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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Yannick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Lam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Yannick!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lam clinches up with Yannick and pushes him back against the cage.
Yannick can't break the clinch.
Yannick looking for a takedown.
Yannick throws a head punch that misses.
Yannick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yannick jumps guard but Lam stands there with Yannick around his waist. Yannick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lam pulls guard successfully.
Yannick trying to control but Lam is working from the bottom.
Yannick looking to pass the guard.
Lam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lam is looking for a triangle but Yannick pushes his legs off easily.
Yannick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yannick trying to control but Lam is working from the bottom.
Yannick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lam is breathing heavily.
Yannick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yannick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yannick's guard now.
Yannick trying to keep a closed guard but Lam is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yannick is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yannick is on top in guard.
Yannick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yannick trying to control but Lam is working from the bottom.
Yannick tries to free his leg and advance position but Lam is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yannick gets to his feet. Lam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yannick wants to clinch.
Yannick misses with a double jab
and Lam counters with a nice body kick.
Yannick misses with a body shot.
Lam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yannick throws a nice looking combination but Lam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yannick looks to land a combination but Lam avoids it well.
Lam throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Yannick moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lam.
Yannick tries to break the clinch but Lam is controlling the position.
Lam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yannick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lam prevents Yannick from breaking the clinch.
Yannick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lam gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liam Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Yannick.
Yannick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lam gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lam successfully pulls guard.
Yannick wants to control from the top but Lam keeps moving.
Yannick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yannick working some strikes from top position.
Lam has a closed guard, preventing Yannick from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yannick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lam counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lam walks into a stiff left hand from Yannick.
Lam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yannick throws a body kick that misses.
Yannick tries to clinch but Lam is having none of it.
Yannick swats away the attempt to clinch by Lam.
Yannick tries to clinch up but Lam circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yannick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yannick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yannick tries to break the clinch but Lam is controlling the position.
Yannick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lam smiles and moves away.
Liam Lam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yannick tries to clinch
so Lam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lam is looking to stand up but Yannick won't let him.
Yannick looking to control but Lam passes into half guard.
Yannick gets full guard.
Yannick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yannick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lam's guard.
Yannick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yannick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yannick with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yannick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yannick wants to stand but Lam is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yannick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yannick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yannick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam keeping moving, preventing Yannick from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lam instigates a clinch.
Lam gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Yannick is pressing down on Lam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yannick wants to sweep here but Lam controlling him for the moment.
Yannick is looking to stand up but Lam isn't so interested in that idea.
Lam advances to half guard.
Yannick wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yannick tries to get to full guard but Lam has control of the leg.
Yannick is trying to stand.
Yannick trying to control but Lam postures up.
Yannick tries to roll over but Lam keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yannick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lam's waist but Lam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yannick off to one side.
Yannick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lam counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lam dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yannick scores with a takedown into Lam's guard.
Yannick wants to control from the top but Lam keeps moving.
Yannick is working Lam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yannick gets to his feet. Lam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lam darts in trying to clinch
and Yannick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yannick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lam wants to sweep here but Yannick controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam keeping moving, preventing Yannick from controlling successfully.
Yannick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bruno Yannick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yannick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lam is looking to stand up but Yannick isn't so interested in that idea.
Yannick looking to pass the guard.
Lam looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Lam trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yannick tries for a takedown but Lam circles away easily
and Lam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lam prevents Yannick from breaking the clinch.
Yannick is working for takedown but Lam is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yannick can't break the clinch.
Yannick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yannick tries for a takedown but Lam circles away easily
so Lam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Liam Lam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Yannick.
Yannick wants to stand but Lam is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yannick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yannick pulls Lam in close to his closed guard and prevents Lam from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yannick wants to stand and escape but Lam is having none of it.
Yannick trying to keep a closed guard but Lam is proving a slippery customer.
Lam stays in close to Yannick's body and controls the position.
Bruno Yannick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Lam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yannick misses with the combination.
Lam closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yannick is trying to control Lam's posture but Lam avoids it.
Yannick striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Yannick.
I think Lam 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lam!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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