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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walls has chosen Last Resort - Papa Roach as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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198 cm
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283 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Walls!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Walls can't do much from the bottom here.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Walls is not content to let Hansen control the position.
Hansen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Walls is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hansen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is working Walls over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hansen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hansen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hansen lands an elbow.
Hansen trying to control the position but Walls is working away.
Walls is trying to get back to half guard.
Hansen scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walls struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen wants to control but Walls is keeping him busy.
Hansen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hansen throws an elbow but Walls slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hansen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Walls sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Walls is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Walls can't do much from the bottom here.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walls keeps working.
Walls manages to get back to half guard.
Hansen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Walls is refusing to be controlled, as Hansen sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walls can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hansen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hansen thows a huge punch but Walls dodges it nicely.
Walls is refusing to be controlled, as Hansen sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walls wants to improve his position but Hansen is controlling well.
Walls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hansen dominated that round.
That's time! Hansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walls tries a low kick but Hansen avoids it.
Hansen thuds his right hand into Walls's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walls throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hansen misses with a wild body shot.
Hansen takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jon Hansen has been cut.
Walls misses with a left hand
and Hansen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walls scores with a sloppy right hand. Hansen should have avoided that one.
Walls throws a low kick, looking for Hansen's leg but Hansen calmly moves out of range.
Walls tries to clinch
and Hansen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walls wants to clinch.
Hansen tests Walls's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walls tries to clinch but Hansen moves away
and Hansen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hansen.
Walls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hansen controlling the position from side mount.
Walls takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hansen working the ground and pound but Walls is defending the strikes.
Hansen is trying to get an arm triangle but Walls is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control the action but Walls is working from the bottom.
Walls seems a little lost for a moment, as Hansen dominates the positioning.
Walls is not content to let Hansen control the position.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Hansen in side control, throwing shots but Walls defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hansen trying to control the position but Walls is working away.
Hansen working the ground and pound.
Hansen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Walls tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Hansen's cut.
That's time! 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.
Walls tries to clinch up
and Hansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansen slips a straight right by Walls.
Walls moves to clinch but Hansen breaks away
and Hansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walls feints and then cracks Hansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hansen down.
Hansen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hansen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Walls misses.
Walls misses with an uppercut.
Hansen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walls circles away.
Hansen scores with a decent looking hook.
Walls misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walls won't be happy with that.
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!
Walls dodges the ground and pound from Hansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Walls manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hansen's best efforts.
Hansen controlling the action here.
Hansen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walls's head.
Hansen misses with a head shot. Walls uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Walls blocks nicely.
Brandon Walls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Walls keeps moving.
Hansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Walls is trying to hold Hansen in close to prevent damage but Hansen has managed to pass into half guard.
Hansen wants to take a breather but Walls is having none of it.
Walls is trying to control but Hansen manages to pass to mount!
Hansen throws some wild stikes that Walls manages to avoid easily.
Hansen raining down hammerfists from mount.
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.
Walls holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hansen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walls is looking to escape.
Hansen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount and Walls is in trouble!
Hansen wants to control but Walls has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
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 Jon Hansen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hansen, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Hansen!
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hype
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