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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tuesday's Gone. Roberto Klinkhammer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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189 cm
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206 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy James!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinkhammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Klinkhammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James scores with a nice right hand.
Klinkhammer throws a big shot that misses.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Klinkhammer drops James with a beautiful combination! James stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Klinkhammer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tommy James has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer breaks the clinch.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James pushes Klinkhammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Klinkhammer breaks from the clinch.
Roberto Klinkhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Klinkhammer is just out of range.
Klinkhammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Klinkhammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klinkhammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James lunges at Klinkhammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klinkhammer's hand.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klinkhammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klinkhammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klinkhammer scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer misses with a right hand
and James counters with a nice body shot.
James wants to clinch.
Klinkhammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klinkhammer rather than just go for the knockout.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klinkhammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer throws a hook but James blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Klinkhammer's head.
James slips a jab from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klinkhammer misses with a hook.
James throws a combination that misses
and Klinkhammer counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klinkhammer.
A telegraphed right hand from Klinkhammer misses the target.
Klinkhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klinkhammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James tries to clinch there but Klinkhammer circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Klinkhammer there.
James misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Klinkhammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy James's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James tries to clinch there but Klinkhammer circles away.
Tommy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klinkhammer throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James thuds his right hand into Klinkhammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James scores with a hook.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klinkhammer.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klinkhammer avoids it really well and circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klinkhammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klinkhammer.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klinkhammer doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James slips under a jab.
James lands with a cross.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Klinkhammer tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klinkhammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klinkhammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from James does it's job there.
Klinkhammer throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klinkhammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a single leg into guard. Klinkhammer didn't expect that.
Klinkhammer working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Klinkhammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James landing with the ground and pound.
Klinkhammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Klinkhammer, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes but missing.
Klinkhammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
Klinkhammer trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Klinkhammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klinkhammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Klinkhammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klinkhammer looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Klinkhammer has wrist control.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James gets to his feet - Klinkhammer follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy James's cut.
That's time! Klinkhammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Klinkhammer back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Klinkhammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klinkhammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James ducks under a wild hook from Klinkhammer.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klinkhammer misses the jab.
Klinkhammer misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klinkhammer.
James throws out a loose jab but Klinkhammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klinkhammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James is looking to clinch.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
Klinkhammer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Klinkhammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Klinkhammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klinkhammer wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Klinkhammer misses its intended target.
Klinkhammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberto Klinkhammer is winning the standup battle so far.
James drives through and clinches with Klinkhammer against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klinkhammer prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberto Klinkhammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy James.
Klinkhammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Klinkhammer stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
James tries to work over Klinkhammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klinkhammer's efforts to push away.
Klinkhammer has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Klinkhammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James walks into a straight right hand from Klinkhammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Klinkhammer circles away.
Klinkhammer throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klinkhammer lands a body shot.
Klinkhammer misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James lands the left hand.
Klinkhammer lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James throws a jab when Klinkhammer was well out of range.
James lands with a nice body punch.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Klinkhammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James tries for a takedown but Klinkhammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klinkhammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klinkhammer throws out the jab.
Klinkhammer lands a left and a right that send James crashing to the mat, dazed. Klinkhammer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
James is rocked!
James misses with a takedown
and Klinkhammer counters with a nice right hand that sends James toppling to the canvas! James scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Klinkhammer finish him?!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Klinkhammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klinkhammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Klinkhammer!
Roberto Klinkhammer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vitality for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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RATING
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