Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AVKT 25: Reigning Fire
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Kelvin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice. #CL2#
Justice has closed the distance and engaged Kelvin in a clinch. #TD2#
Justice jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kelvin trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justice holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Justice has his foot on Kelvin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelvin works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice has his hands on Kelvin's head, controlling the position.
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T1##SUB#
Kelvin looking for subs off his back but Justice has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB#
Kelvin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Justice passes into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelvin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelvin trying his best to control but Justice has mounted him.
Kelvin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justice controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Justice has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kelvin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Justice controlling from the full mount.
Kelvin tries to hold on but Justice pushes him away. #T3#
Kelvin tries to control the position but Justice now has his back.
Kelvin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Justice controlling the position well here. Kelvin rolled but Justice kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Justice is not going to allow Kelvin to sit and survive in this position. #SUB2#
Kelvin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Justice gets his way!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justice keeps control of the position easily here as Kelvin tries to buck him off. #T4#
Kelvin tries to roll but Justice sticks to his back.
Kelvin trying to control the hands but Justice breaks the grip.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Justice controlling the positon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Justice dominated that 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.#R2##CL2#
Justice rushes Kelvin and presses him up against the cage.
Kelvin can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Kelvin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kelvin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelvin throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
Justice jumps guard but Kelvin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Justice pulls Kelvin into guard.
Kelvin trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justice holds on and takes a little breather.
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelvin is looking to work some ground and pound but Justice has wrist control.#T1#
Justice is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Justice working for a triangle but Kelvin defends it easily. #SUB2#
Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Justice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kelvin defends well.
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelvin preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelvin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelvin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justice seems keen to control Kelvin's posture.
Kelvin looking to sit in guard and control but Justice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kelvin controls Justice momentarily but Justice frees himself. #T3#
Kelvin wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelvin looking to control. #SUB#
Kelvin working for submissions but it's allowed Justice to get to half guard.
Justice controlling the action here. #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.#SUB#
Kelvin actively working from the bottom here.
Justice uses his free foot to push down on Kelvin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kelvin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.#R3#
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Justice pushes Kelvin up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelvin working aggressively here.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrew Kelvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carson Justice.#TD2#
Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet. #SUB2#
Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelvin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Justice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kelvin defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelvin looking to sit in guard and control but Justice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Kelvin being controlled here, momentarily.
Carson Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Kelvin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Justice passes into half guard.
Kelvin is looking for a sweep. Justice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Justice seems content to control.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelvin trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice content to control rather than advance. #T3#
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Justice looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Kelvin gets tackled into the cage by Justice. Justice maintains the clinch. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD2#
Justice has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kelvin uses from the top position.
Justice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kelvin throwing strikes but missing.
Kelvin trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice has control of Kelvin's left arm, preventing Kelvin from doing any damage. #SUB#
Kelvin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Justice is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelvin, into his guard. #REVB#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Kelvin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Justice really dominated that round.
That's time! Kelvin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4##CL2#
Justice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelvin, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelvin can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Kelvin misses with the head strike.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice tries to pull guard but Kelvin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kelvin scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD2#
Justice pulls guard effortlessly.
Kelvin tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
Justice trying to keep a closed guard but Kelvin is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Justice has his foot on Kelvin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelvin works his way back into a safe position though.
Kelvin is fighting to break Justice's control of his arms but Justice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kelvin wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Justice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Kelvin from controlling successfully.
Justice can't keep his opponent in guard - Kelvin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Kelvin is working for a submission of some sort.
Justice moves into full guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelvin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelvin wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving. #SUB2#
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelvin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelvin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SUB2#
Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelvin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelvin advances to half guard.
Justice wants to control but Kelvin is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Kelvin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Justice sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Kelvin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Justice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Justice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Kelvin defends easily.
Kelvin trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Carson Justice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kelvin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R5##CL2#
Justice gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Justice has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kelvin uses from the top position.
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Justice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kelvin defends it easily.#SUB2#
Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Justice is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kelvin is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Justice keeping moving, preventing Kelvin from controlling successfully.
Kelvin looking to pass the guard.
Kelvin throws a big right hand that misses.
Justice pulls Kelvin in close to prevent any damage.
Justice's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justice is continuing to stall.
Kelvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kelvin throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelvin misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Justice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelvin working aggressively here.
Justice tries to pull guard but Kelvin holds him up against the cage and eventually Justice drops back down to his feet.
Justice has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kelvin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Justice can turn it around.
Justice jumps guard but Kelvin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Justice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Justice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kelvin forces his way into half guard.#T3#
Justice trying to hold on to Kelvin's head to control him but Kelvin postures up.
Justice is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kelvin is staying active.
Kelvin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Kelvin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Justice sees it coming and defends easily.
Justice makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Justice.#SUB2#
Justice working for a triangle but Kelvin defends it easily.
Kelvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelvin is one step ahead there.
Justice wants to control but Kelvin passes easily into half guard.
Justice keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justice keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carson Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Justice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Justice!
Carson Justice is the new lightweight champion!

Event: AVKT 16: Don't Get Fooled
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1##CL#
Justice closes the distance and clinches.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gnzzy just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Justice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Justice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Justice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gnzzy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gnzzy tries to stand but Justice is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnzzy stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Justice pulls Gnzzy in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Justice looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gnzzy is defending well. Justice quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gnzzy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Justice celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!

Event: AVKT 12: Justice Vs Norddahl
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1##CL#
Justice clinches with his opponent. #TD#
Justice gets control of Norddahl's arms and successfully pulls guard. Justice will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Norddahl trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Justice keeping full guard, as Norddahl tries to pass. #SUB#
Justice has his foot on Norddahl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norddahl works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norddahl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norddahl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Norddahl tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard. #T1##SUB#
Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Justice is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Norddahl frees his head nicely. Oh but Justice has switched to an armbar! Norddahl is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Carson Justice!

Event: AVKT 8: Justice vs Chicane
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Chicane moves into range and clinches up with Justice.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chicane missing with knees to the body.
Chicane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chicane just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD#
Justice has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chicane uses from the top position. #SUB#
Justice has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chicane doesn't defend quickly enough and Justice has managed to lock this one up! Can Chicane escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Justice on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carson Justice!

Event: HFC 57: Ilmarinen vs Lake
Date: Dec 17, 2022

#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Justice drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB2#
Handler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Justice is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Justice has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handler wants to sweep but no luck.
Justice engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Handler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Justice 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 Handler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handler is looking to regain half guard here but Justice keeps moving and retains side control.
Justice gets to mount! Handler was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #T1#
Handler tries to improve his position but instead Justice has taken his back!
Justice is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Justice continues to stall.
Handler is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Handler is trying to break free. #T2#
Handler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice controlling the position well here. Handler rolled but Justice kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Justice doesn't have the hooks in and Handler manages to turn into his guard.
Justice is trying to control the position but Handler postures up.
Justice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Handler's guard. #REVR#
Justice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at Canadian Combat Academy inform us that Handler has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Handler has his foot on Justice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justice works his way back into a safe position though.
Handler wants to get back to his feet but Justice is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3#
Handler looking for a sweep. Not yet Handler, not yet. #SUB2#
Handler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justice defends well.
Justice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Justice sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Handler's guard.
Justice is controlling the pace.
Justice is trying to control. Handler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Handler manages to get to full guard.
Handler wants to stand up but Justice is controlling him.
Justice seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Justice looking to pass the guard.
Justice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Justice dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Handler loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch.
Handler throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range. #CL#
Justice takes the fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Handler smiles and moves away.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handler.
Handler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice. #TD2#
Handler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Justice trying to hold on to Handler's head to control him but Handler postures up.
Justice gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handler is in close to Justice's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Justice throws his legs up looking for a submission but Handler uses it to pass to side control. #T1#
Handler working away.
Handler lands a few punches from side control.
Justice is working to avoid the ground and pound but Handler connects with a decent elbow.
Handler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Handler is working Justice over with some ground and pound from side control.
Justice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Handler off and has taken his back!
Handler breaks Justice's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard. #SUB#
Justice pushes a forearm under Handler's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Handler is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!

Event: HFC 47: Justice vs Lambart
Date: Nov 06, 2022

#R1#
Justice moves out of range as Lambart throws a body kick.
Lambart cracks Justice with a good jab.#CL#
Justice moves into the clinch successfully.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justice tries to pull guard but Lambart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Lambart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Justice clinches up with Lambart and pushes him back against the cage.
Justice prevents a body shot from Lambart.
A left hand lands to the body for Lambart.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Justice tries to pull guard but Lambart won't allow it. #TD#
Justice pulls Lambart into guard.
Justice 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.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Lambart from controlling successfully.
Lambart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Lambart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lambart tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
Lambart trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Lambart gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart unleashes a big counter combination but Justice bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Lambart.
Lambart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lambart looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Lambart throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.#CL#
Justice moves into range and clinches up with Lambart.#BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lambart with a hook.#CL#
Justice clinches up with Lambart and pushes him back against the cage.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC2#
Lambart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Lambart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lambart looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lambart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lambart looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
Justice darts in trying to clinch
and Lambart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lambart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Lambart.
Lambart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lambart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Lambart doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Justice darts in trying to clinch
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Lambart looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Carson Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Justice closes the distance and pushes Lambart back into the cage.#BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch.
Justice wants to clinch but Lambart slips to the side
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Justice drives through and clinches with Lambart against the cage. #BC2#
Lambart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Lambart cracks Justice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Justice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice walks into a jab.
Justice wants to clinch but Lambart slips to the side
and Lambart counters with a nice uppercut.
Lambart tries a low kick but Justice avoids it.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Lambart throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T5#
Justice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lambart! But no joy.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice wants to clinch
and Lambart counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Justice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Lambart was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL#
Justice has managed to clinch.
Justice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lambart to keep the fight standing.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart has him pressed against the cage.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart has him pressed against the cage.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambart throws a body shot but no joy.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it. #T6#
Justice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Justice walks into a straight right hand from Lambart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambart stuns Justice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Lambart.#CL#
Justice moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Lambart breaks from the clinch.
Lambart connects with the punch.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambart.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice wants to clinch but Lambart slips to the side
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Lambart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Lambart is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Justice had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lambart scores with a one two! Justice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lambart throws a shot to the body.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambart throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T7#
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lambart.
A telegraphed right hand from Lambart misses the target.
Justice wants to clinch but Lambart slips to the side
and Lambart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lambart takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Lambart misses with a wild combination.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Lambart.
A slow jab from Lambart misses its intended target.
Lambart throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Justice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lambart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lambart counters with a straight right hand.
Justice wants to clinch but Lambart slips to the side
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lambart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Lambart throws a body shot but no joy.
Lambart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice moves to clinch but Lambart breaks away
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T8#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lambart.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice defending well as Lambart loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Lambart.
Lambart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambart is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambart appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice checks a low kick from Lambart.
Lambart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lambart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lambart.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range. #CL#
Justice forces Lambart back against the cage and clinches.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lambart just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lambart.
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lambart walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T9##BC2#
Lambart manages to break the clinch.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Lambart pushes him off.
Justice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lambart.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Lambart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Lambart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lambart lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
Lambart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liber Lambart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambart is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been informed that Lambart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lambart throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Liber Lambart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambart scores with a jab.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Lambart connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Lambart to counter with a crisp jab.
Lambart throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away. #T1#
Lambart looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range.
Lambart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lambart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lambart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice is looking to counter the offense by Lambart and move into the clinch.
Justice moves away from the strike by Lambart.
Justice looks to clinch
and Lambart counters with a stiff right hand.
Lambart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lambart lands an overhand right.
Lambart just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambart misses with a low kick.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Justice gets a clinch. #TD#
Justice manages to pull guard.
Lambart wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.
Justice is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T2##SU2#
Lambart stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Justice closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Lambart pushes him off.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lambart.
Justice wants to clinch.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lambart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambart. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Lambart.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice is looking to clinch.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Justice rushes Lambart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart has him pressed against the cage.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justice tries to pull guard but Lambart won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##BC2#
Lambart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice is looking to clinch.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lambart throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justice in his tracks.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Lambart pushes him off.
Lambart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Nice uppercut there from Lambart.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Lambart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Justice with a body shot.
Justice darts in trying to clinch
and Lambart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Lambart.#T5#
Lambart punishes Justice's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Justice moves into range and clinches up with Lambart.#BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Lambart misses.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lambart lands a jab to the nose.
Justice wants to clinch.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lambart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambart.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Lambart to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Justice moves into the clinch.
Lambart is trying to break the clinch but Justice has him pressed against the cage. #T6#
A body shot lands from Lambart.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lambart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambart working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Lambart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice walks into a stiff left hand from Lambart.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
A big left from Lambart misses.
Justice is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lambart.
A slow jab from Lambart misses its intended target.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Justice closes the distance and clinches.
Justice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lambart to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Lambart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T7#
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Lambart does no damage.
Lambart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice moves to clinch but Lambart breaks away
and Lambart counters with a straight right hand.
Lambart just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lambart counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Justice forces Lambart back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambart. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.#T8#
Lambart throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lambart connects with a right hand. Justice shakes it off.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice is looking to clinch.
Lambart throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Justice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Justice manages to pull guard.
Lambart tries to stand but Justice is controlling from the bottom.
Justice seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T9#
Justice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lambart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Justice's guard.
Lambart is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Lambart defends easily. #SUB#
Justice working for a triangle but Lambart defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liber Lambart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambart lands with a cross.
Lambart throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Justice moves to clinch but Lambart breaks away
and Lambart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart throws a good cross that connects.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice takes one on the button.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Lambart pushes him off.
Justice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Justice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lambart counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Justice checks a low kick from Lambart.
As Lambart tries to get set, Justice tries to push him back and clinch up but Lambart manages to avoid the attempt.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Lambart throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lambart.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves away
and Lambart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lambart jabs at Justice's body.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
Justice is looking to clinch.
Justice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lambart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lambart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lambart! But no joy.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away. #T2#
Justice closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart thuds a left hand into Justice's body.
Justice is looking to clinch.
A low kick lands for Lambart.
Lambart throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Justice closes the distance and clinches.
Lambart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice slips under a jab from Lambart.
Justice slips under a jab from Lambart.
Lambart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Lambart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.#T3#
Lambart throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Lambart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justice in his tracks. #CL#
Justice instigates a clinch.
Lambart misses with a punch to the body.
Lambart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD#
Justice decides to pull guard.
Justice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lambart controls the pace.
Lambart trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Lambart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4##SUB#
Justice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lambart defends it easily.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Lambart from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Lambart gets to his feet - Justice follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lambart! #T5#
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice tries to clinch
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Lambart misses.
Justice seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Lambart tries to keep at a distance but Justice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Lambart.
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lambart walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lambart counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Justice thinking.
A big right from Lambart misses.
A jab lands there for Lambart.
Lambart misses with a kick to the body.
Lambart cracks Justice with a good jab.
No joy there for Lambart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lambart tries to land a leg kick but Justice saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lambart. #T6#
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambart misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Justice gets a clinch.
Lambart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lambart misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lambart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lambart doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
It seemed like Lambart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T7#
Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lambart.
Lambart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lambart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Justice wants to clinch.
Lambart is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lambart throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Lambart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lambart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice darts in trying to clinch
and Lambart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Justice's knee momentarily.#T8#
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lambart. Lambart obviously looking to wear him down.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Lambart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
Lambart throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice wants to clinch.#CL#
Justice forces Lambart back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Lambart manages to break the clinch.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T9#
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Justice drives through and clinches with Lambart against the cage.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lambart tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Justice tries to pull guard but Lambart holds him up against the cage and eventually Justice drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Lambart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Lambart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Lambart throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liber Lambart really 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.#R4#
A swing and a miss from Lambart.
Justice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambart throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lambart misses with a low kick.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lambart looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lambart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
Justice wants to clinch but Lambart slips to the side
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Lambart is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lambart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice looks to clinch
and Lambart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lambart throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lambart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Justice tries to clinch up
and Lambart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lambart dips to his left and cracks Justice with an uppercut!
A big left from Lambart misses.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Justice closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lambart throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lambart counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Lambart misses the target.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lambart.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Lambart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Justice with a body shot.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Lambart counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambart thows a body kick. Justice tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Lambart throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Lambart throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Lambart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Lambart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Lambart missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lambart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL#
Justice has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice moves out of range as Lambart throws a body kick.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
Lambart swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lambart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it.
Lambart throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Lambart - just one landing.
Justice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lambart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
Lambart looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range.
A big right from Lambart misses.
Lambart scores with a jab. Justice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Lambart throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Justice gets a clinch.
Carson Justice has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lambart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lambart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lambart wants to get back to striking at distance but Justice won't allow it.
Justice tries to pull guard but Lambart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Justice manages to pull guard.
Lambart cracks Justice with a solid left hand.#T5#
Lambart wants to stand but Justice is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lambart trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice has a closed guard, preventing Lambart from standing up.
Lambart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lambart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T6#
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.
Justice wants to hit a sweep here but Lambart passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Justice there!
Lambart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Justice is looking to escape.
Lambart wants to control but Justice has made it back to half guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Justice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T7#
Justice wants to control but Lambart is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Justice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lambart pulls his head out easily.
Justice is not content to let Lambart control the position.
Lambart tries to pass to full mount but Justice defends it.
Lambart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T8#
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.
Lambart performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lambart throws a big shot that misses.
Justice walks into a jab.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lambart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Lambart scores with a nice head shot.#T9#
Lambart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justice moves away from the strike by Lambart. #CL#
Justice pushes Lambart up against the cage in a clinch.
Lambart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lambart misses with the combination.
Justice wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Justice has closed the distance and engaged Lambart in a clinch.
Lambart looking to slow down the pace here.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lambart struggles to land a body shot inside as Justice controls his hands.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lambart misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Lambart breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liber Lambart dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart scores with a sloppy right hand. Justice should have avoided that one.
Justice is looking to clinch.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Lambart misses.
Justice closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Lambart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lambart lands a nice looking body shot.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
Lambart doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice tries to clinch up but Lambart circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambart dips to his left and cracks Justice with an uppercut!
Justice darts in trying to clinch
and Lambart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambart.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Lambart throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Justice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lambart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lambart misses with a straight right.
Lambart looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well. #CL#
Justice moves into the clinch successfully.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lambart walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lambart.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Lambart misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart moves out of range.
Lambart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justice tries to clinch but Lambart is having none of it. #CL#
Justice darts in and clinches Lambart up against the cage.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Justice successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lambart trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Lambart stands up from Justice's guard - Lambart perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lambart swinging wildly here.
Justice closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Lambart counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lambart walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Lambart's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lambart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice slips under a jab from Lambart.
Justice is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lambart.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lambart misses the target.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lambart counter with a right hand.
Lambart cracks Justice with an open hand slap.
Justice tries to clinch there but Lambart circles away.
Lambart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lambart throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Lambart's corner calls for a 1-2. Lambart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Justice has closed the distance and engaged Lambart in a clinch. #BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lambart throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Justice wants to clinch.
Justice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice avoids the body shot from Lambart.
Justice wants to clinch.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambart throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambart feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Justice looks to clinch
enabling Lambart to counter with a crisp jab.
Lambart lands a really nice looking cross but Justice seems unphased.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
Lambart scores with a sloppy right hand. Justice should have avoided that one.
Justice is looking to clinch but Lambart is avoiding it. #T5#
Lambart misses with the combination.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice wants to clinch up but Lambart keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lambart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambart lands a right hook to the body. #CL#
Justice has closed the distance and engaged Lambart in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lambart.
Justice jumps guard but Lambart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lambart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow. #T6#
Lambart scores with a shoulder strike.
Justice fails to pull guard. #BC2#
Lambart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lambart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lambart connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice darts in trying to clinch
and Lambart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justice is looking to clinch.
Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lambart.
A swing and a miss from Lambart.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambart circles away.
Lambart connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Lambart finds it's target.
Justice slips a straight right by Lambart.#T7#
Justice closes the distance but Lambart moves to the side
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well,Justice is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lambart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lambart lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lambart throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justice seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lambart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lambart throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Justice darts in trying to clinch
and Lambart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lambart loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch.
Lambart throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.#T8#
Justice wants to clinch but Lambart slips to the side
and Lambart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lambart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambart.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lambart throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice slips under a jab from Lambart.
Lambart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lambart misses the jab.
Justice wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Lambart throws a low kick, looking for Justice's leg but Justice calmly moves out of range.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lambart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lambart counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Lambart gets tackled into the cage by Justice. Justice maintains the clinch. #T9#
Lambart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lambart just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Lambart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Justice has closed the distance and engaged Lambart in a clinch.
Lambart wants to break free but Justice has control.
Justice keeps control of Lambart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Lambart.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Lambart has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lambart scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Lambart breaks the clinch.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambart keeps the fight on the outside.
Lambart misses with a looping right.
Carson Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liber Lambart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lambart jabs Justice right on the nose. Justice blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liber Lambart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lambart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Liber Lambart!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Liber Lambart!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Liber Lambart!

Liber Lambart wins by unanimous decision!
Liber Lambart is the new lightweight champion!

Event: HFC 35:Smith vs Justice 3
Date: Sep 24, 2022

#R1##CL#
Smith gets a clinch. #TD2#
Justice pulls guard.
Smith wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#SU#
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Smith clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Smith pulls guard. #SUB#
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justice controls the pace.#SUB#
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Justice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Smith is looking for a triangle but Justice pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Smith is looking for a triangle here but Justice uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!#T2#
Justice moves to take his opponent's back.
Smith is really stuck here.
Justice biding his time, controlling Smith.
Smith trying to control but not successfully. #T3##SUB2#
Justice is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Smith defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Smith tries to roll but Justice sticks to his back.
Justice controls the action.
Smith wants to escape the position. #T4#
Justice controlling from the back.#SUB2#
Justice is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Smith is in bad spot here.
Justice gets his hands free as Smith looks to control.
Justice trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Smith doesn't escape.
Justice avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands. #T5##SUB2#
Justice looking for the RNC. #SUB2#
Smith is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Justice gets his way! #SUB2#
Justice has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Smith just trying to survive but Justice is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Justice controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position. #T6#
Justice slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Smith tries to roll but Justice sticks to his back.
Justice really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Smith.
Justice avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near. #T7#
Justice avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
Justice controls the position.
Smith is really stuck here.
Justice has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smith's body. #SUB2#
Justice looking for the RNC. #T8#
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.
Smith trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Smith tries to roll but Justice sticks to his back.
Smith is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near. #SUB2#
Justice working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Justice controlling the position well here. Smith rolled but Justice kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Smith looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T9#
Smith wants to escape the position. #SUB2#
Justice is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
Justice slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice has the hooks in. Smith is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Smith trying to control the action but Justice just sinks the hooks in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Justice clinches. #TD2#
Justice has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Justice has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Carson Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justice has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zombie MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Justice is proving hard to escape from.
Justice controlling the position.#T1##SUB2#
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith is fighting to break Justice's control of his arms but Justice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith wanted to stand there but Justice had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Justice uses from the top position.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2##SUB#
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3##SUB#
Smith looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Justice has picked Smith up and slammed him! Smith can't keep hold of the triangle and Justice manages to pass to side control!
Smith seems a little lost for a moment, as Justice dominates the positioning.#SUB2#
Justice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith trying to control but Justice flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#SUB2#
Justice looking for the choke but no joy.
Smith just trying to survive but Justice is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T4##SUB2#
Smith is trying to defend against the choke here but Justice has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Justice Tightens the hold and Smith taps out furiously! Justice displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carson Justice!
Carson Justice is the new lightweight champion!
Seth Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens but i’ll be back to the grindstone and you’ll see me soon everybody! Thank you all! '.

Event: HFC 34: Justice vs Smith 2
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Justice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Justice has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Smith is tightening it up a little... Justice has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Justice reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Justice taps out! Nice BJJ there by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Seth Smith!
Seth Smith is the new lightweight champion!
Seth Smith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: HFC 27: Justice vs Burt
Date: Aug 20, 2022

#R1#
Burt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Burt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt won't allow it.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Burt has him pressed against the cage.
Burt tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses. #TD#
Justice pulls guard effortlessly.
Burt wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Burt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Justice looking for subs off his back but Burt has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB#
Justice actively working from the bottom here.
Justice has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T1#
Burt is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Justice manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Burt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Justice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2##SUB#
Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burt wants to stand and escape but instead Justice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Burt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justice passes Burt's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burt looks like he's trying to stand up. #T3##SUB#
Justice is working for a submission of some sort.
Justice stops Burt from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Justice seems to be working for a kimura but Burt defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Burt is defending against the submission attempts here by Justice. #T4##SUB#
Justice is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Justice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burt is just riding it out for now. Justice eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Justice wants to work for an arm triangle but Burt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T5#
Burt is looking to escape.#SUB#
Justice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burt is trying to stand back up but Justice is controlling him #SUB#
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T6#
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.
Burt is trying to stand up here but Justice is controlling him well. #SUB#
Justice is working for a kimura but Burt is defending it quite comfortably.
Burt is looking to get back to is feet but Justice passes into side control.
Burt wants to get back to his feet but Justice drags him back down.#SUB#
Justice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burt wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T7##SUB#
Justice tries for a kimura but Burt is defending well. #SUB#
Justice swings around for an armbar but Burt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Justice's guard.#SUB#
Justice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Justice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T8#
Burt wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Justice seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Justice is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Justice is working for a kimura but Burt is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T9#
Burt is looking to escape.#SUB#
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice prevents Burt from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carson Justice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Burt darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.#TD#
Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burt is looking to stand up but Justice won't let him. #SUB#
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB#
Justice throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burt escapes and throws Justice's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Justice can't do much from the bottom here. #SU2#
Burt stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL2#
Burt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Burt tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burt smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice tries to clinch but Burt is having none of it.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice tries to clinch there but Burt circles away. #CL2#
Burt closes the distance and clinches.
Burt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #TD#
Justice jumps into guard, dragging Burt to the mat.
Burt is looking to stand up but Justice won't let him. #SUB#
Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burt can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Burt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burt has managed to get both his arms back between Justice's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Burt defends easily. #T3##SUB#
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Burt defends easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carson Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Justice is looking for a triangle here but Burt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burt wants to stand but Justice is controlling his arm.#SU2#
Burt stands up and beckons Justice to his feet. #CL2#
Burt has closed the distance and engaged Justice in a clinch.
Justice being controlled against the cage.
Burt misses with a knee strike.
Justice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Burt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burt tries to stall but Justice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T5#
Burt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Burt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt won't allow it.
Branson Burt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Justice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Justice jumps guard but Burt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burt smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Burt moves into the clinch successfully.
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T6#
Burt lands a knee to the head.
Justice fails to pull guard.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #TD#
Justice successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Burt wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Justice's closed guard. He's half up but Justice has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Justice pivots and extends the arm, Burt falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Justice! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!
Carson Justice retains his lightweight title!

Event: HFC 18: Justice vs Armando
Date: Jul 21, 2022

#R1#
Justice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Armando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armando circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Armando gets tackled into the cage by Justice. Justice maintains the clinch.
Armando wants to break free but Justice has control. #TD#
Justice drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Armando has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 3Band MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB#
Armando is posturing up here but Justice has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Armando tries to roll out but it's too tight and Armando has to tap! Slick submission there by Justice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!
Carson Justice is the new lightweight champion!

Event: HFC 7: Smith vs Justice
Date: Jun 11, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Justice clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Justice jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Justice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Justice has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Justice is trying to keep Smith in close. #SUB2#
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Justice is tightening it up a little... Smith has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smith reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smith taps out! Nice BJJ there by Justice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carson Justice!
The defeated Seth Smith had this to say: 'Shit happens but i’ll be back to the grindstone and you’ll see me soon everybody! Thank you all! '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Justice has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Justice drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB2#
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Justice is tightening it up a little... Murphy has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Murphy reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Murphy taps out! Nice BJJ there by Justice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carson Justice!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 29, 2022

#R1##CL#
Justice closes the distance and clinches.
Justice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Justice drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Justice throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barnes uses it to pass to side control.
Justice is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice is working hard here to advance position.
Justice is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justice keeps working.
Justice wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes is keen to just control but Justice is a slippery customer.
Justice regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Justice escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justice swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Justice is controlling Barnes's posture.
Justice'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.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving. #SUB#
Justice working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barnes has passed into half guard!
Barnes trying to control the action but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Justice is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Justice has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Justice pushes a forearm under Barnes's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Barnes is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2022

#R1#
Justice blocks a head kick by Hamayashi. #CL#
Justice drives through and clinches with Hamayashi against the cage.
Hamayashi is trying to break the clinch but Justice is controlling him.#TD#
Justice pulls Hamayashi into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justice is on top in guard. #REVR#
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamayashi is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Justice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hamayashi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Justice has Hamayashi in his guard.#REVB#
Justice is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hamayashi is sitting in close to Justice's body. Justice has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hamayashi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hamayashi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Justice.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carson Justice!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Porter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Porter smiles and moves away. #CL#
Justice instigates a clinch. #TD#
Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Porter wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Justice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justice is working hard here to advance position.
Justice controlling Porter's posture. #SUB#
Justice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Porter defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Justice is looking to cinch up a triangle. Porter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Justice's body to avoid the submission. Justice has instead reached around Porter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Justice arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carson Justice!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Green changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Justice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Justice is looking to regain half guard here but Green keeps moving and retains side control.
Justice struggling a bit here.
Justice holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Justice is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Green's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Justice moves into full guard.
Justice has his hands on Green's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Green got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Green has managed to get both his arms back between Justice's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Green throws a sloppy strike and Justice has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Green is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Justice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!
In defeat, Antoine Green stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wasn’t meant to be'.

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