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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monster Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Inexperienced |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monster Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Hamrock!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam tries to clinch there but Hamrock circles away.
Hamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamrock works the jab nicely.
Monster Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamrock circles away.
Jam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamrock misses with a body shot.
Hamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jam manages to avoid it.
Hamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamrock thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jam closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Hamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Jam tries to clinch up
and Hamrock counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam looks to clinch
and Hamrock counters with a single leg into guard. Jam didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jam is trying to control the position but Hamrock postures up.
Jam being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Hamrock from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ken Hamrock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jam tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamrock misses the shot to the body.
Hamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jam closes the distance but Hamrock moves to the side
and Hamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monster Jam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jam tries to clinch but Hamrock is having none of it.
Hamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jam moves away.
Jam darts in trying to clinch
and Hamrock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hamrock misses with a head shot. Jam uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jam is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamrock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hamrock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jam slips a jab from Hamrock.
Jam wants to clinch but Hamrock slips to the side
and Hamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamrock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jam rather than just go for the knockout.
Jam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jam tries to clinch but Hamrock moves away
and Hamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamrock. Jam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jam tries to clinch there but Hamrock circles away.
Jam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Jam darts in trying to clinch
and Hamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamrock lands with a nice body punch.
Ken Hamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam wants to clinch but Hamrock slips to the side
and Hamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Jam is looking to clinch.
Hamrock looks to land a right hand but Jam moved out of range.
Hamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jam manages to avoid it.
Jam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jam darts in trying to clinch
and Hamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamrock throws a body punch but Jam moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamrock misses with a body shot.
Hamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jam wants to clinch up but Hamrock keeps it at a distance.
Jam tries to clinch but Hamrock is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamrock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hamrock thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamrock thows a body shot but no joy.
Jam tries to clinch up
and Hamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamrock misses the shot to the body.
Jam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hamrock misses with a body shot.
Hamrock misses with a double jab.
Jam closes the distance but Hamrock moves to the side
and Hamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jam thinking.
Hamrock lands with a shot to the body.
Hamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jam wants to clinch
letting Hamrock counter with a right hand.
Jam tries to clinch up but Hamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jam.
Jam moves out of range of the strikes.
Hamrock misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamrock swings for the body but Jam moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jam tries to clinch there but Hamrock circles away.
Jam tries to clinch up
and Hamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jam thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jam manages to avoid it.
Jam doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamrock circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamrock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamrock lands a nice shot that snaps Jam's head back.
Jam darts in trying to clinch
and Hamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jam thinking.
Hamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Hamrock looking to score a takedown here. Jam is defending well but Hamrock drives through and ends up in Jam's guard.
Hamrock looking to sit in guard and control but Jam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam wants to stand but Hamrock is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hamrock has Jam pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Jam stopping the sweep attempt from Hamrock.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ken Hamrock has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jam tries to clinch but Hamrock moves out of range.
Hamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Jam looks to clinch
and Hamrock counters with a left and a right that stings Jam.
Jam tries to clinch up
and Hamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam closes the distance but Hamrock moves to the side
enabling Hamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Jam tries to clinch up.
Hamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamrock.
Jam doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamrock circles away.
Hamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Jam tries to clinch there but Hamrock circles away.
Jam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hamrock counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jam's guard now.
Ken Hamrock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamrock trying to control but Jam is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamrock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamrock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hamrock throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamrock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hamrock!
Ken Hamrock took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, {GTI} - HGH Nutrients for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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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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