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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Hammerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruens comes to the cage accompanied by River Below. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donny Hammerson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Hammerson.
Hammerson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruens.
Hammerson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammerson scores with a nice right hand.
Bruens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammerson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bruens somewhat.
Bruens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammerson to the mat! Hammerson manages to get full guard.
Bruens trying to control but Hammerson is working from the bottom.
Hammerson is pulling down on Bruens's head. It's preventing any offense from Bruens, at least for the moment.
Bruens looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Hammerson keeps moving.
Hammerson wants to stand and escape but Bruens is having none of it.
Hammerson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hammerson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruens walks into a stiff left hand from Hammerson.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bruens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens throws some wild stikes that Hammerson manages to avoid easily.
Hammerson is working to get back to half guard.
Bruens lands with some strikes.
Bruens throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hammerson is trying to escape the mount.
Bruens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bruens looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens controlling the pace for now.
Bruens looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bruens controlling the pace for now.
Bruens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four 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.
Bruens pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bruens landing shots from mount.
Bruens trying to control but Hammerson is having none of it.
Bruens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hammerson's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruens looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens dominated that 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.
Bruens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bruens lands in his opponent's guard.
Bruens trying to control but Hammerson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruens looking to pass the guard.
Bruens with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens trying to control but Hammerson is working from the bottom.
Hammerson has momentary wrist control but Bruens slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bruens stacks Hammerson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bruens!
Hammerson defending against the ground and pound.
Hammerson prevents Bruens from moving into mount.
Hammerson is trying to control Bruens's posture but Bruens avoids it.
That's two 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.
Bruens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bruens misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bruens working the ground and pound.
Hammerson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bruens.
Bruens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hammerson trying to control but Bruens postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hammerson is looking to improve his position.
Bruens throwing shots but Hammerson is blocking nicely.
Bruens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bruens 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.
Bruens is thwarting Hammerson's attempts to control the position.
Hammerson is trying to stand up here but Bruens is controlling him well.
That's four 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bruens lands a nice short elbow.
Bruens working over Hammerson with some ground and pound. Hammerson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bruens is looking to pass Hammerson's guard but actually Hammerson recovers to full guard.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Hammerson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruens shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hammerson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hammerson is refusing to be controlled, as Bruens sits in half guard.
Bruens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammerson defending well though.
Paul Bruens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammerson wants to control but Bruens is keeping busy.
Bruens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bruens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammerson.
Bruens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammerson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bruens somewhat.
Hammerson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruens is just out of range.
Hammerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammerson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruens slips under a jab from Hammerson.
Paul Bruens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Hammerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammerson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Hammerson.
Bruens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammerson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammerson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hammerson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bruens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bruens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammerson is looking to escape.
Bruens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bruens landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bruens controlling the pace for now.
Bruens looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammerson can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Bruens throwing strikes here but Hammerson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bruens with the ground and pound from mount.
Bruens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammerson is looking to escape.
Hammerson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bruens.
Bruens unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hammerson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bruens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammerson wants to stand and escape but Bruens is having none of it.
Hammerson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Hammerson keeps moving.
Bruens throwing strikes from guard but Hammerson blocks nicely.
Bruens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bruens trying to control but Hammerson is working from the bottom.
Bruens slips nicely into half guard.
Hammerson tries to roll over but Bruens keeps him under control.
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.
Bruens is keen to just control but Hammerson is a slippery customer.
Bruens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hammerson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bruens lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bruens in particular looking to stall.
Hammerson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hammerson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four 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.
Bruens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hammerson pushes Bruens off looking to stand but Bruens dives back in and keeps control.
Hammerson wants to get back to full guard.
Bruens looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bruens stalling away here and it's allowed Hammerson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens had his way with Donny Hammerson in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammerson.
Hammerson tries to bum rush Bruens with a series of wild strikes but Bruens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammerson as he jumps to the side.
Bruens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hammerson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammerson but Hammerson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bruens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruens dives in and grabs Hammerson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammerson pushes down on Bruens's head and hops out.
Hammerson missing with a left hand there. Bruens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruens feints and as Hammerson raises his hands in defense, Bruens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bruens is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerson has wrist control.
Bruens won't allow Hammerson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens postures up in Hammerson's guard and throws a big left but Hammerson blocks it.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Hammerson keeps moving.
Hammerson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hammerson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bruens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bruens controlling the action here.
Bruens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hammerson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens prevents Hammerson from improving his position.
Hammerson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bruens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bruens's back!
Bruens is really stuck here.
Bruens manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hammerson's guard. Nice work there by Bruens.
Bruens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson is not content to let Bruens control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hammerson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hammerson being controlled for a moment.
Hammerson is trying to control Bruens's posture but Bruens avoids it.
Donny Hammerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Hammerson is not content to let Bruens control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruens looks up at the clock and then as Hammerson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bruens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bruens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bruens!
Paul Bruens is the new middleweight champion!
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