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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawk Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Hamilton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morgan wants to control but Hamilton is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Hamilton there.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hamilton is working away from the top position though.
Hamilton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamilton working Morgan over with strikes.
Morgan tries to roll over but Hamilton keeps him under control.
Hamilton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamilton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamilton is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hamilton trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Hamilton is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamilton on the ground.
Hamilton throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamilton's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hamilton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Hamilton keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hamilton's guard.
Hamilton striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems.
Hamilton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgan wants to stand but Hamilton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hamilton lands a decent shot there.
Morgan tries to stand but Hamilton is controlling from the bottom.
Morgan trying to control but Hamilton is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry Morgan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hamilton swivels and escapes.
Hamilton looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamilton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamilton stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamilton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Hamilton slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Hamilton dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hamilton cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Hamilton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hamilton as he jumps to the side.
Hamilton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Hamilton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Hamilton.
Morgan has Hamilton up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamilton tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hamilton uses from the top position.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Hamilton trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Hamilton works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamilton landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamilton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawk Hamilton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamilton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Morgan stops Hamilton from getting back to his feet.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hamilton missing with punches from the bottom.
Hamilton is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Hamilton tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hamilton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamilton keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking to improve his position.
Hamilton is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Hamilton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hamilton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamilton is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton lands an upkick as Morgan stands over him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Hamilton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Morgan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Hamilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hamilton avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Hamilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamilton looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Hamilton shows good takedown defense.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamilton but Hamilton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morgan lands in his opponent's guard.
Hamilton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan won't allow Hamilton to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hamilton striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamilton is retaining full guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamilton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hamilton's guard.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamilton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Morgan postures up in Hamilton's guard and throws a big left but Hamilton blocks it.
Hamilton is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Morgan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hamilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stalling against the cage.
Morgan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morgan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan is trying to keep Hamilton in close.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamilton is one step ahead there.
Hamilton working some strikes from top position.
Morgan wants to stand up but Hamilton is controlling him.
Hamilton scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Hamilton is having none of it.
Hamilton stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan controls Hamilton momentarily but Hamilton frees himself.
Hamilton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamilton lands a couple of elbows.
Hamilton trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamilton defends well.
Hamilton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hawk Hamilton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan wants to stand but Hamilton is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Hamilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hamilton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Hamilton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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