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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between john hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rovan Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john hammer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, john hammer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rovan Turner! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turner scores a takedown into full mount! hammer somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet! Turner darts in and clinches hammer up against the cage. hammer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like john hammer has been cut. hammer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turner prevents it.
Turner landing knees to the head.
Turner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
hammer is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A body shot lands from Turner.
hammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turner pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Turner clinches up with hammer and pushes him back against the cage. Turner stalling in the clinch.
Turner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hammer.
hammer wants a takedown.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turner landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Turner. Turner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. hammer is trying to keep an underhook but Turner manages to get the takedown into half guard. Turner decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turner tries to bum rush hammer with a series of wild strikes but hammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Turner connects with a high kick.
john hammer's cut is getting worse. Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away. Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center. Turner clinches. Turner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turner lands with a right to the head. Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to hammer's face.
hammer can't get the takedown.
hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
hammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
john hammer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Turner landing knees to the head.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Turner scores a nice knee to the body.
hammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Turner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Turner stands up from hammer's guard - Turner perhaps looking for a knockout. Turner tries to land a front kick but hammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. hammer stuffs the takedown. hammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Turner tries to clinch but hammer is having none of it. hammer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes. Turner tries to clinch up. Turner darts in and clinches hammer up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. hammer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
hammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turner pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. hammer blocks a head kick by Turner.
hammer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Turner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turner. hammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Turner shows good agility there to stay on his feet. hammer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Turner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A short uppercut from Turner. hammer can't get the takedown.
Turner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics hammer uses from the top position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turner can do anything to dispel that myth. Turner has his feet on hammer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Turner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turner decides to take the fight back to the feet. Turner has his takedown stuffed and hammer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turner! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Turner is working to get back to half guard.
Turner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
hammer with good strikes from the mount here! hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turner is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't. hammer looking to finish Turner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turner! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. hammer landing punches. Turner tries to reverse the position but hammer maintains control. hammer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Turner?
hammer prevents Turner from getting the reversal. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rovan Turner dominated that round. The cut man is working on john hammer's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
hammer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Turner! hammer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Turner wants to try and get back to his feet. hammer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Turner tries to reverse the position but hammer maintains control. hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turner gets back to half guard. hammer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Turner kicks off hammer and gets to his feet. Turner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Turner stops hammer from standing up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turner gets to his feet - hammer follows without any prompting. Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turner drags the fight down to the ground.
Turner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst hammer is controlling him. hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. hammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. hammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Turner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for hammer! hammer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Turner tries to control but hammer wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turner is working for a guillotine from mount but hammer frees his head quite easily.
hammer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Turner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
You get the feeling that hammer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Turner tries to control but hammer wriggling away. hammer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hammer is looking to escape. Turner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. hammer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Turner won't let hammer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Turner tries to control but hammer wriggling away. hammer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Turner wants to control the pace but hammer is squirming around nicely. Turner moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, hammer has worked his arm free - good work 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 tries to escape but Turner is in control. Turner stands up. hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown and Turner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for hammer! hammer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Turner working for a guillotine from mount but hammer is in no mood to give up. hammer is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rovan Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on john hammer's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Turner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hammer is looking to escape. hammer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Turner trying to control but hammer is having none of it. hammer wants to get back to his feet.
hammer is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turner goes for an armbar but he's not got it… hammer turns into him and now he's in Turner's guard.
Turner is looking to stand up but hammer isn't so interested in that idea. hammer works over Turner with some ground and pound from guard. hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. hammer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turner decides to stand and escape the position. Turner with a lazy takedown attempt and hammer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. hammer landing with the ground and pound. Turner is looking to stand up but hammer isn't so interested in that idea. Rovan Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as hammer 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. hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Turner is looking to stand up but hammer isn't so interested in that idea. hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control. Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. hammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Rovan Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Turner takes the fight into the clinch. hammer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turner prevents it.
Turner prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turner lands a nice elbow from the clinch. hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
hammer tries for a takedown but Turner manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to hammer's face.
hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Rovan Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. hammer can't get the takedown.
Turner scores with a knee to the head.
hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turner pulls him back up using the underhooks. Still in the clinch, Turner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, john hammer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. hammer tries for a takedown but Turner manages to get underhooks.
Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to hammer's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at john hammer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rovan Turner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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