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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chou Farci (ranked 8612 p4p, 718 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 2835 p4p, 365 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Farci might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chou Farci (explained).. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lambert's choice of entrance music: Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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187 cm
30
203 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chou Farci! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lambert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Lambert slips a jab from Farci. Lambert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lambert misses with a combination
letting Farci counter with a right hand. Lambert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Lambert.
Farci thinks about countering with a head kick. A right-left combo lands from Lambert.
It looks like Chou Farci has been cut. Lambert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farci. Lambert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farci to score with a decent uppercut. Lambert slips a straight right by Farci. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lambert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farci's head. Farci throws a head kick that misses. Lambert throws a one two combo.
Farci looks to score with a jab to the body but Lambert is just out of range. Mike Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for Lambert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lambert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lambert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lambert lands a nice shot that snaps Farci's head back.
Farci misses with a two punch combination.
Lambert unleashes a big counter combination but Farci bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Nice shot by Farci. A punch combination from Lambert misses. Lambert staying out of range there. Lambert was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Lambert scores with a one two! Farci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Lambert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farci moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Farci avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Lambert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farci counters with a good, hard body kick but Lambert shrugs it off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A big right from Farci misses. Lambert swinging wildly here.
Lambert throws an off balance right hand
and Farci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Lambert throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Farci's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Lambert dives in looking to finish as Farci flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Lambert's strikes! Lambert is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Farci's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Farci was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Lambert! A relieved looking Mike Lambert thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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A |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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