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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Under (ranked 2514 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Hammond (ranked 3600 p4p, 361 weight class). Rob Hammond is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Under! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Hammond! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Under gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammond.
It looks like Michael Under has been cut. Under shoots and misses letting Hammond counter with a right hand. Under closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammond circles away. Under shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammond tries to sprawl out of it but Under keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hammond's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Under. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hammond stuffs the takedown attempt from Under. Under gets slowly back to his feet. Under throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammond. Under misses with a takedown and Hammond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice takedown defense from Hammond. No joy for Under on that attempt. Under with a poor takedown and Under takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jab from Hammond.
Under is rocked! Under tries for a takedown but Hammond circles away easily and Hammond scores with a counter punch that sends Under to the canvas! Hammond smells blood - he's punishing Under with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Under has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Hammond! A very excited looking Rob Hammond made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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