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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Brooks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hammond!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brooks.
Hammond can't do much from the bottom here.
Brooks is trying to ground and pound but Hammond uses the momentary lack of control by Brooks to regain half guard.
Brooks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammond has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brooks with the ground and pound but Hammond uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammond is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hammond gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Hammond backing up. Hammond nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammond napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hammond wants to control but Brooks postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammond tries to escape but Brooks is in control.
Hammond on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brooks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brooks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hammond is avoiding damage well.
Brooks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brooks working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brooks scores with a one two! Hammond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brooks throws and low kick but Hammond moves out of range easily.
Brooks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brooks connects with a body shot.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.
Brooks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to control but Hammond is working from the bottom.
Hammond is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hammond looks gassed!
Brooks looking to stall.
Hammond holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brooks could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hammond prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Hammond tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hammond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks gets underhooks to prevent Hammond's takedown attempt.
Eli Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hammond.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammond.
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Hammond has the dominant position.
Hammond tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Hammond controls the action.
Brooks tries to circle away but Hammond has him pinned against the cage.
Hammond tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good body shot from Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks trying to stall but Hammond improves his position.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammond has him pressed against the cage.
Hammond is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Hammond looking for a takedown.
Brooks stalling in the clinch but Hammond improves position.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch but Hammond keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Brooks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Hammond keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammond.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Hammond has the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammond manages to break the clinch.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brooks scores with a sloppy right hand. Hammond should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Brooks.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brooks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammond lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brooks!
Hammond get's back to his feet.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brooks.
Brooks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hammond is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Hammond's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hammond sneaks back into half guard.
Hammond trying to control here.
Hammond missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond taking some punishment here, with Brooks in his half guard.
Brooks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brooks gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hammond's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hammond is looking for a sweep.
Hammond struggling a bit here.
Brooks working the ground and pound.
Brooks is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond struggling a bit here.
Brooks working the body and head with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brooks tries to score with a low kick but Hammond moves his leg out of the way.
Brooks scores with a one two! Hammond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brooks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brooks trying to control the action but Hammond is working from the bottom.
Brooks is thwarting Hammond's attempts to control the position.
Hammond looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammond keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond trying to hold on to Brooks's head to control him but Brooks postures up.
Brooks wants to control but Hammond is keeping him busy.
Hammond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hammond fails with the takedown
and Brooks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Brooks.
Brooks scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Brooks dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hammond dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Brooks scores a takedown into full mount!
Brooks dominating with strikes here.
Hammond wants to hold on but Brooks pushes him away.
Hammond is trying to stand.
Brooks prevents Hammond from getting the reversal.
Hammond tries to hold on but Brooks postures up.
Brooks scoring with strikes but Hammond is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammond is in a horrible position here. Brooks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eli Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammond tries to lock up and control but Brooks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brooks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hammond's face.
Brooks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brooks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brooks tries to control but Hammond wriggling away.
Hammond tries to hold on but Brooks pushes him away.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Hammond trying desperately to get to his feet.
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.
Brooks lands a big shot there that rocks Hammond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hammond is bucking up trying to escape but Brooks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hammond wants to hold on but Brooks pushes him away.
Hammond is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brooks lands a heavy elbow.
Brooks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brooks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammond slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hammond trying to control here.
Hammond trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Brooks manages to pass to mount!
Brooks with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks avoids the attempt from Hammond to control.
Hammond can't escape the position.
Hammond slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hammond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brooks thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hammond to regain full guard.
Hammond is trying to keep Brooks in close.
Hammond is pulling down on Brooks's head. It's preventing any offense from Brooks, at least for the moment.
Brooks trying to move into half guard but instead Hammond has managed to sweep!
Brooks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hammond trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Josh Hammond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brooks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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 Eli Brooks.
Well Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Brooks!
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