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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lowell Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thomas misses the body punch
and Lamb counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lamb rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Lamb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Lamb.
Lamb shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lamb's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas tries to clinch but Lamb moves out of range.
Lamb throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lamb has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lamb tries to pull guard but Thomas won't allow it.
Lamb wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Lamb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamb clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lamb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lamb really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb has clasped his hands together around Thomas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lamb wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lamb.
Lamb landing a few strikes.
Lamb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Lamb is really struggling to control Thomas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lamb throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lamb is working Thomas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thomas is not content to let Lamb control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb working the body and head with strikes.
Lamb wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Lamb controlling the position from side mount.
Lamb trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb cracks Thomas with a big elbow.
Lamb lands a nice forearm strike.
Lamb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas dodges the ground and pound from Lamb.
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lamb decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lamb moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lamb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lamb manages to break the clinch.
Lamb throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lamb to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lamb scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lamb throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamb landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowell Lamb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lamb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lamb is defended easily by Thomas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Lamb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Lamb shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamb misses with a straight left.
No luck for Lamb with that takedown attempt.
Lamb fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lowell Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamb forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Lamb breaks the clinch.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lowell Lamb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Lamb from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lamb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Lamb lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lamb trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Lamb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lamb closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Lamb pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lamb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
A head kick from Lamb lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Lamb will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
Lamb is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Lamb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown but Lamb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lamb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamb checks it well.
Lamb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowell Lamb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lamb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lamb tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Lamb has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lamb can't break the clinch.
Lamb lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas keeps control of Lamb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Lamb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Lamb with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas avoiding damage as Lamb throws knees to the body.
Lamb has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Thomas is trying to push Lamb away but Lamb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamb drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lowell Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lamb working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lamb.
Lamb thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Lamb is controlling him well.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Lamb sits in half guard.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lamb throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Lamb circles away easily
and Lamb counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Lamb to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lamb scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Lamb shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lamb moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb manages to pull guard.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamb is keeping the position for now.
Lamb lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lamb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lamb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lamb is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lowell Lamb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lamb 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lowell Lamb!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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