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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Rainwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dallas Rainwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainwater dives in and grabs Hammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes down on Rainwater's head and hops out.
Hammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rainwater thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Rainwater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rainwater takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rainwater at a distance.
Rainwater slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Rainwater thows a body shot but no joy.
Rainwater misses with a takedown
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Hammer punishes Rainwater's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rainwater fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Rainwater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Horrible takedown by Rainwater or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
Rainwater connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rainwater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rainwater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rainwater rather than just go for the knockout.
Rainwater misses the shot to the body.
Hammer throws a series of strikes that have Rainwater backpedaling.
Rainwater lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Hammer - just one landing.
Rainwater shoots for a takedown but Hammer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rainwater lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer scores with a jab. Rainwater acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rainwater looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rainwater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rainwater gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rainwater throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rainwater goes for a double leg but Hammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hammer continues to drive forward.
Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hammer enables Rainwater to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hammer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rainwater prevents Hammer from getting back to his feet.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Rainwater from controlling successfully.
Rainwater thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rainwater drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rainwater jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rainwater thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Rainwater is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rainwater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Rainwater from controlling successfully.
Rainwater won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.
Hammer looks winded!
Rainwater content to stall in guard here.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rainwater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rainwater trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dallas Rainwater.
Rainwater looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Rainwater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Joshua Hammer has been cut.
Rainwater shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense.
Joshua Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rainwater shoots for a takedown but Hammer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hammer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hammer lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hammer scores with a jab to the head.
Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainwater missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rainwater lands with a cross.
Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rainwater won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.
Rainwater not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rainwater drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rainwater jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rainwater postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Rainwater thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rainwater is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dallas Rainwater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joshua Hammer's cut.
That's time! Rainwater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rainwater takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joshua Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rainwater shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rainwater is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rainwater is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rainwater to get the leverage.
Hammer is trying to stand.
Rainwater passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hammer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rainwater looking to secure an arm triangle but Hammer defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainwater fails to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainwater is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Hammer is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Hammer flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Rainwater anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Hammer and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Rainwater slips an arm under Hammer chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Rainwater has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Rainwater is squeezing on Hammer like an anaconda would it's prey. Hammer fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dallas Rainwater!
An out of breath Dallas Rainwater thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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