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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hammerston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar De la Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De la Hoya has chosen Rocky Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hammerston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar De la Hoya!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De la Hoya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Scott Hammerston has been cut.
De la Hoya drops Hammerston with a beautiful combination! Hammerston stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - De la Hoya is looking for the KO!
Hammerston dodges the punch combination from De la Hoya.
The fighters circling - De la Hoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammerston shoots in for a double leg but De la Hoya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammerston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for De la Hoya!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns De la Hoya that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De la Hoya blocking the ground and pound.
Hammerston looking to finish with strikes here!
Hammerston throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hammerston misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hammerston thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hammerston sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hammerston unloads with some shots from mount but De la Hoya bucks and avoids them well.
Hammerston 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.
A nice elbow there by Hammerston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerston thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hammerston misses with a head shot.
De la Hoya is squirming around, avoiding Hammerston's attempts to control the action.
De la Hoya wants to hold on but Hammerston pushes him away.
Hammerston misses with a head shot.
Hammerston throws some wild stikes that De la Hoya manages to avoid easily.
Hammerston avoids the attempt from De la Hoya to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De la Hoya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hammerston.
De la Hoya tries to reverse the position but Hammerston maintains control.
De la Hoya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammerston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerston misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hammerston thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hammerston sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hammerston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hammerston thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De la Hoya tries to hold on but Hammerston postures up.
Hammerston looking to finish with strikes here!
Hammerston throws some wild stikes that De la Hoya manages to avoid easily.
Hammerston throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hammerston goes for an armbar but De la Hoya turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from De la Hoya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De la Hoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Hammerston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De la Hoya stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammerston. Hammerston gets slowly back to his feet.
De la Hoya keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De la Hoya connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De la Hoya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De la Hoya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oscar De la Hoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De la Hoya fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for De la Hoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammerston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De la Hoya.
Hammerston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De la Hoya controlling the position for now.
Hammerston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hammerston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammerston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammerston trying to control the action but De la Hoya is working from the bottom.
Hammerston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De la Hoya defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De la Hoya tries to roll over but Hammerston keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammerston tries to close the distance and clinch up but De la Hoya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De la Hoya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De la Hoya fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De la Hoya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammerston on the side of the head.
Hammerston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De la Hoya throws a series of punches but Hammerston moves out of range.
A punch combination from De la Hoya misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good exchange - De la Hoya coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De la Hoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Hammerston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De la Hoya with a jab.
Hammerston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De la Hoya pinned against the cage. De la Hoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A clash of legs there as De la Hoya blocks the low kick.
Scott Hammerston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by De la Hoya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De la Hoya.
Scott Hammerston's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De la Hoya throws a body punch but Hammerston moves out of range.
Hammerston misses with a straight left.
De la Hoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from De la Hoya.
Oscar De la Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerston tries to clinch up but De la Hoya circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Hammerston throws a leg kick that misses.
Hammerston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De la Hoya.
De la Hoya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De la Hoya scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from De la Hoya finds it's target.
Hammerston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De la Hoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De la Hoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammerston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De la Hoya misses with a wild combination.
De la Hoya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De la Hoya looks to throw the jab but Hammerston is out of range.
Oscar De la Hoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hammerston is trying hard to land a takedown here. De la Hoya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De la Hoya leaves Hammerston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hammerston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De la Hoya misses with the combination.
De la Hoya lands a nice hook to Hammerston's body. Hammerston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar De la Hoya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De la Hoya 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De la Hoya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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