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CoMMA Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keke Kivi (ranked 3415 p4p, 3325 weight class) and Capn Cook (ranked 457 p4p, 442 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keke Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Capn Cook!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi scores with a body shot.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch but Kivi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kivi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kivi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kivi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kivi misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.
Kivi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooh!!! Kivi has knocked Cook down with a huge combo! Kivi steps away and waves a wobbly Cook back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Cook is rocked!
 It looks like Capn Cook has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook tries to clinch up
and Kivi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Kivi finish him?
Cook looks winded!
Kivi lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Cook up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kivi from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Cook's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Kivi!
A victorious Keke Kivi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Ma (ranked 5503 p4p, 6063 weight class) and Matthew Maddison (ranked 544 p4p, 577 weight class). Maddison has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The key to victory for Fat Ma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fat Ma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Maddison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma lands a left and a right that send Maddison crashing to the mat, dazed. Ma thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Matthew Maddison has been cut.
Maddison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ma enables Maddison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ma manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maddison looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ma wants to stand but Maddison is controlling the position.
Maddison drops back looking for a leg! Ma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ma manages to kick Maddison off! Maddison jumps back into Ma's guard.
Maddison tries to stand but Ma is controlling from the bottom.
Ma wants to stand but Maddison is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddison tries to free his leg and advance position but Ma is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maddison throws a wild hook but Ma just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Maddison gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Ma raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fat Ma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Dew (ranked 3566 p4p, 6270 weight class) and Bryant Taylor (ranked 469 p4p, 711 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mathew Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryant Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a body punch but Dew moves out of range.
Dew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Dew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dew looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Taylor bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor thuds a left hand into Dew's body.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dew shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dew is controlling him.
Taylor is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dew presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dew throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Dew with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Dew darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dew lands a nice short elbow.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dew.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dew drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Dew is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dew lands strikes from half guard.
Dew working the head and body with strikes.
Dew working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dew not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Dew in his half guard.
Taylor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Dew scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taylor has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dew is on him like a limpet, forcing Taylor back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to break free but Dew pushes him back against the cage.
Dew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Dew's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Dew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dew is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Dew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dew is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dew has his back to the cage.
Dew is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dew has his back to the cage.
Dew can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Taylor tries to circle away but Dew has him pinned against the cage.
Dew is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Dew counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dew off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dew closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Dew is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to stand but Dew is controlling the position.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Dew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Dew counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dew.
Dew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew stops Taylor from standing up.
We've been informed that Taylor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Taylor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dew looking for a takedown.
Dew wants a takedown.
Dew is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Dew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to break free but Dew pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dew has him pressed against the cage.
Dew trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dew into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew taking a breather.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dew misses with a straight right.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dew counters with a takedown into side control.
Taylor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is pushing Dew's head away, looking to escape. Dew manages to hold on to the position though.
Dew scores with punches from side control.
Taylor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dew has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dew in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Taylor looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dew turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Dew!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Favreau (ranked 5696 p4p, 6169 weight class) and Brad Banks (ranked 661 p4p, 701 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Favreau might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're Going Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Favreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Banks!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Banks.
Favreau misses with a low kick.
Banks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Favreau defends it well.
Banks shoots for a takedown but Favreau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banks slips a straight right by Favreau.
Favreau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Favreau avoids it really well and circles away.
Favreau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Eddie Favreau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Banks.
Banks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Favreau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banks somewhat.
Banks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks wants to control but Favreau is keeping him busy.
Banks in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Favreau tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Banks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brad Banks!
After winning the bout, Brad Banks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor Jr (ranked 25124 p4p, 5237 weight class) and Bull Bald (ranked 657 p4p, 530 weight class). The key to victory for James Gregor Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Gregor Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bull Bald!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bald misses with a body shot
and Gregor Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bull Bald has been cut.
Bald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gregor Jr jabs at Bald's body.
Gregor Jr throws a jab when Bald was well out of range.
Gregor Jr misses with an uppercut. Bald saw that one coming.
Bald blocks a jab.
Bald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor Jr throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bald! But no joy.
Bald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like James Gregor Jr has been cut.
Bald misses with a looping right.
Bald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bald throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bald throws a shot from downtown. Gregor Jr moves away and avoids it.
Gregor Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bald misses with a hook to the body
and Gregor Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregor Jr counters with a crisp right that sends Bald to the canvas! Gregor Jr follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Gregor Jr!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odd Job (ranked 2072 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Julio Balestrin (ranked 291 p4p, 486 weight class). Julio Balestrin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Odd Job!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Balestrin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Job throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balestrin was covering up waiting for the punch and Job finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Balestrin is controlling Job's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Job chips away with some ground and pound.
Balestrin keeping moving, preventing Job from controlling successfully.
Job throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Job trying to control the position from guard on top but Balestrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balestrin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job connects with a couple of short punches.
Job lands a couple of digs.
Job chips away with some ground and pound.
Job drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Job as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Balestrin screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Job! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Odd Job!
Odd Job retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Hansen (ranked 2954 p4p, 4826 weight class) and AJ Gardener (ranked 289 p4p, 396 weight class). AJ Gardener has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kasper Hansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, AJ Gardener!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gardener tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hansen is in Gardener's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gardener can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Hansen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gardener trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
Gardener looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hansen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardener controls Hansen momentarily but Hansen frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hansen darts in looking for a takedown but Gardener gets double underhooks and turns Hansen into the cage.
Gardener drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hansen defends it well.
Gardener is pressed up against the cage. Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gardener down to the mat. Gardener avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hansen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gardener on his heels. He'll look to pass Gardener's guard now, I'm sure.
Gardener trying to control the position.
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gardener being controlled here, momentarily.
Hansen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hansen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hansen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gardener for as long as he can get away with.
Gardener trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
Hansen looking to pass the guard.
Gardener being controlled here, momentarily.
Hansen continues to stall.
Hansen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen gets a takedown into half guard.
Hansen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gardener really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hansen in particular looking to stall.
Hansen prevents Gardener from improving his position.
Hansen content to control rather than advance.
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.
Gardener wants to get back to full guard.
Gardener trying to control here.
Hansen is working for a submission of some sort.
Hansen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Hansen dominated that round.
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.
Hansen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gardener was covering up waiting for the punch and Hansen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardener is retaining full guard.
Gardener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hansen pushes down on Gardener's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen is controlling the pace.
Gardener trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen prevents Gardener from improving his position.
Hansen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hansen.
Hansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gardener defends it well.
Hansen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is looking for a kimura here.
Hansen is trying to work for a kimura but Gardener is defending well.
Hansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Further stalling from Hansen.
Gardener wants to get back to full guard but Hansen has passed into side control.
Hansen controlling the position from side mount.
Kasper Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen continues to hold on tight.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Hansen is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Hansen working away.
That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on Gardener's face as Hansen controls the position.
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.
Gardener is trying to improve his position.
Hansen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hansen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gardener can't do much from the bottom here.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gardener can do to turn this around?
Hansen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gardener has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Hansen dominated that second round.
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.
Gardener feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gardener being controlled here momentarily.
Gardener stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gardener trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is controlling Gardener's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hansen is on top in guard.
Hansen content to stall in guard here.
Gardener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen postures up.
Hansen is pushing down on Gardener's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gardener is fighting to maintain full guard but Hansen has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardener wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hansen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen uses his free foot to push down on Gardener's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gardener.
Hansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gardener tries to lock up and control but Hansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hansen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hansen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gardener is holding on tight.
Hansen moves to the back.
Hansen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gardener doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen avoiding Gardener 's attempts to control his hands.
Hansen just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gardener trying to control the hands but Hansen won't let him.
Gardener is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Hansen clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hansen shoots for a takedown but Gardener saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hansen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gardener looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gardener can't do much from the bottom here.
Hansen staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Hansen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hansen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gardener is letting Hansen control him for a moment.
Hansen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gardener looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hansen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gardener is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hansen lets go of the hold and Gardener can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kasper Hansen!
Kasper Hansen is the new featherweight champion!
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