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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kal Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Keith Hamilton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kal Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamilton defending well though.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but Hamilton defending well.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Hamilton defends it.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hamilton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hamilton's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewis 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.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses.
Hamilton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis postures up in Hamilton's guard and throws a big left but Hamilton blocks it.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis stands up over Hamilton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamilton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamilton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamilton, not yet.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hamilton's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hamilton's head.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamilton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is pushing down on Hamilton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hamilton is fighting to maintain full guard but Lewis has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis looks to land a strike but Hamilton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lewis advances to half guard.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lewis throwing shots but Hamilton is blocking nicely.
Hamilton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis winds up and cracks Hamilton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hamilton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Hamilton dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hamilton avoid being mounted?
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamilton defending well though.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamilton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Hamilton, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Hamilton against the cage but Hamilton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lewis looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hamilton's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lewis dives in and grabs Hamilton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes down on Lewis's head and hops out.
Lewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hamilton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lewis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lewis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hamilton regains half guard, as Lewis was trying to land strikes.
Kal Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamilton wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Hamilton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but Hamilton is blocking nicely.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Hamilton dodges it nicely.
Hamilton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Hamilton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lewis gets the takedown into side control.
Lewis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working the ground and pound but Hamilton is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Lewis.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Hamilton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis cracks Hamilton with a big right hand but Hamilton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hamilton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lewis cracks Hamilton with a big elbow.
Lewis scores with punches from side control.
Lewis moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton blocking the ground and pound.
Lewis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hamilton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lewis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hamilton is looking to improve his position but Lewis isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewis throwing strikes here but Hamilton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hamilton blocking the ground and pound.
Lewis unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working the ground and pound effectively.
Lewis misses with a head shot.
Lewis punching from mount but Hamilton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lewis breaks from Hamilton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lewis prevents Hamilton from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton 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.
Kal Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hamilton parries the strikes from Lewis easily there. Lewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hamilton to escape.
Lewis is working Hamilton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lewis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on Lewis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hamilton dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Hamilton is trying to improve his position.
Hamilton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lewis.
Hamilton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewis lands an elbow.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lewis cracks Hamilton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Hamilton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hamilton gets back to half guard.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Hamilton dodges it nicely.
Hamilton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lewis misses with a head shot. Hamilton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamilton has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Hamilton blocks nicely.
Hamilton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamilton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamilton keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamilton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hamilton tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hamilton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lewis thowing shots but they're missing.
Hamilton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lewis.
Lewis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
Keith Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kal Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamilton is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kal Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lewis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kal Lewis!
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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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