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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater comes to the cage accompanied by Stop What Ya Doin. Lambert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. 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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13 - 6 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Slater.
Slater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slater tries to move into range but Lambert moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
AC Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lambert manages to avoid it.
Slater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lambert.
Slater looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lambert shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slater eats them both and turns towards Lambert to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slater misses with a two punch combination.
Lambert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambert lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Slater swings for the body but Lambert moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater is looking to wear down Lambert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lambert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slater.
Lambert looks to land a combination but Slater avoids it well.
Slater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lambert on the side of the head.
Slater bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick from Lambert lands but Slater takes it in his stride.
Slater comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater has a takedown stuffed.
Lambert replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Slater blocks it well.
Lambert takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
Slater lands a nice looking body shot.
Lambert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slater punishes Lambert's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Slater lands with a hook. Lambert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slater throws a series of punches but Lambert avoids them all with ease.
Lambert follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lambert misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slater lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lambert backs up against the cage.
Lambert lands a jab to Slater's midsection.
Slater scores with a hook.
Lambert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
Slater misses with a hook
and Lambert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lambert throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Slater throws an off balance right hand
and Lambert counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lambert slips under a jab from Slater.
Mike Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lambert wants to control but Slater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slater trying to control the action but Lambert is working from the bottom.
Slater throwing shots but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Lambert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lambert wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Slater dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Slater misses its intended target.
Lambert is looking for the big counter here.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Slater is looking to counter punch.
Slater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lambert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slater jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slater on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater looks for a takedown but Lambert sprawls well.
Lambert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Slater misses with a hook.
Lambert avoids the body shot from Slater.
As Slater backs off Lambert throws a huge counter combo but Slater manages to avoid it all.
Slater fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lambert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slater attempts a counter takedown but Lambert avoids it well and moves away.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambert can do to turn this around?
Slater dodges the punch combination from Lambert.
Lambert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Lambert looks for the body kick but Slater saw that one coming.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lambert sprawls and moves away.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses with a combination
and Lambert makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slater cracks Lambert with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lambert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slater's hands.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Lambert moves away and avoids it.
Lambert throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Lambert.
Lambert takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slater throws a hook but Lambert avoids it easily.
Lambert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slater drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that AC Slater will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lambert defending well as Slater loads up on a big left hand.
AC Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lambert circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Lambert's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
AC Slater is winning the standup battle so far.
Lambert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slater counters with a single leg into guard. Lambert didn't expect that.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lambert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater won't allow Lambert to sweep him here.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Lambert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lambert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambert. Slater does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Slater misses its target.
Lambert gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater fails to land the takedown.
Lambert swinging wildly here.
It looked like Slater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lambert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slater misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Lambert.
Lambert gets caught napping as Slater dives in and scores a takedown. Lambert manages to retain guard.
Lambert pushes Slater off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slater.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater lands a jab-cross combination.
Mike Lambert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lambert moves away from the strike by Slater.
Lambert throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
AC Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slater 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AC Slater!
In his post fight interview, AC Slater started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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