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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 474 p4p, 747 weight class) and Stevie Hanselman (ranked 35 p4p, 65 weight class). Garrincha comes to the cage accompanied by Молодые ветра. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
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 32 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Hanselman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanselman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrincha was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanselman.
Hanselman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanselman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with an uppercut.
Hanselman misses with a body shot.
Garrincha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanselman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hanselman throws an elbow but Garrincha slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garrincha is looking for a sweep.
Hanselman works to advance to full mount. Garrincha defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Garrincha wants to control but Hanselman is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hanselman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garrincha is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hanselman.
Hanselman lands a big elbow.
Hanselman lands a big elbow.
Garrincha is looking to get to half guard.
Hanselman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hanselman controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hanselman with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garrincha regains half guard.
Hanselman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanselman stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanselman lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha is trying to maintain the position but Hanselman is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanselman trying to control from half guard but Garrincha is working away.
Hanselman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanselman is thwarting Garrincha's attempts to control the position.
Garrincha is looking for a sweep. Hanselman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garrincha is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garrincha has hold of Hanselman's hands but Hanselman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrincha has his hands clasped together around Hanselman's back. He's all about the action.
Garrincha is pressing down on Hanselman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garrincha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanselman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garrincha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrincha seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Garrincha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garrincha preventing the sweep.
Garrincha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanselman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanselman connects with a body shot.
Hanselman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrincha.
Garrincha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanselman moves away.
Hanselman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garrincha!
Garrincha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garrincha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanselman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanselman's back!
Hanselman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrincha controls the action.
Garrincha is looking for the choke from the back position but Hanselman is controlling his hands well.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Garrincha controlling the positon.
Garrincha tries to get the hooks in deep but Hanselman pushed the leg off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hanselman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garrincha looking to control but Hanselman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hanselman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hanselman gets back to full guard.
Hanselman controls Garrincha momentarily but Garrincha frees himself.
Garrincha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanselman controlling the action here.
Garrincha wants to improve his position but Hanselman is controlling well.
Hanselman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garrincha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha keeping hold of Hanselman's head, controlling as best he can.
Hanselman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garrincha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hanselman works his way into side control.
Hanselman working the ground and pound from side control.
Garrincha tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanselman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stevie Hanselman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrincha can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanselman wants to control but Garrincha is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Garrincha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrincha tries to bench press Hanselman off him but Hanselman keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanselman working the ground and pound but Garrincha is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanselman slips under a jab from Garrincha.
Hobo Garrincha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanselman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garrincha momentarily.
Hanselman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrincha was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanselman.
The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanselman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garrincha did well to prevent Hanselman getting side control.
Garrincha is looking for a sweep. Hanselman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garrincha has hold of Hanselman's hands but Hanselman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanselman working over Garrincha with some ground and pound. Garrincha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hanselman is thwarting Garrincha's attempts to control the position.
Garrincha tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hanselman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hanselman raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman lands a couple of good shots and Garrincha has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The referee is taking a good look at Garrincha as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hanselman!
I really don't envy Garrincha right now.
Hanselman is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Garrincha can't escape the position.
Garrincha is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Garrincha tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman tightening his grip on Garrincha, looking for the choke.
Will Hanselman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Even with his hooks in, Hanselman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha is keeping busy.
Garrincha is covering up but some of the strikes from Hanselman are getting through and doing damage.
Hanselman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hanselman is working the ground and pound. Can Garrincha escape?
Hanselman is hanging on to Garrincha's back as he tries to escape.
Garrincha trying to control the hands but Hanselman breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Garrincha's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Hanselman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Garrincha tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hanselman controlling the positon.
Hanselman punishes Garrincha with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrincha tries to roll but Hanselman sticks to his back.
Stevie Hanselman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garrincha is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Hanselman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanselman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Hanselman!
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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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