sherdog.com has the call:
Ricardo Lamas vs. James Krause
Round 1
The lightweights touch gloves and are on their way. They circle cautiously. Nice low kick by Lamas. Krause returns fire with a right head kick, but he misses. They trade low kicks and then Krause rifles a stinging right kick to the ribs, but Lamas catches the leg and shoves him down. Krause delivers a glancing up kick to Lamas' fight on the way down. Krause scrambles up to his feet and Lamas forces him into the fence. Krause fails at pulling guard and Lamas just shoves him down. He lands two hard right hands and Krause scrambles up. They trade leather and Krause imposes his size onto Lamas and takes him down. Lamas, unfazed, scrambles right up and reverses Krause into the cage. Krause reverses. They clinch along the cage. They scramble again and Lamas scores a takedown and quickly seizes his back. He misses a rear-naked choke, and when Krause tries to escape, Lamas rolls him over and scores the mount. Krause bucks him and scrambles, but Lamas is on him like stucco. Lamas quickly seizes the back again. He can't sink the rear naked and backs off. He kicks at the legs of the downed Krause and dives in with a right hand at the horn. 10-9 Lamas.
Round 2
Krause has a head kick and front kick blocked immediately. Lamas closes the gap and forces his foe into the cage. Krause pushes off and delivers a head kick that's blocked. Krause now pins Lamas into the cage and he quickly slinks out of the clinch. They square up and Lamas inadvertently kicks Krause in the groin. Krause is given some time to catch his breath and shake off the pain. Referee Kim Winslow sternly warns Lamas. They touch gloves and resume. Lamas lands a meager left low kick but blasts Krause with an overhand right, flooring him. More off-balance than hurt, Krause pulls guard. Lamas backs out and then dives in with a series of punches. Krause scrambles out and Lamas takes his back. Krause defends the rear-naked choke well. Krause nicely shrugs Lamas off of him and has to quickly block a head kick. Lamas misses the kick and slips onto his back. He darts back up and they engage again. Lamas trips Krause down after Krause misses a whizzer. With 30 seconds left, Lamas has control of Krause's head in north-south position. Krause rockets up to his feet and is punched in the face. They clinch just as the horn sounds. 10-9 Lamas.
Round 3
Lamas comes out firing and misses punches and kicks. Lamas lands a hard right and thinks Krause is hurt, so he unloads. Krause ducks and blocks his assault. Krause backs away and creates space. Lamas forces him into a brief slugfest, but nothing lands cleanly from either man. Lamas shoots in for a takedown and is stuffed. Krause shoves Lamas away from a brief clinch and backs away to regroup. Lamas forces another brief exchange but again, nothing lands. Lamas trips Krause down and stands over him. Krause, on his back, is trying to goad his opponent into his guard. Lamas wants nothing of the sort and instead holds his feet and fires three left hands. Krause is trying to sweep Lamas with his legs, but can't secure the move. A minute left and Krause needs a miracle to win. Winslow finally stands them up. Krause charges, but his punches are blocked. Lamas lands a stiff left jab and creates space. Lamas charges again and pins Krause into the fence. Lamas lets his hands go and delivers a five-punch combo, though they are all blocked. Krause escapes and charges but the round ends. 10-9 Lamas.
Official scores: all three judges see it 30-27 for Lamas, who claims the unanimous decision.
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