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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meadows looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lambert throws a right and a left that Meadows avoids nicely.
Meadows misses with a takedown
and Lambert counters with a takedown into side control.
Lambert controlling the position from side mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lambert lands an elbow.
Lambert working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lambert in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lambert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meadows down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert tries to move to mount but Meadows blocks the move with his legs.
Meadows is looking to reverse the position.
Meadows stops Lambert from passing to mount.
Check out the look on Lambert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lambert landing strikes.
Lambert has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Meadows misses with the body kick
and Lambert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lambert is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lambert is looking to advance position but Meadows won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gauthier Lambert.
Lambert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meadows tries to sprawl but Lambert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lambert controlling the pace.
Lambert slips a nice elbow through Meadows's hands, connecting with Meadows's forehead.
Meadows looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert not doing much here.
Meadows has hold of Lambert's hands but Lambert slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lambert content to control rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Gauthier Lambert wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lambert misses with a wild combination.
Lambert closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert takes a little break here. Meadows wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Meadows is trying to control Lambert's posture but Lambert avoids it.
Lambert controls the position.
Meadows tries to escape but Lambert is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambert content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lambert bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lambert gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lambert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meadows on the ground.
Lambert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lambert cracks Meadows with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lambert tries to clinch up but Meadows circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambert clinches up with Meadows and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows wants to get back to striking at distance but Lambert won't allow it.
Lambert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meadows tries to pull guard but Lambert holds him up against the cage and eventually Meadows drops back down to his feet.
Lambert throws an elbow that misses.
Lambert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lambert manages to break the clinch.
Lambert lands with a right hand.
Lambert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lambert moves into the clinch successfully.
Meadows misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meadows has him pressed against the cage.
Meadows keeps control of Lambert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lambert breaks the clinch.
Lambert drives through and clinches with Meadows against the cage.
Lambert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lambert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meadows or not.
Lambert is trying to break free.
Lambert keeps control of Meadows as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lambert jumps into guard, dragging Meadows to the mat.
Lambert wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert is trying to keep Meadows in close.
Meadows looking to sit in guard and control but Lambert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lambert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meadows throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lambert decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meadows, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert connects with a body shot that sends Meadows's belly button to the back.
Meadows takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meadows misses with a head kick.
Lambert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Meadows wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lambert is fighting to break Meadows's control of his arms but Meadows is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lambert looking to sit in guard and control but Meadows gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lambert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meadows can do to turn this around?
Lambert is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meadows is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Meadows wants to control from the top but Lambert keeps moving.
Lambert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lambert tries a head kick but it misses.
Lambert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lambert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lambert working the ground and pound.
Meadows can't do much from the bottom here.
Lambert scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Meadows to see if he's OK.
Lambert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lambert staying calm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambert seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Meadows for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows wants to get back to his feet.
Meadows is trying to improve his position.
Lambert lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lambert stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lambert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Meadows wants to control but Lambert is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows is looking to escape.
Meadows is trying to get back to full guard.
Lambert stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gauthier Lambert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gauthier Lambert just wasn't active enough.
Meadows walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lambert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meadows circles away quickly and effectively.
Lambert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meadows, pushing him back against the cage.
Meadows is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lambert is keeping busy.
A short right from Lambert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meadows lands a body punch.
Lambert breaks the clinch.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meadows napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meadows is looking for a sweep.
Lambert working away.
Lambert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meadows down.
Meadows 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.
Lambert stands up and beckons Meadows to his feet.
Lambert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gauthier Lambert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meadows stuffs the takedown attempt from Lambert. Lambert gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Lambert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lambert wants it to stay on the feet.
Lambert gets the takedown into side control.
Lambert controls the position from side control.
Meadows can't do much from the bottom here.
Jack Meadows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meadows tries to improve position but can't.
Lambert advances to full mount.
Meadows slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Lambert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lambert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Lambert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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