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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Hammer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Thiago! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Thiago does no damage. Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer. Thiago looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well. Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Thiago. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet. Thiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paulo Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hammer clinches. Thiago changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer instigates a clinch. Hammer lands a body punch. A short uppercut from Hammer. Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thiago looks gassed! Thiago takes a shot to the head. Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action! The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Hammer cracks Thiago with a nice body shot. Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hammer lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer pressing his opponent against the cage. Hammer presses Thiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hammer stalling.
Hammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer lands a body shot. Nice elbow from Hammer. Hammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer pushes Thiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hammer lands an elbow inside that Thiago shrugs off. A nice right hand lands inside from Hammer. A left hand lands to the body for Hammer.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer lands an elbow inside. Knees to the body from Hammer.
Thiago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment. Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Thiago's head. Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer digs a right hand underneath Thiago's ribcage. Thiago let out a lung full of air as it connected. Thiago takes an elbow to the temple. Hammer lands an elbow just above Thiago 's eye. Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hammer is struggling to control the position. Hammer gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Hammer lands with a light punch inside. Hammer gets through Thiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards. Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Thiago's ribcage. Hammer leaning against his opponent.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Thiago takes an elbow to the temple. Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hammer lands a body punch in the clinch. Thiago takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment. Hammer slowing the pace effectively. Hammer working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thiago's defenses. Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards. Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment. Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Thiago takes an elbow to the temple. Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thiago's defenses. Hammer cracks Thiago with a nice body shot. Hammer lands with a short shot to the head. A short right from Hammer on the inside. Hammer slows down the pace here.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thiago backwards. Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Thiago's ribcage. A short right from Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thiago or not. Hammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thiago backwards. Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thiago tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer lands with a light punch inside. Hammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thiago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage. Jack Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Thiago. Hammer lands a nice knee to the body. Hammer is working Thiago over against the cage. Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hammer landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hammer lands a damaging elbow. Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thiago's face.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Thiago's head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Nice body punch from Hammer. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thiago can do to turn this around? Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Thiago fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Hammer throws a right hand that Thiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Thiago also avoids with ease. Thiago takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches. Hammer scores with a hook to the body. Hammer pressing his opponent against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hammer leaning his opponent against the cage. Hammer lands with a light punch inside. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Thiago tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer presses Thiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer pushes Thiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Thiago is trying to break free. Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Thiago is trying to break free. Thiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thiago wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Thiago. Hammer lands an elbow just above Thiago 's eye. Hammer lands a body punch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Hammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hammer gets through Thiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hammer keeps control of Thiago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hammer scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thiago is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the cage. Hammer lands a nice elbow. Hammer lands a left hand.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hammer lands a nice knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thiago's defenses. Hammer lands a damaging elbow. Hammer lands a nice knee to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Hammer.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Thiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thiago.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand. Thiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Thiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Thiago drops his hands momentarily and Hammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hammer cracks Thiago with an open hand slap. Thiago takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hammer works the jab nicely. Thiago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Thiago slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Jack Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Thiago throws a nice looking combination but Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hammer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Thiago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Thiago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Hammer cracks a nice hook into Thiago's ribs. Hammer clinches up with Thiago and pushes him back against the cage. Hammer lands with a short shot to the head. Hammer is leaning against Thiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thiago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Thiago takes an elbow to the temple. Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards. Jack Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far. Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Thiago shrugs off. A right handed body shot lands from Hammer.
Thiago letting Hammer take a breather here. Hammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Come on Hammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hammer lands an elbow inside. Hammer stalling against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hammer.
Thiago has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that second round. That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thiago misses with a double jab.
Thiago closes the distance but Hammer moves to the side and Hammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hammer keeps control of Thiago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Thiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Thiago. Thiago takes an elbow to the temple. Hammer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Thiago fails to pull guard.
Hammer lands an elbow inside. Hammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thiago backwards. Hammer lands a nice knee to the body. Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer lands a body shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A nice right hand lands inside from Hammer. Hammer lands an elbow just above Thiago 's eye. Hammer pushes Thiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hammer lands an elbow just above Thiago 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut. Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike. Hammer stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
A short left from Hammer. Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Thiago's ribcage. Hammer scores with a nice hook to the head. Hammer lands a nice knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Thiago can't break the clinch.
Thiago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer just leaning against Thiago, taking a breather. Hammer keeps control of Thiago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Thiago's ribcage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer lands with a right to the head. Knees to the body from Hammer.
Nice body punch from Hammer. Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Thiago fails to pull guard.
Jack Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Thiago. Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thiago's defenses. A short uppercut from Hammer. Thiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer. A body shot lands from Hammer.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short uppercut from Hammer. Hammer leaning his opponent against the cage. Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thiago goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thiago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches. Thiago breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Hammer.
Hammer lands with a kick to the temple. Thiago shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Thiago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thiago with a lazy takedown attempt and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer. Hammer lands a nice uppercut. A bit of stalling here from Hammer.
Thiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Thiago backwards. Hammer is leaning against Thiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Thiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thiago shoots in but no luck this time. Hammer throws a right hand that Thiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Thiago also avoids with ease. An inside leg kick from Thiago misses. Hammer throws a shot to the body.
Hammer throws a push kick but Thiago slaps the foot to one side. Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Thiago wants to clinch but Hammer slips to the side and Hammer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Thiago is trying to drag Hammer to the mat but Hammer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Jack Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hammer stalling in the clinch.
Thiago tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Thiago drops back down to his feet.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment. Hammer digs a right hand underneath Thiago's ribcage. Thiago let out a lung full of air as it connected. Paulo Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Thiago misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack Hammer showed his dominance in that final round. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hammer!
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