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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lamope's choice of entrance music: Bulletproof. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
145 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
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165 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lamope doesn't manage to clinch there - St James circles away.
St James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamope throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
St James throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lamope.
St James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Lamope does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamope tries to clinch up but St James circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope dips to his left and cracks St James with an uppercut!
St James 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lamope is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St James is controlling him.
Lamope being controlled here, momentarily.
St James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamope is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St James passes into half guard.
St James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lamope's head.
St James stops Lamope from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamope is looking to improve his position.
Lamope has hold of St James's hands but St James slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lamope is trying to stand up here but St James is controlling him well.
St James slows the pace down in half guard.
St James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St James moves nicely into side control.
Lamope gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is trying to control but can't.
Lamope is trying to stand.
St James scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lamope tries to kick St James off but St James keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St James is trying to control the action in half guard but Lamope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St James scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lamope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St James performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St James looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is trying to maintain the position but St James is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St James lands a nice short elbow.
St James trying to control the action but Lamope is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St James prevents Lamope from improving his position.
Lamope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St James pulls his head out easily.
St James lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope is trying to stand up here but St James is controlling him well.
Lamope is not content to let St James control the position.
Lamope actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lamope tries to close the distance and clinch up but St James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamope looks to score with a jab to the body but St James is just out of range.
Lamope rushes St James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lamope blocks a body shot from St James.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lamope.
A short right from Lamope on the inside.
St James lands a body shot.
St James struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamope controls his hands.
Lamope tries to throw a body punch but St James avoids it by throwing Lamope back against the cage.
Lamope misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St James prevents a body shot from Lamope.
Lamope tries to throw a body punch but St James avoids it by throwing Lamope back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St James fails to land.
St James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St James lands with a left to the head.
Lamope misses with a hook to the ribs.
St James misses with a punch to the body.
St James misses with a hook to the ribs.
St James blocks a body shot from Lamope.
St James breaks from the clinch.
Lamope throws a lazy right hand but St James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamope throws the left hand but St James avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope closes the distance but St James moves to the side
and St James counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Lamope.
Lamope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lamope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
St James lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope tries to clinch there but St James circles away.
Lamope stuffs the takedown.
Lamope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lamope tries to clinch but St James moves out of range.
St James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamope checks it well.
Lamope scores with a crisp jab that stopped St James in his tracks.
It looks like Cameron St James has been cut.
St James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamope tries to close the distance and clinch up but St James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lamope.
Lamope looks to throw the jab but St James is out of range.
Lamope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St James counters with a leg kick.
St James throws a leg kick
and Lamope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St James is rocked!
St James blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St James keeps Lamope at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cameron St James's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamope to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh St James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St James was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamope.
St James seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Lamope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamope avoids the body shot from St James.
Lamope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lamope misses with a hook
and St James counters with a single leg into guard. Lamope didn't expect that.
Lamope keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
Lamope wants to sweep here but St James controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope has his foot on St James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St James works his way back into a safe position though.
St James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St James is pushing down on Lamope's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lamope is fighting to maintain full guard but St James has managed to sneak the leg through.
St James is trying to control the action in half guard but Lamope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St James controlling the action here.
Lamope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St James wants to take a breather but Lamope is having none of it.
St James prevents Lamope from improving his position.
Lamope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St James trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope pushes St James off looking to stand but St James dives back in and keeps control.
St James is keen to just control but Lamope is a slippery customer.
Lamope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St James pulls his head out easily.
St James wants to pass the guard but Lamope is defending well.
St James wants to control but Lamope is keeping him busy.
St James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cameron St James.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James shoots in for a double leg but Lamope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lamope looks to clinch
and St James counters with a single leg into guard. Lamope didn't expect that.
Lamope wants to stand up but St James is controlling him.
St James is pushing down on Lamope's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lamope is fighting to maintain full guard but St James has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St James is thwarting Lamope's attempts to control the position.
St James is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lamope!
Lamope really wants to buck St James off and get back to his feet.
St James landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamope tries to hold on but St James postures up.
St James controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St James with the ground and pound from mount.
Lamope is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Lamope that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lamope is looking to get to half guard.
Lamope wants to control but St James is having none of it.
St James working Lamope over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St James controlling from the full mount.
St James trying to control but Lamope is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St James 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 for Cameron St James!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Cameron St James!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Cameron St James!
Cameron St James wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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