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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Bad Boy (ranked 25245 p4p, 6916 weight class) and Darko Hamilton (ranked 711 p4p, 671 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darko Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton missing with a left hand there. Bad Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Bad Boy misses the target.
Bad Boy lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy misses with a wild combination.
Bad Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bad Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamilton is just out of range.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hamilton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamilton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bad Boy is working an open guard so Hamilton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Vitor Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bad Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hamilton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamilton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A shot to the body from Bad Boy misses
and Hamilton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bad Boy's guard.
Hamilton passes Bad Boy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hamilton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hamilton walks into a jab.
Hamilton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bad Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bad Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hamilton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bad Boy scores with a body shot.
Bad Boy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bad Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hamilton misses the shot to the body.
Hamilton misses with a double jab.
Bad Boy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bad Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamilton at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bad Boy. Hamilton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitor Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bad Boy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hamilton's head.
Hamilton throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamilton forces Bad Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Hamilton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bad Boy gets caught flat footed, as Hamilton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hamilton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bad Boy, up you get!
Bad Boy tests Hamilton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bad Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bad Boy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hamilton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamilton stands up and beckons Bad Boy to join him on the feet.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bad Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy digs a good body shot into Hamilton's ribs.
Bad Boy connects with a nice looking jab.
Bad Boy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hamilton clinches.
Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad Boy throws a sloppy body shot
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bad Boy actively working from the bottom here.
Hamilton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vitor Bad Boy will probably get the nod.
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.
Bad Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Bad Boy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bad Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton.
Hamilton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bad Boy is looking to wear down Hamilton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bad Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamilton rushes Bad Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamilton's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad Boy breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bad Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy misses with a combination
and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Bad Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Bad Boy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bad Boy misses the shot to the body.
And Hamilton tries to counter it with a takedown but Bad Boy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A shot to the body from Bad Boy misses
and Hamilton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bad Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bad Boy misses with a body shot
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hamilton decides to stand and escape the position.
Bad Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Hamilton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hamilton gets to his feet - Bad Boy follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bad Boy there.
Hamilton darts in and clinches Bad Boy up against the cage.
Bad Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Bad Boy misses.
Vitor Bad Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bad Boy scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamilton should have avoided that one.
Bad Boy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamilton counters with a takedown into side control.
Bad Boy being controlled for a moment.
Hamilton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hamilton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bad Boy seems a little lost for a moment, as Hamilton dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton decides to stand back up.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamilton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Bad Boy.
A right-left combo lands from Bad Boy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Hamilton misses.
Bad Boy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hamilton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bad Boy to get to his feet.
Hamilton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamilton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bad Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darko Hamilton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bad Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch combination from Hamilton misses.
Bad Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Hamilton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bad Boy.
Hamilton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hamilton's ribcage but misses.
Bad Boy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bad Boy lunges at Hamilton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamilton's hand.
Hamilton clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hamilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad Boy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hamilton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hamilton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bad Boy swinging wildly here.
Bad Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamilton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hamilton misses with the combination.
Bad Boy lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bad Boy. Hamilton does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy works the jab nicely.
Bad Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy throws a body punch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton wants to counter with a clinch but Bad Boy pushes him away.
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hamilton pulls Bad Boy into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Hamilton wants to sweep here but Bad Boy controlling him for the moment.
Bad Boy wants to control from the top but Hamilton keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet but Bad Boy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hamilton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hamilton wants to stand and escape but Bad Boy is having none of it.
Hamilton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hamilton keeping full guard, as Bad Boy tries to pass.
Hamilton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four 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.
Bad Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bad Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Bad Boy looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy thuds his right hand into Hamilton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hamilton shoots in and bounces Bad Boy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hamilton controlling from the top position.
Hamilton stands up from Bad Boy's guard - Hamilton perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vitor Bad Boy.
I think Bad Boy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darko Hamilton!
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