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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lacy Eaton (ranked 7279 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lappers (ranked 5801 p4p, 573 weight class). Chris Lappers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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142 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lacy Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Lappers!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lappers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eaton did well to prevent Lappers getting side control.
Lappers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eaton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lappers.
Lappers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eaton taking some punishment here, with Lappers in his half guard.
Eaton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eaton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eaton.
Eaton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Eaton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lappers defending well though.
Lappers is trying to stand back up but Eaton is controlling him
Lappers has a hand on Eaton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Eaton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lappers regains half guard.
Eaton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eaton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eaton is thwarting Lappers's attempts to control the position.
Eaton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eaton lands strikes from half guard.
Eaton throws a strike but Lappers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Eaton connects with a couple of short punches.
Lappers managing to control the position.
Eaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eaton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eaton stopping the sweep attempt from Lappers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eaton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eaton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eaton distracts Lappers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eaton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eaton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eaton won't allow Lappers to sweep him here.
Eaton tries to stand but Lappers is controlling from the bottom.
Eaton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eaton is looking to work some ground and pound but Lappers has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappers seems keen to control Eaton's posture.
Eaton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eaton won't allow Lappers to sweep him here.
Lappers seems keen to control Eaton's posture.
Eaton prevents Lappers from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eaton working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lappers looking to control.
Eaton preventing the sweep.
Eaton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lacy Eaton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eaton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lappers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eaton's knee momentarily.
Lappers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eaton is looking to stand back up but Lappers counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Eaton.
Lappers is trying to control the action in half guard but Eaton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eaton is looking for a sweep. Lappers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton is pressing down on Lappers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eaton keeping moving, preventing Lappers from controlling successfully.
Eaton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lappers's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton throws a big elbow that misses.
Eaton throws a big right hand that misses.
Lappers has Eaton pulled in close to control his posture.
Lappers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eaton is aware though and is defending well.
Eaton cracks Lappers with a solid left hand.
Lappers manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lappers is trying to pull guard but Eaton has him pressed against the cage.
Eaton has had enough of the clinch but Lappers keeps him there for the moment.
Lappers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Eaton gets to his feet - Lappers follows without any prompting.
Lappers shoots in for a takedown but Eaton shows good takedown defense.
Eaton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chris Lappers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lappers shoots in for a takedown but Eaton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lacy Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Lappers.
Lappers is breathing heavily.
Lappers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eaton as he jumps to the side.
Lappers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eaton is fending him off so far but Lappers persists. Nope, Eaton circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lappers.
Eaton tries to clinch but Lappers moves out of range.
Eaton backing away here, and Lappers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lappers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eaton avoids it really well and circles away.
Lappers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eaton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Eaton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eaton is thwarting Lappers's attempts to control the position.
Eaton working the head and body with strikes.
Eaton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lappers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Eaton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Eaton prevents Lappers from improving his position.
Eaton working Lappers over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaton winds up and cracks Lappers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lacy Eaton dominated that second round.
That's time! Eaton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lappers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eaton is fending him off so far but Lappers persists. Nope, Eaton circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Lappers. No joy for Eaton on that attempt.
Lappers misses with a takedown
so Eaton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eaton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lappers's head.
Eaton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lappers can do to turn this around?
Eaton throwing strikes from guard but Lappers blocks nicely.
Lacy Eaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lappers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lappers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eaton throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eaton postures up and lands a big shot to Lappers's brow.
Eaton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eaton chips away with some ground and pound.
Lappers has momentary wrist control but Eaton slips an elbow through the middle.
Lappers wants to get back to his feet but Eaton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eaton landing some decent shots from guard.
Chris Lappers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eaton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eaton distracts Lappers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eaton landing with the ground and pound.
Lappers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eaton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lappers stays in close to Eaton's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappers prevents Eaton from getting back to his feet.
Eaton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Eaton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lappers is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Eaton.
Eaton is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eaton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lappers controlling the position from side mount.
Eaton tries to bench press Lappers off him but Lappers keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lappers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lappers scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lacy Eaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eaton 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lacy Eaton!
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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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