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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JOHNNY LAMB (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JOHNNY LAMB will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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136 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JOHNNY LAMB!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
LAMB moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Drago throws a push kick but LAMB slaps the foot to one side.
LAMB throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
LAMB lands with a nice combination. Drago backs away looking to recover.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Drago.
The fight stays on the outside here - LAMB looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LAMB dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Drago wants to pass the guard but LAMB is defending well.
Drago stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for LAMB!
LAMB is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Drago thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Drago tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LAMB bucks up and throws Drago to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Drago looks for the body kick but LAMB saw that one coming.
LAMB tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
LAMB scores with a three punch combo!
Drago is rocked!
LAMB scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LAMB waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Drago. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Drago to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but LAMB is proving a slippery customer.
Drago is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
LAMB won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
LAMB would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
LAMB really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
LAMB stands and steps away. Drago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drago is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LAMB tries to clinch up
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
LAMB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
LAMB tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into side control. LAMB won't be happy with that.
LAMB is pushing Drago's head away, looking to escape. Drago manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JOHNNY LAMB dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
LAMB looks to clinch
and Drago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in LAMB's guard now.
Drago throws a strike but LAMB rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drago wants to stand and escape but LAMB is having none of it.
Drago is pulling down on LAMB's head. It's preventing any offense from LAMB, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but LAMB is one step ahead there.
Drago is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
LAMB has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drago is proving hard to escape from.
LAMB won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
LAMB would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
LAMB looks to clinch
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
LAMB lands a nice elbow.
LAMB is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
LAMB unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LAMB landing knees to the head.
LAMB scores a nice knee to the body.
LAMB landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drago takes a knee right on the jaw!
LAMB landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
LAMB connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drago's face.
LAMB scores with a knee to the head.
LAMB landing some nice looking knees to the body.
LAMB scores a nice knee to the body.
LAMB lands a nice elbow.
LAMB with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by LAMB.
LAMB lands an elbow inside.
LAMB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drago stalling in the clinch but LAMB improves position.
LAMB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LAMB using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
LAMB is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
LAMB lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
LAMB prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
LAMB lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
LAMB connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for LAMB.
LAMB misses with an elbow strike.
LAMB lands a knee to the body.
Drago avoiding damage.
LAMB lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but LAMB has him pressed against the cage.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LAMB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
LAMB lands a nice knee to the body.
LAMB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
LAMB misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drago.
Drago goes for a takedown in the clinch but LAMB prevents it.
Drago looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JOHNNY LAMB will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
LAMB getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drago decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. LAMB defending well though.
Drago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. LAMB defending well though.
Well, if Drago is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drago is tying to control. LAMB wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. LAMB defending well though.
LAMB is trying to stand up here but Drago is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drago seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but LAMB does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
LAMB moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
LAMB with a knee to the head.
LAMB tries to land knees in the clinch but Drago avoids the damage to the body.
LAMB lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
LAMB unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LAMB lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye.
LAMB trying to land knees to the body.
LAMB landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, LAMB throws an elbow but misses.
Drago tries to pull guard but LAMB won't allow it.
Drago fails to pull guard.
LAMB unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LAMB lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drago is trying to break free.
LAMB lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LAMB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
LAMB with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
LAMB lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
LAMB unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LAMB scores with a knee to the head.
LAMB misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drago.
LAMB prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LAMB scores a nice knee to the body.
LAMB lands a nice elbow.
Drago breaks the clinch.
LAMB tries to clinch
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
LAMB pushes Drago off looking to stand but Drago dives back in and keeps control.
Drago tries to pass to full mount but LAMB defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago prevents LAMB from standing back up.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
LAMB avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drago.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JOHNNY LAMB!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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