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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade. Souza has chosen Sex Dwarf as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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134 lbs
20 - 14 - 1 |
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146 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Souza.
Good leg kick by Hammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hammer tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Hammer misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammer, right into the meat.
Souza walks into a straight right hand from Hammer.
Souza blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Hammer throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Souza off the cage and back into range.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Hammer tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Hammer is looking to score with low kicks.
Souza lands with a kick to the temple. Hammer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer is looking to chop away at Souza's legs.
Hammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Hammer.
Hammer connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Souza.
Antti Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Souza fails to land the takedown.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer with the ground and pound but Souza regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Souza moves into full guard.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammer being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza advances position into side control!
Souza wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
Souza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammer counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammer throws a leg kick which misses Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as Souza tries to avoid it.
Hammer throws a jab when Souza was well out of range.
Hammer dives in and scores a takedown into Souza's guard.
Hammer trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Hammer pushes his legs off easily.
Hammer is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Hammer landing with the ground and pound.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Hammer pushes down on Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Antti Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Souza wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
Hammer is keen to just control but Souza is a slippery customer.
Souza has hold of Hammer's hands but Hammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hammer stalling away here and it's allowed Souza to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hammer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Souza looking to control.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza looking to control.
Hammer pushing down on Souza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Souza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hammer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hammer has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza controlling the position.
Souza trying to control the position.
Hammer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses. Souza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammer's guard. Nice move by Souza!
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Hammer's guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Donaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Hammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Antti Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza with a nice head shot there.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donaldo Souza.
Well Hammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Hammer!
Antti Hammer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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