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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bennet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Hammer has chosen Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hammer. Hammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Hammer throws a head kick that Bennet semi-blocks.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
Bennet lands with a good body shot.
Hammer connects with a leg kick. Bennet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer is looking to chop away at Bennet's legs.
Hammer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hammer thows a body kick. Bennet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Bennet.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bennet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Bennet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bennet is rocked!
It looks like Charles Bennet has been cut.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennet throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antti Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bennet sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer defending well as Bennet loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammer lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hammer.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Bennet is avoiding it.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer tries to clinch but Bennet is having none of it.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hammer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennet checks it well.
Bennet keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
Antti Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer slips a straight right by Bennet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Bennet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammer throws a low kick but Bennet moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Bennet.
Hammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennet.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a leg kick.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer misses with a leg kick
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer throws a low kick, looking for Bennet's leg but Bennet calmly moves out of range.
Hammer wants to slow Bennet down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bennet is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Bennet pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Bennet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer slips under a jab from Bennet.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Bennet moves out of range easily.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Bennet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hammer backs up against the cage.
Hammer is looking to chop away at Bennet's legs.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Bennet circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Hammer lands a big head kick that sends Bennet tumbling to the mat! Hammer takes a step backwards and waves Bennet back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Hammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet blocks the body kick.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hammer is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennet, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer tries to clinch but Bennet moves out of range.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hammer walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Bennet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Bennet looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Antti Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet lands with a hook. Hammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Bennet checks a leg kick nicely.
Good exchange - Bennet coming out on top.
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bennet.
Hammer is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hammer.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
Bennet swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Hammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Bennet counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Hammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennet's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hammer feints and then cracks Bennet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennet down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Bennet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Bennet throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Bennet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammer is fending him off so far but Bennet persists. Nope, Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bennet takes a step back to recover.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bennet moves out of range as Hammer throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bennet throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charles Bennet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennet tries to bum rush Hammer with a series of wild strikes but Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Hammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennet doesn't seem phased though.
Bennet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennet misses with a double jab
and Hammer counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Bennet checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Bennet.
Bennet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hammer closes the distance but Bennet moves to the side
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet scores with a body shot.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bennet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bennet scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bennet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hammer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bennet's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bennet drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hammer follows Bennet to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Hammer!
A very excited looking Antti Hammer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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