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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hammer (ranked 1996 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Branko Banik (ranked 267 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm 23 185 4 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm 22 179 10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branko Banik! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hammer misses with a hook. Banik ducked under it nicely. Banik lands with a straight right. Hammer didn't see that one coming. Banik takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Branko Banik has been cut. Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow. Banik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer. Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banik. Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banik.
Hammer works Banik's body with a nice hook. Banik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer. Hammer thuds a left hand into Banik's body. Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. No joy there for Banik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer throws a body punch but Banik moves out of range. Banik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hammer misses with a wild body shot. Banik feints the counter takedown. Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banik.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banik. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet. Hammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hammer misses with a body shot.
Hammer connects with a jab. Hammer is looking to wear down Banik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Banik takes a body punch but keeps moving. A shot to the liver by Hammer. Beautiful body shot. Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banik.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banik moves away. Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banik manages to avoid it. Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banik was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer. Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer throws a body shot but no joy. Banik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Hammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Banik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Banik does a little dance to reset his feet. Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Banik feints the counter takedown. Banik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Banik does a little dance to reset his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Hammer. Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hammer misses with an uppercut. Banik takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses. Banik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hammer misses the shot to the body. Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banik moves away. Banik throws a big shot that misses. Banik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Banik. Banik slips under a jab from Hammer. Hammer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banik counters with a single leg into guard. Hammer didn't expect that. Hammer is trying to keep Banik in close.
Banik is sitting in close to Hammer's body. Hammer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Banik is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Banik is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hammer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chad Hammer! Our winner, Chad 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
63% |
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