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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Hamilton (ranked 5679 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Lee (ranked 24858 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be a great matchup!
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197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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224 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Lee!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee looks winded!
Hamilton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee is looking to stand back up but Hamilton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lee.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamilton.
Hamilton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lee to get to his feet.
Hamilton clinches.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lee is trying to keep an underhook but Hamilton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hamilton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton controlling the action here.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hamilton not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hamilton controlling the action here.
Hamilton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hamilton wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
Hamilton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton controlling the action here.
Hamilton is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Hamilton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Hamilton slows the pace down in half guard.
Hamilton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamilton.
Hamilton is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamilton decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Hamilton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamilton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hamilton lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Hamilton controls the position.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamilton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hamilton controls the position from side control.
That's two 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.
Hamilton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hamilton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a kick to the body
and Hamilton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamilton.
Hamilton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamilton controlling from the top position.
Gregor Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamilton pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hamilton lands strikes from half guard.
Hamilton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Hamilton in his half guard.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Hamilton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Further stalling from Hamilton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamilton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Hamilton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hamilton misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamilton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamilton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hamilton.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hamilton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamilton uses his free foot to push down on Lee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamilton wants to finish this one by submission but Lee is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hamilton.
Hamilton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lee taking shots to the head.
Hamilton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hamilton lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
Hamilton staying calm.
Hamilton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hamilton slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamilton 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Hamilton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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