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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Cottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armen Hammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duke Cottingham's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armen Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Cottingham!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottingham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Cottingham won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer is pushing Cottingham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cottingham's defenses.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottingham looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cottingham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Cottingham's ribcage.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Cottingham is rocked!
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cottingham is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cottingham letting Hammer take a breather here.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Cottingham seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottingham should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Cottingham tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Cottingham drops back down to his feet.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cottingham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Cottingham's ribcage.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Cottingham is blocking nicely.
Cottingham tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Cottingham drops back down to his feet.
Armen Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Cottingham.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cottingham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Cottingham circles away and keeps his distance.
Cottingham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cottingham swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cottingham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Cottingham fails to pull guard.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Cottingham's ribcage.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Cottingham tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Cottingham drops back down to his feet.
Cottingham looking for a takedown.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cottingham's defenses.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Cottingham blocks it.
Cottingham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cottingham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Cottingham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Cottingham is blocking nicely.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cottingham's defenses.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Cottingham gets control of Hammer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cottingham will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer pushing down on Cottingham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottingham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cottingham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armen Hammer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Cottingham pushes him off.
Duke Cottingham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Cottingham is avoiding it.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cottingham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer rushes Cottingham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Armen Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cottingham trying to control the position but instead, Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cottingham into the cage.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Hammer wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cottingham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammer controlling the action here for a moment.
Cottingham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Cottingham working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Cottingham blocks with his arms.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cottingham tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Cottingham drops back down to his feet.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Cottingham's ribcage.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Cottingham in his tracks for a moment.
Hammer slows down the pace here.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cottingham is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cottingham takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cottingham blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hammer.
Cottingham tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
Hammer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Cottingham won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cottingham avoids it.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cottingham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Cottingham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cottingham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.
Armen Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Cottingham.
Cottingham throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer rushes Cottingham and presses him up against the cage.
Cottingham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Cottingham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Cottingham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Cottingham circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Cottingham misses with a low kick.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cottingham circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cottingham keeps the fight on the outside.
Cottingham keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Cottingham pushes him off.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Cottingham is avoiding it.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Cottingham is avoiding it.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Cottingham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Cottingham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cottingham misses with a wild body shot.
Cottingham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cottingham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cottingham looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armen Hammer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cottingham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cottingham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cottingham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Cottingham is avoiding it.
Cottingham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cottingham circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cottingham misses the shot to the body.
Cottingham wants to slow Hammer down by chopping away at his legs.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cottingham keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Cottingham is avoiding it.
Cottingham is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Cottingham misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Cottingham pushes him off.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Cottingham circles away.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer tries to clinch but Cottingham moves out of range.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Cottingham fails with the takedown.
Cottingham swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
A big left from Cottingham misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Cottingham circles away.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cottingham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hammer slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Cottingham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cottingham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Cottingham 's eye.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Cottingham won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cottingham pulls guard effortlessly.
Cottingham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cottingham wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Cottingham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cottingham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
Hammer is pushing down on Cottingham's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cottingham is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Duke Cottingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cottingham on the ground.
Cottingham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Cottingham manages to get to full guard.
Cottingham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammer defends well.
Armen Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cottingham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duke Cottingham.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armen Hammer!
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