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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Green defends it nicely.
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammer.
Hammer has clasped his hands together around Green's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hammer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hammer lands an elbow.
Green misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Green misses with a strike from the bottom.
Green is trying to control Hammer's posture but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Green tries to buck Hammer off but Hammer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hammer working away.
Green throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control but Hammer postures up.
We've been hearing that Hammer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Green manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Green wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Green avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer jumps guard but Green stands there with Hammer around his waist. Hammer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammer is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Green is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
Green is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
Hammer is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammer dives in for a single leg takedown but Green sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hammer or perhaps it was just good defense by Green, which made it look bad.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Green is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Green pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hammer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hammer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hammer stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green is trying to stall.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green wants to stall.
Green trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
Hammer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hammer stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green stalling in the clinch but Hammer improves position.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hammer jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammer as Green tries to tie him up.
Hammer jumps guard.
Green wants to get up but he can't break Hammer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Green is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Green flicks out a counter leg kick but Hammer steps away.
Hammer pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four 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.
Green is trying to stall.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hammer blocks the strikes from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hammer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Green wants to control but Hammer postures up.
Hammer wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Green manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Green is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer blocks the strikes from Green.
Green misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammer's guard.
Green trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hammer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammer.
Green appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Green flicks out a counter leg kick but Hammer steps away.
Hammer shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Hammer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammer as Green tries to tie him up.
Green is looking to control Hammer's arms but Hammer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Green seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Hammer is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
Green is trying to stall.
Green looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Green.
Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
That's four 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.
Green looking to stall.
Hammer gets control of Green's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hammer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Green trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hammer's guard.
Danny Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammer, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hammer!
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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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