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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justine Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Lammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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143 lbs
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177 cm
26
142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justine Bieber! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Lammar! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Bieber does it's job there. Bieber circles away from the clinch attempt and Bieber counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bieber lands a really nice looking cross but Lammar seems unphased.
Lammar throws a wild body kick that Bieber sees coming a mile off. Bieber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bieber scores with a one two! Lammar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Lammar throws a sloppy head kick and Bieber moves out of range easily. Bieber tests Lammar's chin there with a solid looking shot. Bieber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lammar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Bieber jabs at Lammar's body. Lammar keeps Bieber at a distance using the push kick. Bieber blocks the body kick.
Bieber lands a jab-cross combination. Lammar moves forwards but Bieber connects with a nice, crisp jab. Lammar misses with a leg kick. Lammar throws the kick towards the body but Bieber avoids it. Lammar throws a body kick, spinning off balance letting Bieber counter with a right hand. Bieber scores with a sloppy right hand. Lammar should have avoided that one. Bieber connects with the punch. Lammar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lammar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Lammar thows a body kick. Bieber tries to catch it but that hurt him. Lammar throws a sloppy head kick and Bieber moves out of range easily. Nice uppercut lands for Bieber. That snapped Lammar's head back.
Bieber dips to his left and cracks Lammar with an uppercut! Bieber jabs Lammar right on the nose. Lammar blinks but takes it well. Bieber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Bieber loads up on a big right hand but Lammar slips the punch. Bieber misses with an uppercut. Lammar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bieber scores with a one two! Lammar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Bieber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Bieber is breathing heavily. Lammar ducks under a wild hook from Bieber. Lammar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bieber lands a lovely overhand right. Lammar scores with a push kick. Bieber moves out of range of the body kick from Lammar.
Lammar takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bieber misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Bieber misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lammar slips under a jab. Lammar throws a head kick but Bieber moves out of range.
Lammar defending well as Bieber loads up on a big left hand. Lammar pushes Bieber up against the cage in a clinch. Lammar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bieber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Bieber working hard to break the clinch. Lammar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bieber's efforts to push away. Bieber is trying to break free. Bieber tries to circle away but Lammar has him pinned against the cage. Lammar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bieber's defenses. Bieber is looking to break free of the clinch but Lammar has double underhooks. Bieber blocking some punches.
Bieber is trying to break the clinch but Lammar is controlling him. Bieber tries to break the clinch but Lammar is controlling the position. Lammar lands an elbow just above Bieber 's eye. Lammar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bieber.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bieber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bieber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bieber struggles to land a body shot inside as Lammar controls his hands.
Bieber wants to break free but Lammar has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lammar throws an elbow but misses. Bieber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. With the fighters up against the cage, Lammar throws an elbow but misses. Bieber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bieber is trying to break the clinch but Lammar has him pressed against the cage. Bieber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lammar has him pressed against the cage. Bieber wants to break free but Lammar has control.
Bieber is trying to break free. Lammar keeps control of Bieber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lammar lands a nice elbow. Knees to the body from Lammar.
Bieber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bieber wants to get back to striking at distance but Lammar won't allow it.
Bieber tries to circle away but Lammar has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bieber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bieber has had enough of the clinch but Lammar keeps him there for the moment. Bieber can't break the clinch.
Bieber is trying to break the clinch but Lammar has him pressed against the cage. Bieber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lammar has him pressed against the cage. Bieber is trying to break free. Lammar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bieber getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Lammar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lammar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bieber to score with a decent uppercut. Lammar closes the distance and pushes Bieber back into the cage. Lammar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bieber can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bieber has had enough of the clinch but Lammar keeps him there for the moment. Bieber is trying to break free. Bieber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bieber tries to circle away but Lammar has him pinned against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justine Bieber dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lammar doesn't manage to clinch there - Bieber circles away.
Bieber is looking to counter punch. Lammar throws a low kick but Bieber avoids it. Lammar thows a body kick. Bieber tries to catch it but that hurt him. Bieber connects with a crisp jab. Bieber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Bieber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lammar can do to turn this around? Lammar moves out of range of the strikes. Lammar connects with a high kick. Lammar throws a wild body kick that Bieber sees coming a mile off. Lammar throws a nice head kick!
Bieber lands a jab. The fighters circling - Bieber throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bieber lands with a cross. Kendrick Lammar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bieber catches Lammar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Lammar is breathing heavily. Lammar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bieber swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bieber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lammar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Nice body punch from Bieber. Lammar avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bieber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lammar on the side of the head. Some bone on bone action there as Bieber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bieber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lammar momentarily.
Bieber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Lammar slips a jab and a cross from Bieber.
Bieber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Lammar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bieber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Lammar tries to clinch but Bieber moves out of range. Lammar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bieber throwing a counter right hand but Lammar manages to avoid it. Bieber scores with a decent looking hook. Bieber lunges at Lammar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lammar's hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bieber lands a nice shot to the body.
Lammar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Lammar lands a front kick. Lammar lands a head kick. Bieber smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Bieber ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Lammar walks into a straight right hand from Bieber. Bieber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bieber blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lammar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bieber takes a step back to recover. Bieber feints a jab promting Lammar to slip. Bieber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lammar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. An inside leg kick lands from Lammar. Lammar misses with a body kick. Bieber scores with a punch to the head. Lammar walks into a left hand. Bieber darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Bieber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bieber avoids the head kick by Lammar.
Bieber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Lammar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lammar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Lammar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lammar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bieber circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bieber with a nice cross. Lammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Bieber misses with a looping right. Nice shot by Bieber. Lammar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bieber jabs Lammar to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lammar slips under a jab from Bieber. Lammar throws a front kick that sends Bieber stumbling back into the cage. Bieber lands a head shot. Lammar moves into the clinch. Lammar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lammar on the wrong end of a nice jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bieber scores with a nice head shot. Bieber scores with a shot to the body.
Lammar misses with a kick to the body.
Justine Bieber is winning the standup battle so far. Bieber scores with a nice right hand.
Lammar throws a push kick but Bieber slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lammar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Lammar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Bieber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bieber blocks a head kick by Lammar.
Bieber went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Lammar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bieber throws a one two combo.
Bieber throws a hook but Lammar blocks it. A slow jab from Bieber misses its intended target. Bieber is working the combinations to good effect here. Bieber stuns Lammar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bieber throws out a powerful jab. Bieber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Bieber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Lammar tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bieber lands a head shot. Bieber moves into range and connects with a jab. Lammar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Bieber. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justine Bieber dominated that second round. That's time! Bieber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lammar blocks a jab. And Lammar responds with a good body kick, but Bieber manages to step out the way in time. Lammar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Lammar. Bieber misses with a wild combination.
Lammar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lammar lands a big head kick that sends Bieber tumbling to the mat! Lammar takes a step backwards and waves Bieber back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bieber is rocked!
It looks like Justine Bieber has been cut. Lammar moves into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lammar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bieber's efforts to push away. Bieber can't break the clinch.
Bieber is trying to break the clinch but Lammar has him pressed against the cage. Bieber tries to circle away but Lammar has him pinned against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bieber takes a knee to the side of the body. Bieber takes an elbow to the forehead. Lammar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Lammar lands a good knee to the midsection. Bieber won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bieber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lammar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bieber avoids the damage to the body. Lammar lands a nice elbow. Lammar has Bieber pressed against the cage, preventing Bieber from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bieber is trying to push Lammar away but Lammar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lammar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bieber's defenses. Lammar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lammar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bieber is defending well for now. Bieber taking a breather. A frustrated look appears on Bieber's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bieber looking to stall.
Bieber tries to work over Lammar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kendrick Lammar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Lammar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bieber avoids it. Bieber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lammar's elbow. Bieber tries to circle away but Lammar has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bieber wants to get back to striking at distance but Lammar won't allow it.
Bieber is trying to force a seperation but Lammar has the dominant position. Bieber tries to stall but Lammar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lammar prevents Bieber from breaking the clinch. Lammar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bieber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bieber working hard to break the clinch. Justine Bieber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lammar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bieber managing to block the knees to the body from Lammar.
Lammar trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lammar throws an elbow but misses. Bieber tries to break the clinch but Lammar is controlling the position. Bieber tries to break free but Lammar pushes him back against the cage. Bieber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lammar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lammar keeps control of Bieber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bieber wants to get back to striking at distance but Lammar won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bieber tries to circle away but Lammar has him pinned against the cage. Bieber wants to get back to striking at distance but Lammar won't allow it.
Lammar trying to land knees to the body.
Bieber avoids a wild elbow strike from Lammar. Bieber tries to break free but Lammar pushes him back against the cage. Bieber can't break the clinch.
Lammar working Bieber over with knees to the body. Bieber is trying to break the clinch but Lammar is controlling him. Lammar missing with knees to the body.
Lammar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bieber.
Bieber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lammar has Bieber pressed against the cage, preventing Bieber from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bieber tries to circle away but Lammar has him pinned against the cage. Bieber is trying to break the clinch but Lammar is controlling him. Bieber is trying to push Lammar away but Lammar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Bieber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lammar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bieber is trying to break the clinch but Lammar is controlling him. Lammar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bieber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bieber crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lammar - the referee stops the clock and Bieber gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lammar. Bieber manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Bieber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bieber gets tackled into the cage by Lammar. Lammar maintains the clinch. Bieber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bieber is looking to break free of the clinch but Lammar has double underhooks. Lammar landing knees to the body.
Bieber dodges an elbow strike from Lammar.
Lammar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bieber.
Kendrick Lammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bieber working hard to break the clinch. Bieber blocks the elbow strike.
Bieber will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Lammar has Bieber pressed against the cage, preventing Bieber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight! Kendrick Lammar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Bieber 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justine Bieber!
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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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