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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seany Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton's entrance music is OTC- why can't i. A fine choice. Sullivan has chosen Mudshovel by Staind as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Hamilton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seany Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hamilton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hamilton trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan can't escape the position.
Hamilton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamilton tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Sullivan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sullivan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sullivan can't escape the position.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Sullivan is in trouble!
It looks like Seany Sullivan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position but Hamilton isn't that keen on the idea.
Sullivan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hamilton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamilton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but Hamilton is keeping the position.
Hamilton pulls Sullivan in close to prevent any damage.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sullivan stopping the sweep attempt from Hamilton.
Sullivan postures up in Hamilton's guard and throws a big left but Hamilton blocks it.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamilton is on top in guard.
Hamilton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sullivan trying to control but Hamilton postures up.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Sullivan tries to roll over but Hamilton keeps him under control.
Hamilton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hamilton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sullivan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Hamilton's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sullivan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hamilton has control of Sullivan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sullivan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sullivan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hamilton is landing with some decent strikes but Sullivan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hamilton controlling his opponent.
Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamilton wants to control the pace but Sullivan is squirming around nicely.
Sullivan is looking to get to half guard.
Hamilton working Sullivan over with strikes here.
Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hamilton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamilton showed some decent athleticism there.
Hamilton throwing shots but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Hamilton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sullivan missing with punches from the bottom.
Hamilton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sullivan tries to get to full guard but Hamilton has control of the leg.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Sullivan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan can't keep his opponent in guard - Hamilton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Hamilton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sullivan missing with punches from the bottom.
Sullivan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sullivan wants to sweep but Hamilton has passed to side control!
Hamilton scoring with punches and elbows.
Sullivan is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hamilton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sullivan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hamilton looks up at the clock and then as Sullivan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamilton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamilton trying to control the position but Sullivan is working away.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Hamilton tries for a kimura but Sullivan is defending well.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
Hamilton looks up at the clock and then as Sullivan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamilton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Rob Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamilton controls the position.
Sullivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamilton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sullivan to see if he's OK.
Hamilton controls the position from side control.
Sullivan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hamilton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamilton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hamilton working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sullivan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hamilton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sullivan has his takedown stuffed
and Hamilton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamilton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sullivan's guard.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep. Hamilton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt
and Hamilton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sullivan's guard.
Hamilton trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Hamilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sullivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sullivan wants to sweep here but Hamilton controlling him for the moment.
Sullivan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamilton is in close to Sullivan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamilton lands a couple of elbows.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hamilton controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamilton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hamilton trying to control from half guard but Sullivan is working away.
Sullivan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sullivan.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
Sullivan is striking but Hamilton is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamilton passes to full mount!
Sullivan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sullivan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hamilton controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton landing shots from mount.
Sullivan tries to reverse the position but Hamilton maintains control.
Hamilton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sullivan is in a horrible position here. Hamilton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hamilton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sullivan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Sullivan is in trouble!
Hamilton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hamilton controlling his opponent.
Sullivan can't escape the position.
Hamilton scoring with strikes but Sullivan is staying in there.
Sullivan working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Hamilton or perhaps it was just good defense by Sullivan which made him look bad.
Hamilton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hamilton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sullivan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sullivan showed some decent athleticism there.
Sullivan with the ground and pound but Hamilton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hamilton looking for a guillotine here but Sullivan defends easily.
Hamilton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to keep a closed guard but Sullivan is proving a slippery customer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sullivan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamilton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton is trying to keep Sullivan in close.
Sullivan wanted to stand there but Hamilton had control of the position.
Sullivan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hamilton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamilton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hamilton stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan wants to hit a switch here but Hamilton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sullivan there!
Hamilton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hamilton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from getting the reversal.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Hamilton's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan is desperately trying to improve his position but Hamilton has a good base and remains in mount.
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sullivan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sullivan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hamilton tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Hamilton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hamilton with a couple of short strikes.
Hamilton controlling the position easily from mount.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from getting the reversal.
Sullivan wants to control but Hamilton is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Sullivan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton had his way with Seany Sullivan in that round.
The cut man is working on Seany Sullivan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hamilton has his takedown stuffed
and Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses.
Hamilton is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan throws a strike but Hamilton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sullivan 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hamilton passes Sullivan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hamilton controls the pace.
Hamilton postures up in Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but Sullivan blocks it.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Sullivan strikes from his own guard.
Sullivan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton content to stall in guard here.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hamilton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sullivan is striking from the bottom but Hamilton uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hamilton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hamilton prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Seany Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamilton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sullivan duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton fails with the takedown
and Sullivan counters with a one-two to the body.
Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sullivan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamilton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamilton.
Hamilton passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sullivan wants to get back to full guard but Hamilton has passed into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamilton, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Hamilton!
Rob Hamilton retains his featherweight title!
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