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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and my love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, my love!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
love shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammer sprawls well. He's pushed love's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer throws a body kick that misses.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
love explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
love closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
love changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
love shoots in and bounces Hammer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
love controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing love from controlling successfully.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
love stays in close to Hammer's body and controls the position.
love wants to stand but Hammer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as love controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. my love wasn't active enough on the ground.
love clinches up against the cage.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
love is working for takedown but Hammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hammer prevents the takedown attempt.
love decides to pull guard.
Hammer trying to control but love is working from the bottom.
Hammer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed love's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if love can do anything to dispel that myth.
love trying to hold on to Hammer's head to control him but Hammer postures up.
love is concentrating on defense, preventing Hammer from advancing position.
love won't allow Hammer to pass to mount.
love tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
love won't allow Hammer to pass to mount.
love trying to hold on to Hammer's head to control him but Hammer postures up.
love pushes Hammer off looking to stand but Hammer dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. my love hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
love throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
love rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
love drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
love manages to break the clinch.
love clinches up against the cage.
love tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but love pulls him back up using the underhooks.
love escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
love moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
love drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
love tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
my love 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.
love shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammer as he avoids it easily.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but love shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammer tries to sprawl but love drives through with a takedown into half guard.
love trying to pass the guard but Hammer defending well.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from love.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
love is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
love tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hammer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hammer is not content to let love control the position.
Hammer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. love is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by my love.
Hammer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. love was covering up waiting for the punch and Hammer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
love looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
love looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
love really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
love doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
love manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
love throws some wild stikes that Hammer manages to avoid easily.
love with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as love tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
love sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four 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.
my love has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
love shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
love looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of my love.
love clinches.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
love manages to break the clinch.
love shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
my love 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
love shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but love keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
love fails with the takedown.
Hammer lands a head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from love.
Thomas Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of my love.
love tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around love's waist but love gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but love uses good head movement to avoid it.
love shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
love gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
love breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammer closes the distance but love moves to the side
and love counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
love breaks the clinch.
love will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
love fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by love or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
Hammer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and love counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by love.
love tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
love wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to control love's arms but love gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammer has his back to the cage.
love is struggling to control the position.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from love.
Hammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as love walks away with a smile on his face. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
love will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer leaves love with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. love tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
love throws a head kick that Hammer semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but love pushes him off.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
love rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
love wants a takedown.
love manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hammer stops love from standing up.
love tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammer wants to control from the top but love keeps moving.
love keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammer wants to control from the top but love keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hammer wants to stand but love has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thomas Hammer.
love fails to land the takedown.
love shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammer sprawls well. He's pushed love's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with love but love pushes him off and we're back to square one.
love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammer moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well love has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... my love!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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