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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hammer (ranked 331 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Trayvon Lewis (ranked 48 p4p, 134 weight class). Trayvon Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 12 - 7 - 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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Lewis working away.
Lewis controls the position from side control.
Hammer is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Check out the look on Lewis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lewis wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lewis off and has taken his back!
Lewis trying to control the hands but Hammer won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is riding his opponent, not letting Lewis buck him off.
Hammer is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lewis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lewis for a finish.
Lewis is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hammer gets his way!
Lewis wants to control his opponent's hands but Hammer gets his hands free.
Lewis prevents Hammer from getting a body triangle.
Lewis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis rolls, trying to escape but Hammer keeps control of the position.
Hammer controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis tries to escape but Hammer has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammer looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Lewis is controlling Hammer 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Hammer is trying to keep Lewis in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lewis working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hammer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Hammer working a defensive guard but Lewis manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Hammer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis gets to mount! Hammer was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lewis working the ground and pound effectively.
Lewis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lewis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lewis wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely.
Hammer tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Hammer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hammer regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer wants to get back to full guard.
Hammer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammer is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hammer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewis has managed to get both his arms back between Hammer's legs - danger averted.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Hammer is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer has his foot on Lewis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lewis works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lewis passes into side control.
Lewis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lewis cracks Hammer with a big elbow.
Hammer is not content to let Lewis control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the head.
Lewis landing shots from mount.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hammer working to try and regain half guard.
Lewis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hammer to take his back!
Lewis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis gets his hands free as Hammer looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hammer staying busy and making it hard for Lewis to control.
Hammer turns into Lewis and is now in his guard.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Hammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hammer controlling from the top position.
Hammer continues to stall.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hammer is controlling Lewis's trapped leg to prevent Lewis from advancing to side control.
Lewis content to control rather than advance.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hammer looking for subs from the bottom but Lewis mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lewis lands a big shot there that rocks Hammer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hammer to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lewis. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Lewis connects with a big shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Lewis has the hooks in. Hammer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hammer grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammer tries to roll but Lewis sticks to his back.
Lewis controls the action.
Well, with Lewis on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hammer is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lewis trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lewis is working the ground and pound. Can Hammer escape?
Hammer is really stuck here.
Lewis 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 Hammer!
The referee is taking a good look at Hammer as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lewis!
I really don't envy Hammer right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hammer's body.
Hammer tries to roll but Lewis sticks to his back.
Lewis trying to control.
Hammer controlling Lewis 's hands.
Lewis is persistently looking for the submission but Hammer is defending it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis trying to control.
Hammer looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lewis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lewis.
Lewis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hammer is trapped and Lewis is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Lewis controlling well, preventing Hammer from escaping the position.
Lewis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hammer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hammer for a finish.
Hammer is trying to remain composed but Lewis is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis doesn't have the hooks in and Hammer manages to turn into his guard.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer stays in close to Lewis's body and controls the position.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lewis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Hammer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lewis controlling the position.
Lewis controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.
Hammer trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hammer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's six 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.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
A jab from Hammer does it's job there.
Lewis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
Lewis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hammer!
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hammer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hammer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lewis has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis lands with some strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scoring with strikes but Hammer is staying in there.
Lewis controlling from the full mount.
Hammer can't escape the position.
Lewis looking for a guillotine from mount but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hammer staying busy and making it hard for Lewis to control.
Hammer rolls, trying to escape but Lewis keeps control of the position.
Lewis avoiding Hammer 's attempts to control his hands.
Lewis is trying to stick to Hammer's back but Hammer is turning into Lewis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lewis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hammer.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has Hammer pulled in close to control his posture.
Lewis is continuing to stall.
Hammer trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Hammer slips nicely into half guard.
Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Hammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lewis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammer takes one on the button.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hammer trying to control here.
Trayvon Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to free his trapped foot but Hammer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hammer trying to control here.
Hammer is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer wants to get back to full guard.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lewis jumps into side control!
Lewis controlling the position.
Hammer is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Hammer tries to buck Lewis off but Lewis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer struggling a bit here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chad Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hammer defends it well.
Good shot there by Hammer.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hammer defends it well.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lewis.
Lewis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hammer misses with a looping right.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Hammer's body.
Lewis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trayvon Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hammer!
A lull in the action here.
Hammer wants to control but Lewis postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hammer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lewis controlling the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hammer.
Nice takedown defense from Hammer. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hammer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
And Lewis tries to counter it with a takedown but Hammer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Chad Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer misses the jab.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammer being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammer has his foot on Lewis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lewis works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Hammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.
Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lewis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chad Hammer.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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