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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Hamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nom Nomm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Hamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nom Nomm!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamada misses with a head kick.
Nomm throws a series of punches but Hamada moves out of range.
Nomm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice jab there from Nomm.
Nomm lands a jab-cross combination.
Nomm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nomm tries to bum rush Hamada with a series of wild strikes but Hamada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nomm thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamada tries to move into range but Nomm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamada moves in looking to clinch but Nomm pushes him off.
Nomm connects with a crisp jab.
Nomm throws a shot to the body.
Nomm misses with a double jab
and Hamada counters with a crisp one two that drops Nomm! Hamada thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nomm to his feet! Nomm is in big trouble!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nomm cracks Hamada with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hamada.
Nomm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nomm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomm looks to land a combination but Hamada avoids it well.
Nomm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hamada eats them both and turns towards Nomm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nomm, pushing him back against the cage.
Hamada has Nomm pressed against the cage, preventing Nomm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nomm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Nomm fails to land.
Hamada is trying to drag Nomm to the mat but Nomm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nomm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nomm avoids it.
Nomm looking to slow down the pace here.
Nomm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nomm is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamada gets an underhook and turns Nomm into the cage.
Hamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Hamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nomm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamada drives through and clinches with Nomm against the cage.
Hamada slowing the pace effectively.
Nomm tries to stall but Hamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nomm misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomm is trying to break the clinch but Hamada has him pressed against the cage.
Nomm working hard to break the clinch.
Hamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nomm lands with a left to the head.
Nomm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nomm managing to block the knees to the body from Hamada.
Nomm managing to block the knees to the body from Hamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamada stalling against the cage.
Hamada has hold of one of Nomm's legs. Nomm is fighting the takedown attempt but Hamada gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nomm keeping moving, preventing Hamada from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamada seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hamada throws an elbow that misses. Nomm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamada's guard. Nice move by Nomm!
Hamada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nomm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamada is keeping the position for now.
Nomm drops back looking for a leg! Hamada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hamada manages to kick Nomm off! Nomm jumps back into Hamada's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Hamada dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nomm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steven Hamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nomm circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nomm.
Nomm slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Nomm does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Nomm.
Nomm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nom Nomm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nomm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nomm lands with a nice combination. Hamada backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada shoots in and drives through. Nomm sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Hamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nomm lands a two punch combo.
Nomm checks a leg kick nicely.
Nomm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nomm stalks Hamada and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamada's face. Hamada staggers backwards, shaken.
Nomm throws a series of punches but Hamada moves out of range.
Hamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nomm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Nomm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamada doesn't seem phased though.
Hamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nomm, pushing him back against the cage.
Nomm wants to break free but Hamada has control.
Nomm is trying to break the clinch but Hamada has him pressed against the cage.
Nomm avoids a wild elbow strike from Hamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nomm gets underhooks to prevent Hamada's takedown attempt.
Hamada lands a knee to the body.
Hamada blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hamada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nomm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamada drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nomm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nomm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamada has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hamada.
Hamada is trying to pull guard but Nomm has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hamada.
Hamada looking for a takedown.
Hamada jumps into guard, dragging Nomm to the mat.
Nomm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nomm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nomm looking to pass the guard.
Nomm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Hamada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nomm tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hamada's legs.
Hamada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamada tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomm has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hamada is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nomm yanks on the arm and Hamada is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nomm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nom Nomm!
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energy
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hype
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