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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nak Tuoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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246 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nak Tuoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Tuoka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuoka closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Tuoka shrugs off.
It looks like Nak Tuoka has been cut.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuoka's face.
Tuoka is breathing heavily.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Tuoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tuoka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Tuoka won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tuoka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuoka's face.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer gets through Tuoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tuoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Tuoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Tuoka jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Tuoka around his waist. Tuoka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tuoka tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nak Tuoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
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 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tuoka's defenses.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuoka is defending well for now.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuoka avoids it.
Tuoka tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Tuoka jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Tuoka around his waist. Tuoka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Tuoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tuoka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Tuoka circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuoka dives in and grabs Hammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes down on Tuoka's head and hops out.
Tuoka fails to land the takedown.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Hammer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Tuoka's ribcage.
Tuoka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tuoka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuoka tries to clinch
and Hammer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tuoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuoka tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Tuoka drops back down to his feet.
Tuoka goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nak Tuoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer gets a clinch.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Tuoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Tuoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tuoka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tuoka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuoka is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.
Tuoka trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Tuoka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nak Tuoka's cut.
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.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Tuoka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Tuoka circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuoka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hammer did well to prevent Tuoka getting side control.
Tuoka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hammer defends it well.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.
Hammer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tuoka.
Tuoka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer controls Tuoka momentarily but Tuoka frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer managing to control the position.
Tuoka pushing down on Hammer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Tuoka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Tuoka sits in half guard.
Tuoka passes to side control.
Tuoka tries for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Tuoka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hammer is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuoka is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuoka is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.
Tuoka tries to advance to mount but Hammer denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tuoka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tuoka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hammer, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuoka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nak Tuoka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nak Tuoka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuoka.
Tuoka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tuoka somewhat.
Tuoka misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuoka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hammer tries to clinch but Tuoka moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuoka closes the distance and clinches up with Hammer, looking for a takedown. Tuoka pushes Hammer against the cage but Hammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nak Tuoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer pushes Tuoka up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Tuoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuoka circles away.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Tuoka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammer.
Hammer rushes Tuoka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Tuoka jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Tuoka around his waist. Tuoka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuoka's face.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Tuoka won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Tuoka won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tuoka jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Tuoka around his waist. Tuoka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Tuoka blocks with his arms.
Tuoka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tuoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Tuoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tuoka tries to clinch up
and Hammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Tuoka tries for a takedown but Hammer circles away easily
and Hammer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Tuoka takes an elbow to the temple.
Tuoka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tuoka tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
Tuoka jumps guard and drags Hammer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuoka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tuoka fails with the takedown
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer.
Tuoka tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
Tuoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Tuoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tuoka fails with a takedown attempt.
Tuoka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuoka misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuoka looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.
Hammer digs a good hook to Tuoka's body.
The Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuoka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammer counters with a good low kick that Tuoka was not able to check.
Tuoka tries for a takedown but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tuoka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuoka's face.
Tuoka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hammer 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Hammer!
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energy
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FIGHT
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