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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alden Williams (ranked 942 p4p, 2003 weight class) and Tyler Hammond (ranked 137 p4p, 281 weight class). Tyler Hammond will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alden Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Hammond!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a hook.
Alden Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Hammond's shoulder, as Hammond tries to avoid the shot.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammond moves away.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammond throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Hammond throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Hammond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Hammond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams connects with a jab.
Hammond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammond.
Hammond lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Williams swings for the body but Hammond moves out of range.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams misses with a hook.
Hammond appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Hammond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot
letting Hammond counter with a right hand.
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!
Williams lands the left hand.
Hammond takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Williams misses.
It seemed like Hammond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hammond slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams takes a swing at Hammond's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Hammond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammond misses with a looping left.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Hammond ducks down to avoid it.
Hammond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammond walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
A jab from Hammond misses.
Hammond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Hammond's shoulder, as Hammond tries to avoid the shot.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Hammond's shoulder, as Hammond tries to avoid the shot.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammond throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Hammond manages to avoid it.
Williams punishes Hammond's body with a nice straight punch.
Hammond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hammond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammond's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammond throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammond misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a body punch but Hammond moves out of range.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammond throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Hammond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alden Williams dominated that round.
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.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Hammond counters with a left to the body.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammond moves away.
Hammond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Hammond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams tests Hammond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams thuds a left hand into Hammond's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Hammond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hammond drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hammond on the side of the head.
Williams misses with a right hand
letting Hammond counter with a right hand.
Hammond needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammond.
Hammond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Hammond throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammond misses with an uppercut.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammond misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
The fighters circling - Hammond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammond.
Williams with a hook.
Jab by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hammond might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams cracks Hammond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammond's hands.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alden Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammond slips under a jab.
Hammond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Hammond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammond circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams clobbers Hammond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Hammond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hammond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Hammond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammond misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Hammond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammond moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Hammond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Hammond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alden Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Hammond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams swings for the body but Hammond moves out of range.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Hammond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hammond misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammond looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams misses with an uppercut
letting Hammond counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a hook
letting Hammond counter with a right hand.
Hammond misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Williams connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Williams misses.
Hammond misses with a straight right.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammond counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammond moves out of range as Williams strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Hammond counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammond might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws the left hand but Hammond avoids the punch easily.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Hammond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammond misses with a looping right.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammond.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hammond.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammond can do to turn this around?
Hammond swings widly with a right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammond let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hammond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammond.
It seemed like Hammond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammond looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammond is just out of range.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Hammond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Hammond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammond throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Hammond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alden Williams clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammond slips under a jab.
It seemed like Hammond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hammond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammond.
Hammond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Hammond releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Hammond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammond moves away.
Hammond misses with a looping left.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Hammond misses with a hook.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hammond lands the left hand.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a hook
and Hammond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hammond.
Hammond slips a jab from Williams.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammond! But no joy.
Hammond misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Hammond throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Hammond.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a hook.
Williams throws the left hand but Hammond avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammond! But no joy.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammond is just out of range.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Hammond's head but Hammond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Hammond slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams throws the left hand but Hammond avoids the punch easily.
Williams moves out of range as Hammond strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammond. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammond is just out of range.
Hammond let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hammond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammond! But no joy.
Hammond thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Hammond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammond misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammond lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alden Williams had his way with Tyler Hammond in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammond moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Hammond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammond.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammond counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams throws a jab when Hammond was well out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Hammond unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Williams lands a jab to Hammond's midsection.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammond counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook
and Hammond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Hammond avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Hammond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hammond staying out of range there.
Hammond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Hammond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Hammond misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammond is just out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Hammond saw that one coming.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hammond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Williams catches Hammond right on the button with a cross.
Alden Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Williams misses.
Hammond now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Hammond avoids it easily.
Hammond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Hammond. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Hammond's head but Hammond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammond slips under a jab.
Williams jabs at Hammond's body.
Hammond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammond! But no joy.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hammond counters with a straight right hand.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammond swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a jab when Hammond was well out of range.
It seemed like Hammond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alden Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alden Williams!
Alden Williams retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Alden Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tyler Hammond was interviewed post fight and said 'I am going to go cry for a couple days and get back to the drawing board after that.'.
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