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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fisher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer ducks right into an uppercut from Fisher.
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes Fisher against the cage but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fisher lands with a good body shot.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
Hammer tries to bum rush Fisher with a series of wild strikes but Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Hammer throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Fisher.
Hammer slows down the pace here.
Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sam Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hammer.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dan Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Nice jab there from Hammer.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Fisher sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher stalling.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammer.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fisher pinned against the cage. Fisher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.
Fisher throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a takedown
and Fisher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fisher.
Fisher looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fisher, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Fisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Fisher circles away easily
and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown. Hammer fights it but they end up in guard.
Fisher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Fisher dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Fisher sprawls well.
Hammer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fisher swivels and escapes.
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
Sam Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hammer.
Fisher trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fisher wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Fisher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fisher takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammer.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. Fisher tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fisher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Fisher. No joy for Hammer on that attempt.
Hammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fisher's waist but Fisher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Hammer with a poor takedown
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisher scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fisher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher passes Hammer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher is keen to just control but Hammer is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Fisher dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hammer slips under a jab from Fisher.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Sam Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Fisher is avoiding it.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer slips a jab from Fisher.
Fisher shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Fisher. No joy for Hammer on that attempt.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
Hammer slips a jab from Fisher.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
Fisher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fisher wants it to stay on the feet.
Sam Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hammer.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fisher on his heels. He'll look to pass Fisher's guard now, I'm sure.
Fisher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fisher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hammer has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Fisher's lack of action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dan Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hammer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fisher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer defending well though.
Hammer trying to hold on to Fisher's head to control him but Fisher postures up.
Fisher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Fisher just wasn't active enough.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Dan Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Hammer's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Fisher!
Sam Fisher is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Sam Fisher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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