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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 457 p4p, 922 weight class) and Scooter Ham (ranked 48 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham misses the jab.
Pederson shoots in and drives through. Ham sprawls well.
Pederson slips a straight right by Ham.
Ham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pederson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Ham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ham misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pederson's head.
Pederson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pederson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ham's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson stalling.
Ham is holding on to half guard well.
Pederson 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.
Pederson is keen to just control but Ham is a slippery customer.
Ham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pederson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pederson is trying to control. Ham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pederson is looking to pass Ham's guard but actually Ham recovers to full guard.
Ham is pulling down on Pederson's head to control his posture.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pederson shoots and misses
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Pederson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a leg kick which misses Pederson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pederson tries to avoid it.
Pederson connects with the punch.
Pederson avoids a kick to the body.
Ham misses with a wild body shot.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ham thuds his shin into the meat of Pederson's side.
Ham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pederson.
Pederson misses with a takedown
and Ham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ham takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
Pederson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ham sprawls and moves away.
Pederson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ham pinned against the cage. Ham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pederson lands a really nice looking cross but Ham seems unphased.
Ham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pederson counters with a shoot takedown. Ham fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
Ham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ham preventing the sweep.
Ham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pederson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ham defends well.
Pederson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Pederson is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ham controlling from the top position.
Pederson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pederson keeping full guard, as Ham tries to pass.
Pederson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ham's guard.
Pederson passes into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ham trying to control but Pederson postures up.
Pederson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ham's head.
Pederson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've been hearing that Pederson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pederson passes to full mount!
Pederson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ham's face.
Ham tries to control the position but Pederson now has his back.
Ham looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pederson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Pederson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ham trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pederson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ham.
Pederson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pederson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ham knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ham for a finish.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pederson's arms.
Pederson tightening his grip on Ham, looking for the choke.
Ham is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that round.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pederson stuns Ham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pederson has a takedown stuffed.
Ham swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pederson misses with a right hand
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Pederson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson swings for the body but Ham moves out of range.
Pederson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ham.
Ham checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham misses with a looping right.
Scooter Ham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ham throws a leg kick
and Pederson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ham keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ham keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ham's head.
Deanthony Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham has Pederson pulled in close to control his posture.
Pederson throws a strike but Ham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pederson has his foot on Ham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ham works his way back into a safe position though.
Pederson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ham is aware though and is defending well.
Ham trying to control but Pederson is working from the bottom.
Pederson has his foot on Ham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ham works his way back into a safe position though.
Pederson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pederson is looking for a triangle but Ham pushes his legs off easily.
Pederson is looking for a triangle but Ham pushes his legs off easily.
Pederson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pederson working a defensive guard but Ham passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pederson is not content to let Ham control the position.
Pederson is looking for a sweep. Ham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ham perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pederson looking for submissions off his back.
Pederson wants to control but Ham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ham can do to turn this around?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson looking for submissions off his back.
Ham trying to control the action but Pederson is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pederson throws out a loose jab but Ham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pederson lands with an overhand left.
Ham cracks Pederson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ham moves out of range as Pederson strikes.
Pederson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pederson.
Pederson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ham misses with a body kick.
Scooter Ham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson fails to land the takedown.
Ham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pederson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pederson showed some decent athleticism there.
Pederson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson avoids the attempt from Ham to control.
Pederson misses with a head shot.
Ham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pederson.
Ham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ham wants to control but Pederson is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pederson looking for a guillotine from mount but Ham is having none of it.
Pederson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pederson scoring with strikes but Ham is staying in there.
Pederson with the ground and pound from mount.
Pederson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ham is looking to escape.
Pederson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ham is squirming around, avoiding Pederson's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson is landing with some decent strikes but Ham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pederson fails with the takedown.
Ham throws a head kick but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pederson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson avoids a kick to the body.
Ham misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Ham misses.
Pederson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ham misses
and Pederson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ham's guard.
Pederson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ham dives on top into guard.
Pederson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pederson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ham is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pederson.
Pederson tries to improve position but can't.
Ham tries to advance position but instead Pederson slips a leg back in to half guard.
Ham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pederson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham is thwarting Pederson's attempts to control the position.
Ham trying to control the action but Pederson is working from the bottom.
Ham prevents Pederson from improving his position.
Pederson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson actively working from the bottom here.
Pederson wants to control but Ham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pederson gets back to full guard.
Ham controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pederson is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
Pederson is really struggling to control Ham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pederson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Pederson.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson staying out of range there.
Pederson misses the body punch
and Ham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pederson throws a right hand that misses
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pederson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ham.
Nice defenses there by Pederson.
Pederson tries for a takedown but Ham circles away easily
and Ham counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Pederson misses.
And Ham responds with a good body kick, but Pederson manages to step out the way in time.
Ham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Ham.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pederson shoots in for a double leg but Ham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pederson throws a right hand that misses
and Ham counters with a straight right hand.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pederson throws a body punch but Ham moves out of range.
Pederson misses with a hook
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ham throws a jab but it's blocked by Pederson.
Pederson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pederson in his tracks.
Ham throws a jab but it's blocked by Pederson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ham. That's going to slow Pederson down.
Pederson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ham wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Pederson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Ham's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Ham is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Pederson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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