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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from At Hammed.
At Hammed throws a leg kick but Ventura checks it.
At Hammed shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than At Hammed was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ventura is looking for a sweep.
Ventura keeps trying to improve his position.
At Hammed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ventura can't do much from the bottom here.
Ventura is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but At Hammed is staying active.
At Hammed has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ventura gets back to half guard.
Ventura trying to control here.
Ventura is staying active underneath At Hammed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura trying to control here.
At Hammed is trying to control the action in half guard but Ventura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
At Hammed is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ventura has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ventura is controlling At Hammed's trapped leg to prevent At Hammed from advancing to side control.
At Hammed wants to work for an arm triangle but Ventura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ventura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
At Hammed has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ventura tries to hold on but At Hammed pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
At Hammed swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ventura is now in At Hammed's guard. A big mistake from At Hammed there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura tries to free his leg and advance position but At Hammed is retaining full guard.
Ventura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ventura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
At Hammed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ventura!
At Hammed has control of Ventura's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ventura regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ventura working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ventura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ventura throws a big elbow that misses.
At Hammed wants to sweep but no luck.
At Hammed trying to control the position.
At Hammed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ventura is one step ahead there.
Ventura wants to control from the top but At Hammed keeps moving.
Ventura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of At Hammed's head.
At Hammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
At Hammed working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ventura moves into full guard.
Ventura looking to control.
Ventura looking to control but At Hammed passes into half guard.
Ventura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
At Hammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
At Hammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ventura keeping moving, preventing At Hammed from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Ventura will probably get the nod.
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.
At Hammed lands a really nice looking cross but Ventura seems unphased.
Ventura tries to clinch but At Hammed moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from At Hammed. Ventura shrugs it off though.
At Hammed lands a high kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from At Hammed. Ventura shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Hammed moves into the clinch.
Ventura struggles to land a body shot inside as At Hammed controls his hands.
At Hammed can't break the clinch.
At Hammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ventura blocks it with crossed arms.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but At Hammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
At Hammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Ventura avoids the damage to the body.
Ventura blocks an uppercut.
At Hammed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
At Hammed misses with the body kick
and Ventura counters with a right hand to the body.
At Hammed throws a head kick but Ventura moves out of range.
At Hammed tries to close the distance and clinch but Ventura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura moves out of range of the body kick.
Ventura pivots, looking for a leg kick but At Hammed is out of range and Ventura settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Ventura blocks the low kick.
Ventura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. At Hammed doesn't seem bothered though.
Ventura misses with a looping left.
At Hammed lands a nice shot that snaps Ventura's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Ventura. No joy for At Hammed on that attempt.
Ventura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ventura avoiding damage as At Hammed throws knees to the body.
At Hammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ventura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down At Hammed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but At Hammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura tries to throw a body punch but At Hammed avoids it by throwing Ventura back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ventura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with At Hammed's elbow.
At Hammed lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura misses with the head strike.
Ventura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
At Hammed misses with a punch on the inside.
At Hammed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ventura is working At Hammed over against the cage.
Ventura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ventura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to At Hammed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
At Hammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ventura blocks it with crossed arms.
Ventura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ventura scores with a shot to the side of At Hammed's head.
At Hammed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ventura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ventura.
Ventura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Ventura.
Ventura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. At Hammed doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ventura finds it's target.
Ventura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
At Hammed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ventura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! At Hammed scrambles back to his feet.
Ventura cracks At Hammed with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ventura has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning At Hammed to stand back up!
At Hammed is rocked!
It looks like Brah At Hammed has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ventura moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh At Hammed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ventura pushes At Hammed against the cage and as At Hammed bounces back, Ventura cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Ventura follows up with more strikes but At Hammed was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ventura!
Anthony Ventura is the new heavyweight champion!
As Anthony Ventura got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks to Milwaukee's Best Nutrition & Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry.'.
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