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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Tatorini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatorini comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man. Hammer Fire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Tatorini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hammer Fire!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatorini wants to clinch but Fire slips to the side
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tatorini trying to keep a closed guard but Fire is proving a slippery customer.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tatorini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fire is one step ahead there.
Fire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fire won't allow Tatorini to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tatorini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fire.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatorini tries to clinch up
enabling Fire to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire throws a body punch but Tatorini moves out of range.
Fire swings for the body but Tatorini moves out of range.
Fire fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tatorini sprawls well initially but Fire persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tatorini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
Tatorini desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tatorini tries to get to full guard but Fire has control of the leg.
Tatorini trying to control but Fire postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire throwing shots but Tatorini is blocking nicely.
Tatorini trying to control but Fire postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fire in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marc Tatorini.
Fire has a takedown stuffed.
Fire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fire throws a low kick but Tatorini moves out of range easily.
Fire looks to land a combination but Tatorini avoids it well.
Tatorini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fire.
Fire swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatorini.
Tatorini moves out of range as Fire strikes.
Tatorini wants to clinch
and Fire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatorini.
Tatorini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fire avoids it really well and circles away.
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatorini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fire throws a leg kick
and Tatorini counters with a good low kick that Fire was not able to check.
Fire misses with a hook. Tatorini ducked under it nicely.
Tatorini moves in looking to clinch but Fire pushes him off.
Tatorini ducks right into an uppercut from Fire.
Fire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatorini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fire is looking to clinch.
Tatorini pushes Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatorini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fire looks gassed!
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini wants a takedown but no success here.
Tatorini wants to stall.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Tatorini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fire tries to land a knee to the head but Tatorini blocks with his arms.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Fire is trying to stall.
Tatorini jumps guard and drags Fire to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fire trying to control but Tatorini is working from the bottom.
Tatorini being controlled here, momentarily.
Tatorini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fire is one step ahead there.
Fire trying to control but Tatorini is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hammer Fire hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tatorini is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Fire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tatorini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tatorini sizes up Fire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Fire is predictable there
and Tatorini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fire closes the distance and clinches.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire lands a left hand.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire wants to break free but Tatorini has control.
Tatorini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Fire blocks the low kick.
Tatorini wants to clinch but Fire slips to the side
and Fire counters with a nice uppercut.
Fire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatorini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatorini lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatorini wants to clinch up but Fire keeps it at a distance.
Tatorini connects with a solid leg kick.
Fire throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Tatorini.
Fire is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatorini thumps Fire with a low kick.
Tatorini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatorini takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatorini lands a shot to the body.
Tatorini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Tatorini.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Tatorini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Tatorini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatorini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatorini obliges.
A right hand to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Tatorini is trying to drag Fire to the mat but Fire just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tatorini has him pressed against the cage.
Fire breaks from the clinch.
Fire throws a jab when Tatorini was well out of range.
Fire throws a combination that misses
and Tatorini counters with an outside leg kick.
Tatorini thumps Fire with a low kick.
Fire displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tatorini lands a right hook to the body.
Tatorini wants to clinch up but Fire keeps it at a distance.
Tatorini doesn't manage to clinch there - Fire circles away.
Fire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tatorini can pounce on him.
Tatorini scores with a leg kick.
Tatorini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fire at a distance.
Tatorini moves into the clinch.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini looking for a takedown.
Fire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatorini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tatorini sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fire somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatorini tries to clinch there but Fire circles away.
Tatorini moves into range and clinches up with Fire.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tatorini.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Fire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatorini is defending well for now.
Fire is trying to break the clinch but Tatorini is controlling him.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini landing knees to the body.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini managing to block the knees to the body from Fire.
Tatorini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatorini misses with a knee to the head.
Tatorini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tatorini.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Tatorini tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Tatorini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatorini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatorini manages to avoid it.
Tatorini pushes Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini managing to block the knees to the body from Fire.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tatorini working Fire over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatorini obliges.
Fire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatorini backwards.
Fire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tatorini has him pressed against the cage.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatorini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tatorini!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tatorini dominated that second round.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Tatorini lands a nice knee to the body.
Tatorini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatorini looks to clinch
and Fire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fire.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatorini.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini works on Fire's body with a couple of short punches.
Tatorini pushes Fire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tatorini has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Fire breaks the clinch.
Fire takes the fight into the clinch.
Marc Tatorini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatorini misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tatorini's brow.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Fire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatorini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatorini is working for takedown but Fire is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fire scores with a knee to the head.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire is looking to control Tatorini's arms but Tatorini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fire has his back to the cage.
Tatorini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fire just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Tatorini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire is looking to break free of the clinch but Tatorini has double underhooks.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatorini avoiding damage as Fire throws knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatorini misses with a knee to the head.
Fire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatorini is defending well for now.
Fire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fire is trying to push Tatorini away but Tatorini has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tatorini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatorini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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.
Tatorini connects with an inside leg kick.
Marc Tatorini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Fire tenderised Tatorini's leg. Tatorini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatorini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatorini checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Tatorini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tatorini misses with a leg kick
and Fire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatorini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatorini clinches up against the cage.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini scores a nice knee to the body.
Fire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fire misses with a few strikes there.
Fire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fire throws a nice looking combination but Tatorini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Fire. Those never looked like landing.
Fire moves into the clinch.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tatorini trying to land knees to the body.
Tatorini with a knee to the head.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatorini is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fire pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Fire throws an elbow that misses.
Fire avoiding damage as Tatorini throws knees to the body.
Fire manages to break the clinch.
Tatorini slips a jab and a cross from Fire.
Tatorini clinches up with Fire and pushes him back against the cage.
Tatorini missing with knees to the body.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Fire breaks from the clinch.
Fire has Tatorini up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Fire.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fire landing knees to the head.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatorini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fire.
Fire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatorini avoids it.
Tatorini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fire throws a big shot that misses.
Tatorini rushes Fire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tatorini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fire is defending well for now.
Tatorini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fire avoids it.
Fire trying to control the position but instead, Tatorini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fire into the cage.
Tatorini tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fire.
Fire tries to break free but Tatorini pushes him back against the cage.
Fire misses with a knee to the head.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Tatorini.
Fire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hammer Fire.
I think Fire 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hammer Fire!
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hype
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RATING
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