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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Dreesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamare's entrance music is Opeth. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
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159 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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177 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Dreesen! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dreesen misses with an uppercut. Dreesen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lamare is landing a low percentage of strikes. Lamare tries to land a front kick but Dreesen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A leg kick checked by Dreesen. Dreesen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dreesen throws a body shot but no joy. Lamare wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Dreesen lands a front kick. Dreesen feints and then cracks Lamare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamare down. Dreesen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A jab from Lamare misses. Dreesen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamare tries to clinch but Dreesen is having none of it. Dreesen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lamare is out of range and Dreesen settles back down. An inside leg kick from Dreesen misses. It looked like Lamare was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lamare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lamare avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Lamare is looking to clinch. Dreesen takes a swing at Lamare's ribcage but misses. Dreesen lands a slapping body shot.
Dreesen avoids the body shot from Lamare.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lamare throws a head kick but Dreesen moves out of range.
Dreesen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lamare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight. Dreesen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dreesen tries to score with a low kick but Lamare moves his leg out of the way. Lamare checks a leg kick nicely. Lamare misses with a head kick.
Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side. Lamare throws a quick inside leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Dreesen. Virgil Dreesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side. Dreesen lands a jab to the nose. Lamare moves out of range of the strikes. Dreesen tries a head kick but it misses.
Dreesen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Dreesen avoids a kick to the body.
Dreesen connects with a jab. 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! Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dreesen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamare has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamare and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare. A clash of legs there as Lamare blocks the low kick. Dreesen misses with a body kick. Dreesen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamare is just out of range. A slapping leg kick lands for Lamare.
Lamare tries to land a front kick but Dreesen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Lamare moves forwards but Dreesen connects with a nice, crisp jab. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare. Dreesen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lamare walks into a left hand. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lamare. Dreesen shrugs it off though. Dreesen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamare checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Dreesen throws a jab when Lamare was well out of range. Dreesen misses with a low kick.
Lamare wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Dreesen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreesen. Lamare connects with a leg kick. Dreesen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A slapping leg kick lands for Lamare.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lamare throws a right and a left that Dreesen avoids nicely. Lamare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreesen. Lamare plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Lamare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Dreesen misses with a head kick.
Lamare scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Dreesen throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamare counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dreesen's knee momentarily. Dreesen slips a straight right by Lamare. Lamare fakes the leg kick and cracks Dreesen in the body. Dreesen looks to throw the jab but Lamare is out of range. Lamare is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dreesen. Dreesen throws a leg kick that is checked and Lamare counters with a good low kick that Dreesen was not able to check. Lamare connects with a single shot there. Dreesen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamare. Dreesen throws a series of punches but Lamare avoids them all with ease. 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! Lamare throws a wild body kick that Dreesen sees coming a mile off. Lamare misses with a looping right. Dreesen slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lamare tries to close the distance and clinch but Dreesen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lamare throws a quick inside leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare. Lamare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamare fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreesen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lamare motions for Dreesen to come forward. Lamare throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Dreesen. Lamare does a little dance to reset his feet. Lamare tried to counter with a leg kick but Dreesen avoided it. Lamare is looking to chop away at Dreesen's legs. Lamare misses with a wild body shot. Lamare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dreesen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Lamare motions for Dreesen to come forward. Lamare throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dreesen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lamare takes a step back to recover. A thudding body kick lands there by Lamare!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dreesen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Dreesen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lamare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Lamare dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lamare tries a head kick but it misses.
Dreesen throws out a loose jab but Lamare uses good head movement to avoid it. Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Dreesen avoids it. Lamare moves out of range of the body kick from Dreesen.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dreesen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lamare has got the better of the exchanges. Lamare scores with a nice right hand.
Dreesen slips under a jab. Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
Lamare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dreesen. The fight stays on the outside here - Lamare looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A looping hook to the body misses from Dreesen. Lamare does a little dance to reset his feet. Lamare looks to land a combination but Dreesen avoids it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fight moves into the clinch position. Lamare lands an elbow inside. Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lamare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dreesen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Dreesen blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare struggles to land a body shot inside as Dreesen controls his hands.
Lamare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dreesen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Lamare throws a punch but it's blocked by Dreesen. Lamare tries to work over Dreesen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dreesen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lamare throws an elbow that misses.
Dreesen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lamare with a knee to the head.
It looks like Virgil Dreesen has been cut. Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dreesen wants to break free but Lamare has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dreesen's brow. Dreesen has Lamare pressed against the cage.
Lamare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dreesens head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lamare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
Dreesen blocks a body shot from Lamare. Lamare lands a good knee to the midsection. Dreesen won't want to take too many of those. Lamare can't find room to land a body shot as Dreesen controls the action.
Lamare misses with a punch on the inside.
Dreesen blocks an elbow strike. Dreesen blocks an elbow strike. Lamare lands an elbow inside that Dreesen shrugs off. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lamare using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dreesen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Lamare misses with a short punch on the inside. Lamare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lamare misses with a hook from the clinch. Lamare lands a body punch. Lamare tries a body shot but Dreesen blocks it.
Lamare cracks Dreesen with a nice body shot. Lamare lands a hook to the side of the head. Lamare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dreesen avoids it. Dreesen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lamare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dreesen is trying to push Lamare away but Lamare has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lamare lands a hook that snaps the head of Dreesen backwards. Lamare misses with a short punch on the inside. Dreesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Lamare counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lamare throws a sloppy head kick and Dreesen moves out of range easily. Dreesen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamare checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreesen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dreesen wants to slow Lamare down by chopping away at his legs. Lamare wants to land a leg kick but Dreesen is out of range. Dreesen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lamare on the side of the head. Lamare throws a wild body kick that Dreesen sees coming a mile off. Dreesen avoids the head kick by Lamare.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dreesen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lamare will feel that in the morning. Lamare throws a body shot but no joy. Dreesen only half commits to the counter leg kick. Dreesen keeps the fight on the outside. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dreesen.
Chet Lamare is winning the standup battle so far. A clash of legs there as Lamare blocks the low kick. Lamare slips under a jab. Lamare throws a leg kick that is checked and Dreesen counters with an inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Lamare dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Virgil Dreesen's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lamare defending well as Dreesen loads up on a big left hand. Lamare thinks about countering with a head kick. Lamare misses with an uppercut. Dreesen saw that one coming. Nice uppercut there from Lamare. A big right from Dreesen misses. Lamare swings for the body but Dreesen moves out of range.
Lamare thumps Dreesen with a low kick. Lamare connects with a leg kick. Dreesen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dreesen lands the left hand. Dreesen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamare.
Lamare appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Lamare moves out of range easily. Lamare doesn't manage to clinch there - Dreesen circles away.
Lamare throws a leg kick which misses Dreesen's front leg but catches the back leg as Dreesen tries to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dreesen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lamare appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. A slow jab from Lamare misses its intended target. Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick. Dreesen connects with the punch. Lamare throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lamare throws a nice outside leg kick. Lamare pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lamare throws a chopping leg kick but Dreesen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Lamare chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dreesen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dreesen misses with a straight left. Lamare checks a leg kick. Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Dreesen avoids it. Dreesen blocks a head kick by Lamare.
Dreesen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Lamare moves out of range easily. Dreesen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lamare throws a front kick that sends Dreesen stumbling back into the cage. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamare. Lamare throws a body kick that misses. Lamare throws a solid leg kick but Dreesen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamare. Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dreesen clobbers Lamare with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Dreesen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lamare throws the kick towards the body but Dreesen avoids it. Dreesen with a nice cross. Lamare blocks a jab. Dreesen digs a good hook to Lamare's body.
Dreesen connects with a solid leg kick. Good exchange - Lamare coming out on top. Dreesen throws a lazy right hand but Lamare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Chet Lamare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dreesen, right into the meat.
Lamare throws a leg kick but Dreesen sees it coming and checks it nicely. Lamare goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lamare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lamare misses with a head kick.
Lamare scores with a leg kick.
Lamare wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lamare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreesen throws out the jab. Dreesen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamare. Dreesen tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lamare. Dreesen cracks Lamare with a good jab. Lamare misses with a low kick as Dreesen jumps back. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lamare - that will leave a mark!
Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
Lamare misses with a wild body shot. Lamare misses with a low kick.
Dreesen moves out of range of the body kick from Lamare.
Dreesen moves out of range as Lamare throws a body kick.
Lamare checks a leg kick nicely. Lamare appears to be looking for a big counter. Lamare throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Lamare misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Dreesen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dreesen.
Lamare shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dreesen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nice shot by Lamare. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dreesen tries to score with a low kick but Lamare moves his leg out of the way. Lamare misses with the combination.
Dreesen avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Dreesen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamare. Lamare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreesen flicks out a counter leg kick but Lamare steps away. Lamare has managed to clinch.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Dreesen shrugs off. Virgil Dreesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Chet Lamare showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lamare 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Lamare! Chet Lamare decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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