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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armond Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Afterlife - Avenged Sevenfold. Joe Wong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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229 lbs
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230 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armond Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wong!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Wong back into the cage.
Wong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wong blocking some punches.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong jumps guard but Hammer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wong or not.
A head punch on the inside from Hammer fails to land.
I was talking to Hammer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Wong prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
Wong fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've been informed that Wong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wong blocks a body shot from Hammer.
A short uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer digs a right hand into Wong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wong's gas tank.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Wong's head.
A short left from Hammer.
Wong blocking some punches.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer gets through Wong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hammer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Hammer pushes Wong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wong is rocked!
It looks like Joe Wong has been cut.
Hammer rushes Wong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Hammer tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer works on Wong's body with a couple of short punches.
Hammer presses Wong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Hammer.
Hammer misses with some punches.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammer.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wong or not.
A body shot lands from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wong prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hand to the body from Hammer.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer digs a right hand into Wong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wong's gas tank.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammer lands with a left to the head.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wongs head.
A short left from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
A short right from Hammer on the inside.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Wong's head.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wong blocking some punches.
Wong prevents a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammer connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Wong out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armond Hammer!
Armond Hammer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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