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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Kosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosh comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2. Hammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nine Inch Nails - Wish. The key to victory for Clayton Kosh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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243 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Kosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer tries to clinch but Kosh moves out of range.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kosh lands with a hook. Hammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kosh lunges at Hammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hammer's hand.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer dives in and grabs Kosh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kosh pushes down on Hammer's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Kosh is defending well.
Hammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is thwarting Kosh's attempts to control the position.
Hammer trying to mount his opponent but Kosh defends it.
Hammer wants to take a breather but Kosh is having none of it.
Kosh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kosh dips to his left and cracks Hammer with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kosh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hammer thowing shots but they're missing.
Hammer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kosh tries to hold on but Hammer postures up.
Hammer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosh wants to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
Kosh is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kosh blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Hammer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kosh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kosh wants to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kosh is working to get back to half guard.
Kosh wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hammer.
That's four 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.
Hammer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kosh looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Clayton Kosh has been cut.
Hammer is landing with some decent strikes but Kosh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kosh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hammer prevents Kosh from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hammer is working away from the top position though.
Hammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kosh's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Kosh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosh takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosh misses the shot to the body.
Kosh leaves Hammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Kosh digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosh moves into the clinch.
Hammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kosh stops a takedown attempt from Hammer.
Hammer presses Kosh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosh is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammer has double underhooks.
Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kosh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clayton Kosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hammer.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kosh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kosh trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
Kosh prevents the takedown attempt.
Kosh manages to break the clinch.
Kosh lands with an overhand left.
Kosh dips to his left and cracks Hammer with an uppercut!
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clayton Kosh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer walks into a straight right hand from Kosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kosh finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammer's head.
Kosh throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Kosh misses with a series of wild punches.
Kosh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Kosh as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Kosh coming out on top.
Kosh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kosh moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Hammer walks into a straight right hand from Kosh.
Kosh digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
Kosh lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kosh.
Kosh slaps away a takedown attempt from Hammer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Kosh.
Hammer checks a leg kick.
Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kosh manages to break the clinch.
Kosh lands a body shot.
Kosh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kosh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammer.
Kosh moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kosh up against the cage.
Hammer is trying to trip Kosh. He has hold of a leg but Kosh is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hammer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kosh seems keen to control Hammer's posture.
Jack Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kosh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammer!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is controlling an arm, preventing Kosh from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kosh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Kosh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Kosh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kosh cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Kosh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Hammer misses
and Kosh counters with a left to the body.
Hammer moves out of range as Kosh strikes.
Horrible takedown by Hammer or perhaps it was just good defense by Kosh which made him look bad.
Hammer looks to clinch
and Kosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kosh closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
Hammer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kosh is looking to control Hammer's arms but Hammer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kosh has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Kosh.
Hammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clayton Kosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hammer.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kosh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kosh slips under a jab.
Kosh ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kosh.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big left from Kosh misses.
Kosh misses with a looping left.
Kosh throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Kosh.
Kosh digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
Kosh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Kosh lands a with a good body shot.
Hammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kosh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammer's hands.
Kosh lands a head shot.
Kosh throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kosh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kosh connects with a single shot there.
A jab lands there for Kosh.
Clayton Kosh is winning the standup battle so far.
Kosh has Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kosh breaks the clinch.
Kosh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer throws the left hand but Kosh avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Kosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kosh tries to clinch up.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Kosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kosh cracks Hammer with a good jab.
Kosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Kosh tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Kosh just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kosh just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kosh throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Kosh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kosh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Kosh!
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hype
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