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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damon Hammer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Hammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
Hammer stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hammer somewhat.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Hammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Hammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Hammer blocks it.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams is leaning against Hammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams digs a right hand into Hammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammer's gas tank.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer looks gassed!
Williams tries to clinch up
and Hammer moves into the clinch.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hammer avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Williams.
Hammer is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Hammer tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Hammer just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Hammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer drags the fight down to the ground.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Hammer pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Hammer keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Hammer pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hammer dives on top into guard.
Hammer 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.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Hammer.
Williams kicks Hammer off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hammer instigates a clinch.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams tries to clinch
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams working Hammer over with knees to the body.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Williams.
Hammer drags the fight down to the ground.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hammer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams working away.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.
Hammer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer successfully pulls guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammer pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Hammer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams wants to stand back up but Hammer manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is not content to let Hammer control the position.
Hammer prevents Williams from escaping the position.
Williams bucks up and tries to throw Hammer off but instead Hammer has got his back!
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hammer just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
A lull in the action here.
Hammer lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hammer has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Williams's body.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hammer softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Williams controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Williams showing good submission defense here.
Hammer trying to control.
Williams has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Hammer lands.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams clinches but Hammer breaks the clinch
and Hammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Williams misses with some punches.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Williams.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hammer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Williams to the mat. Williams regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Hammer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams 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.
Hammer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Hammer is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Hammer pulls Williams into guard.
Hammer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hammer avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Hammer blocks the low kick.
Hammer cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Hammer working hard to break the clinch.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hammer has Williams pushed against the cage.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Hammer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Hammer decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammer is on top in guard.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammer trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hammer dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer prevents Williams from escaping the position.
Hammer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Williams is pushing Hammer's head away, looking to escape. Hammer manages to hold on to the position though.
Hammer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Hammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammer is stalling here.
Williams keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Williams.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Hammer!
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