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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thijs Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nine Inch Nails - Wish. Thijs Meyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Hammer's chin.
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186 cm
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267 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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202 cm
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285 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thijs Meyer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hammer! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer. Hammer throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range. Meyer misses with a looping right. Hammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyer pinned against the cage. Meyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily. Meyer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hammer misses the jab. Hammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. A cross from Meyer lands.
It looks like Jack Hammer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Meyer misses. Meyer misses with a body shot
and Hammer counters with a single leg into guard. Meyer didn't expect that. Hammer wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving. Hammer won't allow Meyer to sweep him here. Hammer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Meyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Hammer preventing the sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Hammer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Meyer misses with a takedown attempt and Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Meyer is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hammer digs a good hook to Meyer's body.
Meyer takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Thijs Meyer has been cut. A swing and a miss from Hammer. Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily. 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! Meyer tries to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meyer is looking to get to half guard. Meyer is working hard here to advance position. Hammer raining down shots from the mount! Hammer raining down shots from the mount! Hammer lands with some strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hammer is landing with some decent strikes but Meyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. The referee warns Meyer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Meyer is in a horrible position here. Hammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hammer trying to control but Meyer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hammer cracks Meyer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hammer misses with a head shot. Meyer taking shots to the head. Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hammer looking to control but Meyer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hammer breaks from Meyer's wrist control and lands an elbow. Meyer can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammer drops Meyer with a big left hand and mounts him. Meyer is in big trouble! Meyer is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action. Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hammer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meyer hang on?
Meyer is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hammer lands a heavy elbow. Hammer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Meyer tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hammer with good strikes from the mount here! Hammer scoring with strikes but Meyer is staying in there. Hammer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Oh Meyer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hammer prevents Meyer from getting the reversal. Meyer seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Meyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Hammer looking to ground and pound but Meyer is blocking nicely. Hammer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meyer looks a forlorn figure.
Meyer working to try and regain half guard.
Hammer lands a heavy elbow. Hammer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hammer trying to control but Meyer is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Hammer. Hammer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meyer hang on? Meyer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hammer is landing with some decent strikes but Meyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Hammer working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meyer regains half guard. Hammer thows a huge punch but Meyer dodges it nicely.
Meyer trying to control from the bottom.
Hammer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Hammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meyer's head. Hammer moves into full mount! Meyer won't be happy about that! Hammer thowing shots but they're missing. Hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meyer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hammer landing strikes from the mount and Meyer is in trouble! This has been an exciting period of action! Hammer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hammer postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Meyer is out cold - huge knockout for Hammer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Hammer!
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hype
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