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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hammer (ranked 1345 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Alistair Fallas (ranked 175 p4p, 191 weight class). Chad Hammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alistair Fallas's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Fallas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fallas slips a straight right by Hammer.
Fallas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Fallas does no damage.
A head kick misses from Fallas.
Hammer lands the left hand.
Hammer lands a jab.
Fallas is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Fallas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fallas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fallas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
Fallas slips a straight right by Hammer.
Fallas feints the counter takedown.
Fallas throws a leg kick
and Hammer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fallas! Hammer lets Fallas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fallas is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Fallas circles away.
Fallas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hammer defends it well.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallas tried to score with a low kick but Hammer checks it.
Fallas seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Fallas.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
Hammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hammer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hammer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fallas is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fallas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fallas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fallas wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Fallas tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer managing to control the position.
Hammer wants to control the position but Fallas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hammer actively working from the bottom here.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fallas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Fallas sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Fallas pushes past his half guard into mount!
Fallas prevents Hammer from getting the reversal.
Hammer tries to hold on but Fallas postures up.
Hammer is trying desperately to improve position.
Hammer wants to hold on but Fallas pushes him away.
Fallas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fallas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallas landing strikes from the mount.
Hammer wants to hold on but Fallas pushes him away.
Hammer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fallas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fallas wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely.
Hammer wants to hold on but Fallas pushes him away.
Fallas landing punches.
Hammer tries to hold on but Fallas postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fallas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Fallas's attempts to control the action.
Hammer tries to hold on but Fallas postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My spies in Gym inform me that Fallas has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fallas prevents Hammer from getting the reversal.
Fallas avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
Hammer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fallas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammer is desperately trying to improve his position but Fallas has a good base and remains in mount.
Hammer wants to control but Fallas is having none of it.
Fallas looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fallas looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Fallas.
Hammer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammer is looking to improve his position but Fallas isn't that keen on the idea.
Fallas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fallas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fallas tries to control but Hammer wriggling away.
Fallas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Fallas's attempts to control the action.
Fallas avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
Fallas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hammer tries to lock up and control but Fallas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fallas avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
Fallas raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Fallas.
Fallas avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
Fallas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fallas avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Fallas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fallas lands a nice shot to the body.
Fallas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fallas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammer.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Fallas
and Hammer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chad Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer drives through and clinches with Fallas against the cage.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fallas to keep the fight standing.
Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammer.
Hammer lands a left hand.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Fallas won't allow it.
Hammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fallas smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
Fallas throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Fallas throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Fallas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Fallas cracks Hammer with an open hand slap.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Hammer is looking for a counter combo.
Hammer connects with a crisp jab.
Hammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fallas throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Fallas tries for a takedown but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fallas throws a body kick that misses.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Fallas ducks down to avoid it.
Fallas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Fallas misses with a left hand
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammer moves out of range as Fallas strikes.
Fallas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Hammer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fallas wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fallas to keep the fight standing.
Fallas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fallas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fallas escapes and throws Hammer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here as Fallas stalls from top position.
Hammer tries to control but Fallas manages to take his back.
Fallas avoiding Hammer 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallas is looking to control Hammer but Hammer is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hammer is covering up but some of the strikes from Fallas are getting through and doing damage.
Hammer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fallas just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fallas gets his hands free as Hammer looks to control.
Hammer is keeping busy.
Alistair Fallas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammer trying to control the hands but Fallas won't let him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to escape but Fallas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hammer looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Fallas is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hammer up.
Fallas trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hammer doesn't escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fallas lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hammer's head.
I really don't envy Hammer right now.
Hammer trying to control the action but Fallas just sinks the hooks in.
Hammer tries to escape the position.
Hammer prevents Fallas from getting a body triangle.
Hammer is in bad spot here.
Fallas avoiding Hammer 's attempts to control his hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fallas lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Hammer prevents Fallas from getting a body triangle.
Hammer trying to control the position but Fallas manages to sink in the hooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fallas wants to control but Hammer manages to buck him off and is now in Fallas's guard! Nice work there by Hammer!
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Fallas is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fallas controlling Hammer's posture.
Hammer stands and throws Fallas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fallas struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fallas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hammer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alistair Fallas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Fallas's ribs.
Fallas lands with a hook. Hammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fallas throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Fallas swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fallas thinking.
Hammer instigates a clinch.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Fallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fallas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hammer prevents Fallas from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Fallas holds him up against the cage and eventually Hammer drops back down to his feet.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Fallas's head.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Fallas won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fallas backwards.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fallas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but Fallas has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but Fallas has him pressed against the cage.
Chad Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Fallas backwards.
Hammer jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fallas chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammer pulls Fallas in close to prevent any damage.
Hammer working for a triangle but Fallas defends it easily.
Fallas is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fallas doesn't defend quickly enough and Hammer has managed to lock this one up! Can Fallas escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hammer on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chad Hammer!
An out of breath Chad Hammer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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