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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James who hit ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hamill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James who hit ya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamill fails to land the takedown.
who hit ya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamill.
Hamill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has who hit ya pinned against the cage. who hit ya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hamill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts who hit ya as he jumps to the side.
James who hit ya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamill.
who hit ya works the jab nicely.
who hit ya gets caught flat footed, as Hamill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hamill landing some decent shots from guard.
who hit ya wants to sweep here but Hamill controlling him for the moment.
who hit ya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamill stands up over who hit ya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
who hit ya controls Hamill momentarily but Hamill frees himself.
who hit ya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from who hit ya. No joy for Hamill on that attempt.
who hit ya throws a head kick that misses.
Hamill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from who hit ya. No joy for Hamill on that attempt.
who hit ya is looking to clinch but Hamill is avoiding it.
Hamill looks to clinch
and who hit ya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from who hit ya is defended easily by Hamill.
Hamill misses with a takedown attempt
and who hit ya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hamill looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya wants to control from the top but Hamill keeps moving.
who hit ya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
who hit ya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill has a closed guard, preventing who hit ya from standing up.
who hit ya wants to control from the top but Hamill keeps moving.
Hamill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and who hit ya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by who hit ya.
who hit ya gets underhooks to prevent Hamill's takedown attempt.
who hit ya tries to pull guard but Hamill won't allow it.
who hit ya is looking to control Hamill's arms but Hamill gets an underhook and turns him. Now who hit ya has his back to the ropes.
who hit ya is pressed up against the ropes. Hamill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag who hit ya down to the mat. who hit ya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
who hit ya shoots in and drives through. Hamill sprawls well.
Hamill scores a takedown into full mount!
who hit ya is working to get back to half guard.
Hamill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hamill prevents who hit ya from getting the reversal.
who hit ya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James who hit ya will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamill darts in trying to clinch
and who hit ya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamill misses with a takedown
and who hit ya moves into the clinch.
Hamill has clasped his hands together around who hit ya's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
who hit ya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hamill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamill scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at who hit ya to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Hamill.
Hamill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
who hit ya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamill on the ground.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
Hamill is breathing heavily.
who hit ya struggling a bit here.
Hamill misses with the ground and pound.
who hit ya is trying to control Hamill's posture but Hamill avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
who hit ya is looking for a sweep.
who hit ya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if who hit ya tries to get out of the position.
who hit ya taking a bit of punishment here - Hamill scoring with strikes.
who hit ya is trying to control Hamill's posture but Hamill avoids it.
Hamill looks up at the clock and then as who hit ya takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamill smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamill working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamill scoring with punches and elbows.
Hamill landing a few strikes.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
Hamill landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
who hit ya tries to buck Hamill off but Hamill is having none of it.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya is looking for a sweep.
Hamill working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on who hit ya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear who hit ya down.
Hamill is putting a hurting on who hit ya here, landing some big shots from side control.
who hit ya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hamill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
who hit ya is trying to control but can't.
Hamill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamill lands a nice short elbow.
who hit ya taking some punishment here, with Hamill in his half guard.
Hamill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hamill connects with a nice short shot to who hit ya's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill drops an elbow to the side of who hit ya's head.
Hamill is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for who hit ya!
A nice elbow there by Hamill.
Hamill breaks from who hit ya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hamill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
who hit ya working to try and regain half guard.
who hit ya is working hard here to advance position.
Hamill landing strikes from the mount.
Hamill with shots to the head and body - who hit ya looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hamill unloading with bombs!
Hamill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hamill punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamill landing shots from mount.
Hamill thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hamill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for who hit ya because Hamill loaded up on that one.
Hamill lands a big elbow.
Hamill misses with a head shot.
who hit ya is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Hamill landing strikes, looking to finish!
who hit ya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hamill has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of who hit ya's face.
Matt Hamill has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
who hit ya throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Hamill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
who hit ya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hamill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamill.
who hit ya fails with the takedown
so Hamill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hamill scoring with punches to the head and body.
who hit ya wriggles free and stands up.
Hamill misses with a takedown
and who hit ya counters with a shoot takedown. Hamill fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
who hit ya looking to sit in guard and control but Hamill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hamill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
who hit ya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamill defends it easily.
Hamill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hamill stands up over who hit ya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
who hit ya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamill advances position into side control!
Hamill working away.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear who hit ya down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
who hit ya is trying to improve his position.
Hamill looks up at the clock and then as who hit ya takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamill smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Hamill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hamill is working who hit ya over with some ground and pound from side control.
who hit ya is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamill working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hamill throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill looking to punish the body of his opponent here but who hit ya is avoiding damage well.
Hamill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
who hit ya wants to get back to his feet.
Hamill lands some shots froms side control.
Hamill cracks who hit ya with a big elbow.
who hit ya is trying to get back to his feet.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
Hamill landing strikes.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
Hamill sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but who hit ya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
who hit ya is looking to reverse the position.
Hamill in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamill scoring with punches and elbows.
who hit ya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused who hit ya some visible discomfort.
Hamill landing a few strikes.
Hamill cracks who hit ya with a big elbow.
Hamill tries to score with some ground and pound. who hit ya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
who hit ya is trying to improve his position.
Hamill lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamill throws a strike aimed at the side of who hit ya's head but who hit ya avoids it well.
Hamill landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
who hit ya is looking to regain half guard here but Hamill keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hamill really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hamill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
who hit ya gets a clinch.
who hit ya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hamill.
who hit ya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hamill is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. who hit ya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James who hit ya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamill.
who hit ya gets control of Hamill's arms and successfully pulls guard. who hit ya will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
who hit ya wants to stand up but Hamill is controlling him.
Hamill stopping the sweep attempt from who hit ya.
who hit ya working a defensive guard here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill cracks who hit ya with a solid left hand.
who hit ya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamill is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
who hit ya keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
who hit ya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hamill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
who hit ya stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamill. Hamill gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
who hit ya misses with the head strike.
Hamill looking for a takedown.
who hit ya tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamill avoids the damage to the body.
who hit ya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamill prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on who hit ya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
who hit ya digs a right hand underneath Hamill's ribcage. Hamill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but who hit ya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
who hit ya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hamill walks away with a smile on his face. who hit ya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
who hit ya scores with a shot to the body.
Hamill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from who hit ya.
James who hit ya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
who hit ya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
who hit ya is looking to stall here but Hamill recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hamill's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hamill wriggles free and stands up.
Hamill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. who hit ya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hamill landing strikes.
who hit ya tries to bench press Hamill off him but Hamill keeps the position.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear who hit ya down.
who hit ya is looking for a sweep.
who hit ya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hamill dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
who hit ya throws a nice looking combination but Hamill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
who hit ya gets caught flat footed, as Hamill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
who hit ya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamill with a nice head shot there.
Hamill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamill stopping the sweep attempt from who hit ya.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill postures up and lands a big shot to who hit ya's brow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
who hit ya has momentary wrist control but Hamill slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamill postures up in who hit ya's guard and throws a big left but who hit ya blocks it.
who hit ya trying to control the position.
Hamill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
who hit ya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamill won't allow who hit ya to sweep him here.
Hamill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hamill preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hamill with a poor takedown
and who hit ya counters with a stiff right hand.
who hit ya wants to clinch
and Hamill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in who hit ya's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamill is one step ahead there.
who hit ya has momentary wrist control but Hamill slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamill distracts who hit ya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but who hit ya has wrist control.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
Hamill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as who hit ya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
who hit ya moves in looking to clinch but Hamill pushes him off.
who hit ya wants to clinch but Hamill slips to the side
and Hamill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamill won't allow who hit ya to sweep him here.
who hit ya trying to keep a closed guard but Hamill is proving a slippery customer.
Hamill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of who hit ya's head.
Hamill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
who hit ya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamill.
Hamill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
who hit ya wants to sweep here but Hamill controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamill chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but who hit ya has wrist control.
Hamill is in close to who hit ya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamill tries to move into range but who hit ya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hamill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hamill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has who hit ya pinned against the cage. who hit ya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from who hit ya.
James who hit ya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
who hit ya feints and as Hamill raises his hands in defense, who hit ya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hamill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hamill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Matt Hamill!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Matt Hamill!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Matt Hamill!
Matt Hamill wins by unanimous decision! Matt Hamill retains his light heavyweight title!
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