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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Thomas (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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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas cracks Lamb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lamb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ford Lane Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Lamb motions for Thomas to come forward. Lamb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamb.
Lamb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamb tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Lamb walks into a jab.
Thomas rushes Lamb and presses him up against the cage.
Lamb misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
It looks like Nate Lamb has been cut.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Lamb takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lamb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Lamb.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Lamb misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Lamb avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Lamb trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Lamb, against the cage.
Lamb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Lamb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamb could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lamb lands a damaging elbow.
Lamb being controlled against the cage.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamb tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lamb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Lamb.
Lamb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas working Lamb over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb working aggressively here.
Thomas avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Lamb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamb throws an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamb tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Lamb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Lamb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb taking a breather.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Lamb trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lamb misses with the head strike.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Lamb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lamb dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Lou Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Lamb blocks with his arms.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Lamb jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Lamb gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nate Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamb throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas slips a jab from Lamb.
Lamb connects with a body shot.
Lamb moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamb.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Lamb throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Lamb throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamb.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lamb avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Lamb misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Lamb.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Lamb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamb throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Lamb lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Thomas leaning against his opponent.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamb blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamb tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lamb misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Lamb tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Lamb won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas working Lamb over with knees to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Lamb.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas stalling the fight.
Lamb tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb misses with a knee to the head.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamb avoids it.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lamb creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamb throws an elbow but misses.
Lamb tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lamb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamb is defending well for now.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lamb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamb misses with an elbow strike.
Lamb misses with an elbow over the top.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Lamb's cut.
That's time! Lamb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamb throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Lamb wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Lamb throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Lamb.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lamb fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Lamb.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Lamb's body.
Thomas lands a jab to Lamb's midsection.
Lamb is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws the left hand but Lamb avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Lamb trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Lamb is blocking nicely.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lamb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lamb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lamb lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamb.
Lamb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamb avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lamb misses with the head strike.
Lamb takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lou Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamb.
Lamb tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Lamb lands a nice uppercut.
Lamb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Lamb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Lamb trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Lamb tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Lamb trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stalling the fight.
Thomas avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Lamb missing with knees to the body.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Lamb, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Lamb.
Lamb swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamb avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Lamb managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Lamb, against the cage.
Nate Lamb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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