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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Al Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drean Tryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drean Tryan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tryan.
Tryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tryan.
Tryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammond tries to sprawl out of it but Tryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tryan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tryan is one step ahead there.
Hammond tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammond has wrist control.
Tryan throws a strike but Hammond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tryan working a defensive guard here.
Hammond throws a big elbow that misses.
Tryan is controlling Hammond's posture.
Tryan is trying to control the position but Hammond postures up.
Tryan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hammond tries to free his leg and advance position but Tryan is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tryan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tryan trying to strike off his back.
Hammond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tryan looking to control.
Hammond has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Drean Tryan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Hammond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Al Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drean Tryan.
Hammond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammond misses with a takedown attempt - Tryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammond is defended easily by Tryan.
Hammond is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tryan pushes Hammond up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tryan has a takedown stuffed.
Tryan throws a nice looking combination but Hammond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammond tries to close the distance and clinch but Tryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tryan blocks a leg kick.
Tryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tryan looks to clinch
and Hammond counters with a three punch combo that has Tryan backing up. Tryan nods at Hammond to acknowledge the strikes.
Hammond shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tryan sprawls well. Tryan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammond gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammond fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tryan under the eye.
Tryan looks to land a body kick but Hammond moved away.
Hammond dives in for a single leg takedown but Tryan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hammond is trying to break the clinch but Tryan is controlling him.
Hammond is trying to pull guard but Tryan has him pressed against the cage.
Tryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tryan misses with a two punch combination.
Tryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tryan closes the distance and clinches.
Tryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drean Tryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tryan pinned against the cage. Tryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drean Tryan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tryan misses with a few strikes there.
Hammond is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tryan misses with a two punch combination.
Tryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Hammond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tryan is trying to push Hammond away but Hammond has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hammond is pushing Tryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tryan manages to break the clinch.
Hammond slaps away a takedown attempt from Tryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tryan is breathing heavily.
No luck for Tryan with that takedown attempt.
Al Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drean Tryan.
Hammond wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hammond.
A head kick misses from Tryan.
Hammond will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tryan misses with a takedown attempt - Hammond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammond tries for a takedown but Tryan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hammond fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hammond tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tryan swivels and escapes.
Hammond closes the distance and clinches up with Tryan, looking for a takedown. Hammond pushes Tryan against the cage but Tryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tryan tries to clinch but Hammond is having none of it.
Tryan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Al Hammond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tryan.
Hammond tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tryan defends well and Hammond ends up having to push Tryan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammond has him pressed against the cage.
Tryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammond fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Tryan does no damage.
Hammond keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Hammond.
Drean Tryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tryan connects with a leg kick. Hammond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tryan defends it nicely.
Tryan throws a jab when Hammond was well out of range.
Tryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammond lands a head shot.
Tryan has Hammond up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammond drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tryan throws a nice looking combination but Hammond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammond stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammond wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond closes the distance and clinches up with Tryan, looking for a takedown. Hammond pushes Tryan against the cage but Tryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hammond scores with a shot to the body.
Tryan is looking to slow Hammond down with leg kicks.
Tryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hammond scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slapping body kick lands there for Tryan.
Hammond clinches up with Tryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Tryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tryan.
Tryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Tryan as Hammond shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tryan feints and then cracks Hammond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammond down.
Hammond misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drean Tryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tryan shoots in and bounces Hammond off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammond trying to keep a closed guard but Tryan is proving a slippery customer.
Tryan lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tryan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammond trying to keep a closed guard but Tryan is proving a slippery customer.
Tryan throwing strikes but missing.
Tryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tryan looking to pass the guard.
Tryan throws an elbow that misses. Hammond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tryan's guard. Nice move by Hammond!
Hammond will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond stands and steps away. Tryan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Horrible takedown by Tryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammond which made him look bad.
Hammond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tryan.
Hammond clinches.
Tryan has had enough of the clinch but Hammond keeps him there for the moment.
Tryan working hard to break the clinch.
Hammond is looking to break free of the clinch but Tryan has double underhooks.
Tryan has had enough of the clinch but Hammond keeps him there for the moment.
Tryan is trying to break the clinch but Hammond has him pressed against the cage.
Tryan working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond jumps into guard, dragging Tryan to the mat.
Hammond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tryan's guard.
Tryan is trying to control the position but Hammond postures up.
Hammond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tryan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hammond uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tryan tries to buck Hammond off but Hammond is having none of it.
Tryan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hammond easily slips into full mount!
Hammond trying to control but Tryan is having none of it.
Hammond looking to ground and pound but Tryan is blocking nicely.
Tryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammond takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammond wants to control the pace but Tryan is squirming around nicely.
Tryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tryan tries to hold on but Hammond postures up.
Tryan is trying desperately to improve position.
Hammond looking to control but Tryan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammond has hold of Tryan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tryan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tryan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Al Hammond.
Well Tryan 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drean Tryan!
Drean Tryan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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