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Event:
VFC 52 Madness
Date: Mar 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Redd throws a low kick, looking for Lambeth's leg but Lambeth calmly moves out of range.
Lambeth moves in looking to clinch but Redd pushes him off.
Redd appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lambeth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Redd swivels and escapes.#TD#
Redd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lambeth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Redd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lambeth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lambeth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Redd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lambeth can't do much from the bottom here.
Redd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lambeth taking a bit of punishment here - Redd scoring with strikes.
Redd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lambeth gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lambeth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lambeth is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#T1#
Lambeth tries to reverse the position but Redd maintains control.
Redd content just to control the position here.
Lambeth is bucking up trying to escape but Redd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Redd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lambeth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lambeth is squirming around, avoiding Redd's attempts to control the action.
Redd lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Redd.
Lambeth throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. #T2#
Redd lands a couple of good shots and Lambeth has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redd trying to control momentarily.
The referee is taking a good look at Lambeth as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Redd!
Lambeth is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Redd off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lambeth breaks Redd's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lambeth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redd is keeping the position for now.
Lambeth controlling from the top position.
Lambeth trying to control the position from guard on top but Redd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Lambeth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lambeth trying to stand up but can't free himself from Redd's guard.
Lambeth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lambeth looking to sit in guard and control but Redd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Lambeth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lambeth can't keep his opponent in guard - Redd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Redd is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T4#
Lambeth is bucking up trying to escape but Redd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lambeth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Redd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Redd wants to sweep but no luck.
Redd looking to control.
Redd is really struggling to control Lambeth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kodiyak Redd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Lambeth misses with a wild combination.
Redd feinted with a counter takedown.
Lambeth needs to keep his hands up - Redd had a free shot at his head there.
Lambeth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redd.
Redd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Redd backs off Lambeth throws a huge counter combo but Redd manages to avoid it all.
Lambeth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redd.
Lambeth wants to clinch but Redd slips to the side#TD#
and Redd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Redd there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambeth is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Redd lands a nice short elbow.
Redd prevents Lambeth from improving his position.#T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Redd lands a nice short elbow.
Redd prevents Lambeth from improving his position.
Lambeth is still trying to improve position.
Redd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambeth can do to turn this around?
Redd working Lambeth over with strikes.
Lambeth is trying to maintain the position but Redd is very close to passing his half guard.
Lambeth gets back to full guard.
Kodiyak Redd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Redd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Redd throwing strikes but missing.
Redd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Redd trying to control but Lambeth is working from the bottom.
Lambeth 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.
Lambeth wants to stand but Redd is controlling the position.
Redd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lambeth swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Redd passes into half guard.
Redd performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Redd trying to control the action but Lambeth is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lambeth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Redd lands strikes from half guard.
Redd trying to control the action but Lambeth is working from the bottom.
Redd missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lambeth keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lambeth trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lambeth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redd half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lambeth closes the distance and clinches up with Redd, looking for a takedown. Lambeth pushes Redd against the cage but Redd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Redd stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Redd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Redd. #TD#
Redd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lambeth is trying to escape back to his feet but Redd uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kodiyak Redd dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Lambeth tries to clinch #TD#
so Redd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lambeth has momentary wrist control but Redd slips an elbow through the middle.
Redd 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.#SUB2#
Lambeth working for submissions but it's allowed Redd to get to half guard.
Lambeth trying to control but Redd postures up.
Redd trying to pass the guard but Lambeth defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redd moves nicely into side control.
Lambeth felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Redd tries to advance to mount but can't. #T1##SUB#
Redd is trying to get an arm triangle but Lambeth is defending well.
Redd scoring with punches and elbows.
Lambeth wants to get back to his feet but Redd drags him back down.#SUB#
Redd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lambeth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Redd tries to move to mount but Lambeth blocks the move with his legs. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lambeth takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Redd working away.
Redd working the ground and pound from side control.
Lambeth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lambeth takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Redd landing strikes.
Redd trying to control the position but Lambeth is working away. #SUB#
Redd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Redd tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lambeth is not content to let Redd control the position.
Redd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lambeth tries to improve position but can't.
Redd in side control lands a decent elbow. #SUB#
Redd in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lambeth is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kodiyak Redd!
A relieved looking Kodiyak Redd 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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Event:
VFC 42 Let Them Bleed
Date: Mar 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Lambeth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Moria.
#TD#
Of Moria fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lambeth sprawls well initially but Of Moria persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Of Moria.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lambeth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Of Moria trying to control the action but Lambeth is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Of Moria is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Of Moria missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lambeth is looking to control Of Moria's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lambeth avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Lambeth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Of Moria pulls his head out easily.
Of Moria missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1##SUB#
Of Moria is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lambeth is just riding it out for now. Of Moria eventually gives up the hold.
Of Moria thows a huge punch but Lambeth dodges it nicely.
Lambeth is trying to control but can't.
Lambeth wants to get back to full guard.
Lambeth is not content to let Of Moria control the position.
Of Moria working over Lambeth with some ground and pound. Lambeth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lambeth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Of Moria looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Of Moria slips a nice elbow through Lambeth's hands, connecting with Lambeth's forehead.
Lambeth is looking to get back to is feet but Of Moria passes into side control.
Of Moria working the ground and pound from side control.
Lambeth wants to get back to his feet but Of Moria drags him back down.
Lambeth tries to bench press Of Moria off him but Of Moria keeps the position.
Of Moria lands some shots froms side control.
Of Moria working away.
Lambeth is trying to improve his position.
Of Moria creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Moria working away.
Lambeth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Of Moria trying to control from half guard but Lambeth is working away. #T3#
Of Moria passes to full mount!
Lambeth tries to lock up and control but Of Moria gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Of Moria scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Of Moria landing strikes from the mount.
Of Moria lands a couple of good shots and Lambeth has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Of Moria landing with strikes.
Of Moria lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lambeth hold on?!
Lambeth tries to roll but Of Moria sticks to his back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Of Moria. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Moria scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lambeth is trying to get back to his feet but Of Moria has full control of the position and if anything, Lambeth has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Of Moria is trying to stick to Lambeth's back but Lambeth is turning into Of Moria. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Of Moria's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lambeth.#T4#
Of Moria looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Moria, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambeth is looking to pass into half guard but Of Moria pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Of Moria is in guard.#REVR#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lambeth holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Of Moria accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lambeth is trying to control the position but Of Moria postures up.
Of Moria with a flurry of punches that miss.
Of Moria lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Of Moria landing some decent shots from guard.
Lambeth is trying to keep Of Moria in close.
Of Moria cracks Lambeth with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demrur Of Moria dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL#
Of Moria moves into range and clinches up with Lambeth.#TD#
Of Moria has clasped his hands together around Lambeth's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Of Moria trying to control the action but Lambeth is working from the bottom.
Lambeth is looking to regain half guard here but Of Moria keeps moving and retains side control.
Of Moria trying to control the position but Lambeth is working away. #SUB#
Of Moria is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lambeth has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambeth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Of Moria creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lambeth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lambeth is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Of Moria in side control, throwing shots but Lambeth defends.
Lambeth is looking to regain half guard here but Of Moria keeps moving and retains side control.
Lambeth is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Of Moria is controlling him well.
Lambeth tries to improve position but can't.
Of Moria grinds an elbow into Lambeth's temple.
Lambeth takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lambeth tries to bench press Of Moria off him but Of Moria keeps the position.
Of Moria scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lambeth to see if he's OK.
Of Moria creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T2#
Of Moria working the head with strikes.
Of Moria lands a nice forearm strike.
Lambeth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Of Moria wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Demrur Of Moria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lambeth throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Of Moria landing a few strikes.
Lambeth can't do much from the bottom here.
Lambeth tries to improve position but can't.
Of Moria working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lambeth is looking for a sweep.
Of Moria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambeth can do to turn this around?
Of Moria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lambeth keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Moria creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lambeth gets back to half guard.#T3#
Of Moria missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Of Moria throwing shots but Lambeth is blocking nicely.
Of Moria looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lambeth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Of Moria thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Of Moria missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Of Moria lands strikes from half guard.
Of Moria working the head and body with strikes.
Of Moria working Lambeth over with strikes.
Of Moria not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Of Moria is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lambeth is just riding it out for now. Of Moria eventually gives up the hold.
Lambeth is trying to escape back to his feet but Of Moria uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#T4#
Of Moria working away.
Of Moria grinds an elbow into Lambeth's temple.
Of Moria working the ground and pound.
Of Moria cracks Lambeth with a big right hand but Lambeth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Of Moria lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Of Moria lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lambeth struggling a bit here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambeth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demrur Of Moria dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Of Moria throws a shot from downtown. Lambeth moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Lambeth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Of Moria's guard.
Lambeth wants to control from the top but Of Moria keeps moving.
Lambeth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lambeth trying to control but Of Moria is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Lambeth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Moria is keeping the position for now.
Of Moria has a closed guard, preventing Lambeth from standing up.
Lambeth throws a strike but Of Moria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Lambeth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Of Moria is controlling him.
Of Moria stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lambeth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of Moria trying to control but Lambeth is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Of Moria won't allow Lambeth to sweep him here.
Of Moria working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Lambeth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Of Moria with a nice head shot there.
Of Moria trying to control but Lambeth is working from the bottom.
Lambeth working a defensive guard here.
Of Moria stands up over Lambeth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lambeth is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Of Moria has control of Lambeth's left arm, preventing Lambeth from doing any damage. #T3#
Lambeth looking to sit in guard and control but Of Moria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Of Moria trying to control but Lambeth is working from the bottom.
Demrur Of Moria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Of Moria controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lambeth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lambeth being controlled here, momentarily.
Lambeth working a defensive guard but Of Moria manages to pass into side control anyway.
Of Moria taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Of Moria's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demrur Of Moria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Of Moria 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demrur Of Moria! |
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