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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Simoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hampson comes into the arena with Some Bodies Gonna Get It blaring out of the sound system. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Hampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Simoes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hampson tries to clinch but Simoes is having none of it.
Simoes throws a head kick but Hampson moves out of range.
Simoes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hampson has a couple of punches blocked by Simoes.
Simoes blocks an uppercut.
Hampson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simoess head.
Simoes pulls guard.
Simoes has a closed guard, preventing Hampson from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simoes wants to stand but Hampson is controlling the position.
Simoes working for a triangle but Hampson defends it easily.
Hampson is looking to stand up but Simoes won't let him.
Simoes pushes Hampson off and gets back to his feet.
Hampson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Simoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Caio Simoes has been cut.
Simoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hampson.
A punch combination from Simoes misses.
Caio Simoes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simoes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hampson is looking to clinch.
Chris Hampson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Simoes has eaten all the pies!
Simoes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hampson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Hampson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simoes forces Hampson back against the cage and clinches.
Hampson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Simoes.
Simoes looks gassed!
Simoes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hampson struggles to land a body shot inside as Simoes controls his hands.
Simoes tries to pull guard but Hampson won't allow it.
Hampson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hampson scores with a shot to the side of Simoes's head.
Hampson presses Simoes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simoes tries to pull guard but Hampson won't allow it.
Hampson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hampson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simoes backwards.
Hampson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hampson is working Simoes over against the cage.
Hampson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simoes backwards.
Hampson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hampson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simoess head.
Hampson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hampson lands a hook that snaps the head of Simoes backwards.
Hampson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simoes.
Hampson lands a left hand.
Hampson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hampson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simoes's elbow.
Hampson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hampson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simoes tries to pull guard but Hampson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chris Hampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Simoes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simoes backwards.
Hampson lands a shoulder strike.
Hampson pushes Simoes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hampson lands a right hand.
Simoes is working for takedown but Hampson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Hampson fails to land.
Hampson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hampson is leaning against Simoes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hampson managing to block the knees to the body from Simoes.
A right hook to the body lands for Hampson.
Hampson manages to break the clinch.
Simoes throws a right hand that Hampson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hampson also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Simoes.
Hampson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hampson tries to clinch but Simoes moves out of range.
Simoes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hampson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simoes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simoes misses with an elbow over the top.
Hampson presses Simoes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simoes manages to break the clinch.
Hampson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simoes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simoes throws a head kick but Hampson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Simoes.
Hampson tries to keep at a distance but Simoes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hampson tries a body shot but Simoes blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simoes.
Hampson scores with a shot to the side of Simoes's head.
Simoes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simoes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hampson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Hampson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Simoes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simoes clinches up against the cage.
Hampson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hampson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simoes wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Hampson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simoes.
Hampson scores with a shot to the side of Simoes's head.
Hampson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hampson prevents the takedown attempt.
Simoes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hampson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hampson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simoes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simoes throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hampson wants to clinch up but Simoes keeps it at a distance.
Simoes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hampson.
Hampson rushes Simoes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chris Hampson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simoes.
Hampson lands a nice shot to the body.
Simoes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hampson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hampson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simoes looking to slow down the pace here.
Simoes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simoes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hampson.
Hampson moves in looking to clinch but Simoes pushes him off.
Simoes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hampson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hampson instigates a clinch.
Hampson lands a nice uppercut.
Hampson is pressed up against the cage. Simoes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hampson down to the mat. Hampson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hampson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simoes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hampson prevents it.
Chris Hampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Simoes.
Hampson lands with a right to the head.
Hampson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hampson gets through Simoes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simoes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hampson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hampson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simoes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simoes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hampson tries to clinch but Simoes is having none of it.
Simoes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simoes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simoes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Simoes dodges the punch combination from Hampson.
Simoes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hampson's hands.
Simoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hampson.
Hampson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simoes.
Simoes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hampson moves into range and clinches up with Simoes.
Simoes can't get the takedown.
Simoes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Simoes. Those never looked like landing.
Simoes has a takedown stuffed.
Hampson dodges the punch combination from Simoes.
Simoes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simoes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hampson tries to clinch there but Simoes circles away.
Hampson tries to clinch but Simoes is having none of it.
Simoes clinches with his opponent.
Simoes connects with a knee to the head.
Simoes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hampson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simoes has him pressed against the cage.
Hampson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simoes pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampson stands up from Simoes's guard - Hampson perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simoes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hampson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hampson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Hampson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caio Simoes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hampson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hampson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Simoes eats them both and turns towards Hampson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Caio Simoes's cut even more.
Simoes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hampson.
Simoes tries to keep at a distance but Hampson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hampson lands a hook that snaps the head of Simoes backwards.
Simoes misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hampson - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Simoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hampson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hampson lands a shoulder strike.
Hampson gets through Simoes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hampson lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hampson.
Hampson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hampson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hampson.
Hampson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hampson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hampson lands a body punch.
A short left from Hampson.
A shot in the inside from Hampson.
Simoes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hampson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hampson throws a combination. Simoes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Simoes misses with a straight left.
Hampson drives through and clinches with Simoes against the cage.
Simoes manages to break the clinch.
Hampson avoids the head kick by Simoes.
A right-left combo lands from Hampson.
Hampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Simoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simoes dives in and grabs Hampson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hampson pushes down on Simoes's head and hops out.
Simoes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hampson tries to clinch up.
Hampson wants to clinch up but Simoes keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampson tries to clinch there but Simoes circles away.
Simoes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Simoes lands with a kick to the temple. Hampson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Simoes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simoes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simoes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hampson is working Simoes over against the cage.
Simoes fails to pull guard.
Chris Hampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Simoes.
Simoes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hampson prevents it.
Hampson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hampson swings wildly with an uppercut but Simoes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simoes jumps guard but Hampson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hampson misses with a punch to the body.
Simoes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Simoes tries to pull guard but Hampson won't allow it.
Simoes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chris Hampson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simoes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simoes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simoes closes the distance and clinches up with Hampson, looking for a takedown. Simoes pushes Hampson against the cage but Hampson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simoes misses with a head kick.
Simoes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simoes scoring well with a low kick there.
Chris Hampson is winning the standup battle so far.
Simoes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hampson tries to clinch up but Simoes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hampson tries to clinch up but Simoes circles away and keeps his distance.
Simoes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hampson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hampson scores with a one two! Simoes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampson wants to clinch.
Simoes misses with a wild combination.
Simoes shoots in and drives through. Hampson sprawls well.
Caio Simoes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hampson takes the fight into the clinch.
Simoes decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simoes trying to control the position here.
Hampson wants to stand and escape but instead Simoes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simoes throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hampson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hampson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hampson!
Chris Hampson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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hype
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