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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Hammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saint George's chin.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer lands a high kick!
It looks like Saint George has been cut.
George closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
George slows the pace down in half guard.
George wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
George not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George is stalling here. Hammer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! George seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hammer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hammer decides to stand back up.
Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a straight right hand.
Anton Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hammer gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting George counter with a right hand.
George misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a body kick that misses.
George shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammer.
George checks the leg kick.
George blocks a leg kick.
Hammer throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and George counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
George scores with a nice right hand.
George closes the distance and clinches up with Hammer, looking for a takedown. George pushes Hammer against the cage but Hammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hammer tries to work over George's front leg with a kick but George checks it.
Hammer throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammer.
George misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anton Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint George.
Hammer throws a low kick but George moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anton Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to George's calf.
George stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hammer.
George avoids a kick to the body.
George fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
George walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammer.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Saint George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer motions for George to come forward. Hammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Hammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Anton Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
George is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
Hammer throws a leg kick but George checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tried to score with a low kick but George checks it.
Hammer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer tries a low kick but George avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer looks for the body kick but George saw that one coming.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Hammer scores with a leg kick.
Hammer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hammer tenderised George's leg. George is trying to keep his angry face on.
George connects with a crisp jab.
Hammer throws a solid leg kick but George takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammer.
Hammer misses with a low kick as George jumps back.
Hammer cracks the inside of George's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as George blocks the leg kick.
George shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hammer misses
and George counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
Hammer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of George's head.
George shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Hammer is predictable there
and George counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Hammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
George takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and George counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hammer.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George moves out of range of the body kick.
George checks a low kick from Hammer.
Hammer with a jab.
Hammer scores with a leg kick.
Hammer throws a solid leg kick but George takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammer.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Hammer is predictable there
and George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saint George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
George scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
George shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but George 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.
George blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Hammer throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that George sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hammer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
George takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George blocks a head kick by Hammer.
George throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and George counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George is just content to waste time from the top position. Hammer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Hammer!
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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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