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Event:
JBL Test Your Might 1
Date: Feb 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Graham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
Graham drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hammer sprawls and moves away.
Hammer throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Graham as Hammer shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Graham or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Hammer pushes Graham up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Hammer jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Graham controls the pace.#T1#
Graham preventing the sweep.
Graham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Graham stopping the sweep attempt from Hammer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer working a defensive guard here.
Graham throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Graham engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammer fails to land the takedown.
Tyler Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chistopher Hammer.#TD#
Graham shoots in and gets a takedown into Hammer's guard.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Graham controls the pace.
Graham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammer is trying to keep Graham in close.
#T3#
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Graham is looking to control Hammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graham avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Hammer is trying to work for a kimura but Graham is defending well.
Hammer is trying to control. Graham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammer passes into side control, despite Graham's attempt to control the position.
#T4#
Graham is not content to let Hammer control the position.
A control attempt from Graham but he's now mounted!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Hammer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Graham tries to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chistopher Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Graham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. Graham tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer feints a jab promting Graham to slip. Hammer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Graham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Tyler Graham has been cut.
Hammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Graham looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#CL2#
Hammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Graham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hammer defends well and Graham ends up having to push Hammer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hammer enables Graham to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hammer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Hammer has his foot on Graham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Graham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Graham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graham'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.
Hammer trying to control the position.
#T2#
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Graham is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Graham looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Hammer rushes Graham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer is working for takedown but Graham is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hammer jumps guard but Graham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer is pushing Graham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T3##TD2#
Hammer decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammer is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Hammer trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Hammer controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4##SUB#
Graham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graham is looking to stand back up but Hammer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Graham.
Graham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammer on the ground.
Graham is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammer trying to mount his opponent but Graham defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chistopher Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Graham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hammer wants to clinch.
Hammer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammer shoots in but no luck this time.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyler Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chistopher Hammer.
Hammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Hammer tries to sprawl but Graham drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Graham performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like Graham is going to stand back up.
#T1#
Still in half guard, Graham seems content to control.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg.
Graham not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Further stalling from Graham.#T2#
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.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graham. #TD#
Graham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Graham content to control rather than advance.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Hammer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Graham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Graham is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Graham wants to stand and escape but instead Hammer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Hammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham trying to keep a closed guard but Hammer is proving a slippery customer.
Hammer is standing up over Graham. Graham looks to escape but Hammer dives into side control.
Tyler Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graham keeps working.
Hammer cracks Graham with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chistopher Hammer.
Well Hammer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chistopher Hammer!
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Event:
Indestructible
Date: Jan 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Graham misses with a takedown
and Van Wyk counters with a big right hand! Oh Graham is in trouble here! Van Wyk follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frik Van Wyk!
Frik Van Wyk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Heahmund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heahmund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heahmund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Heahmund backs off Graham throws a huge counter combo but Heahmund manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Heahmund. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Heahmund closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Graham quickly recovers to half guard.
Graham keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Heahmund tries to pass to full mount but Graham defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Heahmund is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heahmund. #T1##SUB#
Heahmund is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graham has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Heahmund is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Graham tries to get to full guard but Heahmund has control of the leg.
Graham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T2#
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.
Graham controlling the position well. #SUB#
Heahmund wants to work for an arm triangle but Graham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Heahmund trying to pass the guard but Graham defending well.
Graham is looking for a sweep. Heahmund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heahmund. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graham flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Graham landing rabbit punches to the side of Heahmund's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Graham wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Heahmund seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Heahmund is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graham has managed to free his arm - good work. #T3#
Graham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heahmund is keen to just control but Graham is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Heahmund is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Graham tries to get to full guard but Heahmund has control of the leg. #SUB#
Heahmund is looking for a kimura but Graham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heahmund to get the leverage. #SUB#
Heahmund seems to be working for a kimura but Graham defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Graham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graham is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Heahmund is working for a kimura but Graham is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Heahmund is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heahmund. #SUB#
Heahmund is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Heahmund is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graham sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bishop Heahmund dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Heahmund shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Graham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Heahmund napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Heahmund tries to bench press Graham off him but Graham keeps the position.
Graham taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham lands some shots froms side control.
Graham controls the position from side control.
Heahmund manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heahmund moves into full guard.
Graham chips away with some ground and pound.
Heahmund could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T1#
Graham distracts Heahmund with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Graham sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Heahmund escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graham 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.
Graham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heahmund keeping full guard, as Graham tries to pass. #SUB#
Heahmund looking for a guillotine here but Graham defends easily.
Graham is pushing down on Heahmund's leg trying to pass to half guard. Heahmund is fighting to maintain full guard but Graham has managed to sneak the leg through.#T2#
Graham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Heahmund tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg. #SUB#
Heahmund looking for submissions off his back.
Heahmund has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graham is working away from the top position though.
Graham tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Graham trying to control the pace. #T3##SUB#
Heahmund looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Heahmund looking for submissions off his back.
Graham controlling the pace.
Heahmund moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Heahmund has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Heahmund throws his legs up looking for a submission but Graham uses it to pass to side control.
#T4#
Graham is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Heahmund manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Heahmund is looking for a sweep. Graham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heahmund moves into full guard.
Graham looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Heahmund tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graham defends well and Heahmund ends up having to push Graham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Heahmund tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heahmund somewhat.
Graham moves out of range as Heahmund strikes.
Heahmund dives in for a single leg takedown but Graham sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Heahmund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heahmund shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graham as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Graham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Heahmund on his heels. He'll look to pass Heahmund's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham is continuing to stall.#T1##SUB#
Heahmund looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Graham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Heahmund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graham is pushing down on Heahmund's leg trying to pass to half guard. Heahmund is fighting to maintain full guard but Graham has managed to sneak the leg through.
Graham is controlling the pace.
#T2##SUB#
Heahmund is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graham pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Heahmund looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heahmund trying to control but Graham postures up.
Graham winds up and cracks Heahmund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heahmund taking some punishment here, with Graham in his half guard.
Tyler Graham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graham is taking a breather. Heahmund says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T3##SUB#
Heahmund looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Graham trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Heahmund actively working from the bottom here.
Graham stalling. #SUB#
Heahmund looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Heahmund wants to control but Graham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heahmund tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg.
Heahmund is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Graham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Heahmund on his heels. He'll look to pass Heahmund's guard now, I'm sure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Graham!
In his post fight interview, Tyler Graham started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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