casey blocking the ground and pound.
Lamb misses with a head shot.
Lamb thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Casey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lamb on the ground.
Lamb looking to ground and pound but Casey is blocking nicely.
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.
Casey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lamb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamb throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lamb trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Casey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lamb.
Lamb trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lamb throwing strikes here but Casey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Casey is squirming around, avoiding Lamb's attempts to control the action.
Lamb sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Racka Lamb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Casey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Casey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamb thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
Lamb misses with a double jab.
Lamb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb misses with the combination.
Lamb lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lamb.
Casey shoots for a takedown but Lamb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lamb lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamb stalks Casey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Casey's face. Casey staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb swinging wildly here.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Lamb.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lamb misses.
Casey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of Casey's head but Casey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Casey counters with a shoot takedown. Lamb fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Casey defends well.
Casey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lamb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey controls from within his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lamb holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Lamb working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Racka Lamb.
Lamb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lamb fails with the takedown.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamb thuds a left hand into Casey's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Racka Lamb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lamb 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Racka Lamb!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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