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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Hammet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is high way to hell. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Hammet!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendry with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hammet counter with a right hand.
Hammet pushes Hendry up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hendry tries to score a body lock takedown but Hammet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hendry tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammet avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hendry tries to circle away but Hammet has him pinned against the ropes.
Hammet manages to break the clinch.
Hammet clinches up with Hendry and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hendry is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hammet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Hendry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hendry has Hammet pushed against the ropes.
Hammet blocks an elbow strike.
Hammet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hendry tries to clinch up.
Hendry misses with a takedown attempt - Hammet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hendry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammet shoots in and gets a takedown into Hendry's guard.
Hammet thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hendry keeping moving, preventing Hammet from controlling successfully.
Hammet stands and steps away. Hendry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hendry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammet.
Hendry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hammet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendry throws a lazy head kick
and Hammet counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hendry's guard now.
Hendry is looking to stand up but Hammet isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendry keeping moving, preventing Hammet from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammet content to control rather than advance.
Hammet is trying to control. Hendry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hendry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hendry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammet pulls his head out easily.
Hammet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hammet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hendry looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hammet winds up and cracks Hendry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hammet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hammet seems to be looking for submissions.
Hammet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hammet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Hammet is thwarting Hendry's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hammet lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammet is working for a kimura but Hendry is defending it quite comfortably.
Hendry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammet prevents Hendry from standing back up.
Hammet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hendry missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hammet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammet lands a high kick!
Hendry moves in looking to clinch but Hammet pushes him off.
Hammet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendry swinging wildly here.
Hendry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammet connects with a looping right hand.
Hendry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hammet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammet pushes Hendry up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hammet pulls guard successfully.
Hendry wants to stand but Hammet has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hammet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hendry gets a takedown into half guard.
Hendry is looking for a kimura but Hammet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hendry to get the leverage.
Hammet is refusing to be controlled, as Hendry sits in half guard.
Hendry throwing shots but Hammet is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammet regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hendry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hendry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammet pushes Hendry off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rick Hendry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammet looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hendry!
Hammet landing strikes from the mount.
Hammet looking for a guillotine from mount but Hendry is having none of it.
Hendry tries to hold on but Hammet pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammet has control of Hendry's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hendry regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hammet looking to control but Hendry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammet lands with some strikes.
Hammet looking to control but Hendry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hendry is trying desperately to improve position.
Hammet content just to control the position here.
Hendry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry actively working from the bottom here.
Hammet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hendry scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hammet manages to mount him!
Lars Hammet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammet in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hammet is landing with some decent strikes but Hendry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hendry wants to control but Hammet is having none of it.
Hammet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hammet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hammet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammet swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendry.
Hendry tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammet looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendry is just out of range.
Hendry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hammet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammet avoids the head kick by Hendry.
Hammet lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendry looks for a takedown but Hammet sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hendry tries to bum rush Hammet with a series of wild strikes but Hammet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammet instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry goes for a takedown attempt but Hammet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hendry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammet moves into the clinch.
Hendry lands a shot to the body.
Hammet has Hendry pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hammet pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hendry tumbling to the mat - Hammet dives into Hendry's guard.
Hammet cracks Hendry with a solid left hand.
Hammet prevents Hendry from getting back to his feet.
Hammet cracks Hendry with a solid left hand.
Hammet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammet wants to control from the top but Hendry keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammet prevents Hendry from getting back to his feet.
Hammet connects with a couple of short punches.
Hendry has momentary wrist control but Hammet slips an elbow through the middle.
Hendry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammet's guard.
Hendry thows a big elbow that misses.
Hendry lands a couple of digs.
Hammet is trying to control the position but Hendry postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendry thows a big elbow that misses.
Hendry wants to stand and escape but instead Hammet has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hendry striking from the bottom.
Hammet working some strikes from top position.
Hammet stopping the sweep attempt from Hendry.
Hendry is looking to stand up but Hammet isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammet decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hammet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hendry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hendry throws a lazy head kick
and Hammet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hendry looking for submissions off his back.
Hendry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hammet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hammet's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Hammet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammet 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Lars Hammet!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lars Hammet!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Lars Hammet!
Lars Hammet wins by unanimous decision!
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