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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Evens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - It's Amazing. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaughn Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Evens!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammersmith shoots for a double leg takedown but Evens sprawls well. He's pushed Hammersmith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith blocks a head kick by Evens.
Hammersmith moves away from the strike by Evens.
Evens tries to bum rush Hammersmith with a series of wild strikes but Hammersmith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammersmith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evens.
Evens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evens stuns Hammersmith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammersmith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evens.
Hammersmith dodges the punch combination from Evens.
Evens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn Hammersmith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammersmith gets the takedown into side control.
Hammersmith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evens keeps working.
Hammersmith working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
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.
Hammersmith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Evens for as long as he can get away with.
Evens is trying to buck Hammersmith off.
Evens can't do much from the bottom here.
Evens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hammersmith is controlling him well.
Hammersmith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evens keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammersmith shoots in for a takedown but Evens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammersmith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two 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.
Evens takes a swing at Hammersmith's ribcage but misses.
Evens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammersmith moves away.
Evens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammersmith counters with a takedown into side control.
Evens is not content to let Hammersmith control the position.
Evens is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hammersmith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evens throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Hammersmith has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Evens. He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Hammersmith off and Hammersmith celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vaughn Hammersmith!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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