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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bricard (ranked 3837 p4p, 2828 weight class) and Greg Hammer (ranked 451 p4p, 355 weight class). Hammer has chosen The Way of Vikings as his entrance music. Greg Hammer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Bricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bricard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
Hammer drives through with a takedown into Bricard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammer is working Bricard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer cracks Bricard with a solid left hand.
Hammer is in close to Bricard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bricard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bricard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hammer has managed to get both his arms back between Bricard's legs - danger averted.
Hammer is in close to Bricard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bricard is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
Hammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bricard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bricard throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammer throwing strikes from guard but Bricard blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bricard controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bricard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bricard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bricard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Bricard's brow.
Bricard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bricard wants to stand up but Hammer is controlling him.
Hammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammer connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammer working some strikes from top position.
Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Bricard has wrist control.
Bricard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bricard has his foot on Hammer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammer works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammer with a nice head shot there.
Bricard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer postures up.
Hammer distracts Bricard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bricard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bricard working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Bricard is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer cracks Bricard with a solid left hand.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
Hammer is in close to Bricard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammer distracts Bricard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bricard looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
Bricard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bricard can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Ground and pound from Hammer.
Hammer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bricard tries to hold on but Hammer postures up.
Hammer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bricard tries to hold on but Hammer postures up.
Hammer lands a big shot there that rocks Bricard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hammer is landing with some decent strikes but Bricard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hammer lands a big elbow.
Hammer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bricard's face.
Hammer lands a couple of good shots and Bricard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hammer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bricard's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hammer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hammer connects with a couple of short punches.
Bricard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammer is looking for a triangle but Bricard pushes his legs off easily.
Greg Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bricard chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammer is controlling Bricard's posture.
Bricard looking to pass the guard.
Bricard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bricard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bricard.
Hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hammer working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bricard's head.
Bricard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bricard, not yet.
Hammer postures up.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bricard's head.
Hammer postures up.
Hammer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bricard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bricard is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricard looking to control.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bricard's head.
Bricard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bricard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer is in close to Bricard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bricard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammer distracts Bricard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer cracks Bricard with a solid left hand.
Hammer with a nice head shot there.
Bricard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Bricard's brow.
Hammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bricard wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bricard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bricard has momentary wrist control but Hammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer works over Bricard with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bricard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hammer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bricard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bricard's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bricard up.
Bricard is taking damage to the body and head.
Hammer not allowing Bricard to control his hands.
Hammer throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bricard!
Hammer has Bricard flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hammer is landing with strikes from the back.
Hammer scores with strikes from the back.
Hammer lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hammer.
Hammer lands strikes to the head.
Bricard is trapped and Hammer is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bricard rolls, trying to escape but Hammer keeps control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hammer 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bricard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Hammer tries to counter it with a takedown but Bricard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hammer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bricard to the mat! Bricard manages to get full guard.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Bricard's brow.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer with a nice head shot there.
Bricard controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.
Bricard 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.
Hammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bricard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bricard's head.
Bricard 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.
Hammer distracts Bricard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer cracks Bricard with a solid left hand.
Hammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bricard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer cracks Bricard with a solid left hand.
Hammer chips away with some ground and pound.
Bricard has his foot on Hammer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammer works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bricard's head.
Hammer won't allow Bricard to sweep him here.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
Hammer preventing the sweep.
Hammer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
Hammer stands up over Bricard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bricard trying to control the position.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Bricard's brow.
Bricard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bricard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammer working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stands up over Bricard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bricard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer distracts Bricard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bricard wants to sweep but no luck.
Bricard working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer is in close to Bricard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greg Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammer is pushing down on Bricard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bricard is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hammer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hammer is thwarting Bricard's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bricard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bricard tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
Hammer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Terry Bricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer blocks the strikes from Bricard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bricard looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Hammer!
Our winner, Greg Hammer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Terry Bricard stepped up to the mic, saying 'congratulations. He was the better man tonight'.
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