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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Hamilton (ranked 4838 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Lee (ranked 24889 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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197 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
3 - 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hamilton is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hamilton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamilton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hamilton content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Hamilton scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hamilton working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamilton controlling from side mount.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Hamilton scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Hamilton controls the position.
Hamilton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Hamilton controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lee trying to remain calm as Hamilton controls from the top position.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Hamilton scoring with strikes.
Hamilton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton scoring with punches from side control.
Hamilton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hamilton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Hamilton happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hamilton advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Hamilton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton manages to break the clinch.
Hamilton gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamilton.
Hamilton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hamilton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hamilton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hamilton trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to control from the top but Hamilton keeps moving.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hamilton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Hamilton's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hamilton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lee stacks Hamilton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lee!
Hamilton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamilton strikes from the bottom but Lee takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Hamilton is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Hamilton tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Hamilton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hamilton regains half guard.
Hamilton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee prevents Hamilton from improving his position.
Hamilton is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hamilton is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hamilton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamilton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hamilton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Hamilton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hamilton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lee has passed into half guard!
Hamilton is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Hamilton dominated that second round.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Hamilton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hamilton dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Hamilton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamilton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hamilton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hamilton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Gregor Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton successfully pulls guard.
Hamilton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamilton has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamilton is on top in guard.
Hamilton looking to pass the guard.
Hamilton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hamilton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamilton tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hamilton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton pulls Lee into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hamilton is trying to hold Lee in close to prevent damage but Lee has managed to pass into half guard.
Hamilton wants to sweep but Lee has passed to side control!
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Hamilton!
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hype
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FIGHT
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