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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 640 p4p, 1948 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 56 p4p, 169 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Hands swings for the body but Daddy moves out of range.
Daddy's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daddy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hands misses the target.
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Daddy moves away and avoids it.
Daddy throws out a counter right but Hands avoids it with no problem.
Daddy checks a low kick from Hands.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Hands seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hands throws a head kick that misses.
Daddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daddy throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Daddy's shoulder, as Daddy tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daddy.
Daddy lands with a good body shot.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daddy.
Hands keeps Daddy at a distance using the push kick.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daddy moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Daddy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daddy working the head and body with strikes.
Daddy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hands can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Daddy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Daddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hands keeps working.
Daddy working the strikes but Hands uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands trying to control here.
Daddy controlling the action here.
Hands keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hands is looking for a sweep. Daddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy stalling away here and it's allowed Hands to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hands is pulling down on Daddy's head. It's preventing any offense from Daddy, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy throws an elbow that misses. Hands uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daddy's guard. Nice move by Hands!
Daddy wants to improve his position but instead Hands has moved into half guard.
Hands performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daddy tries to roll over but Hands keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hands misses with a body punch
and Daddy counters with a single leg into guard. Hands didn't expect that.
Daddy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daddy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daddy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hands controlling the position.
Hands'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.
Daddy chips away with some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hands can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daddy controls the pace.
Hands keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Hands is pulling down on Daddy's head. It's preventing any offense from Daddy, at least for the moment.
Daddy wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Daddy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daddy with a nice head shot there.
Hands looking to control.
Daddy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daddy looking to sit in guard and control but Hands gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hands is fighting to break Daddy's control of his arms but Daddy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hands seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Daddy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hands is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hands trying to control but Daddy is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daddy throws a series of punches but Hands avoids them all with ease.
Hands looks to land a body kick but Daddy moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daddy.
Hands avoids the body shot from Daddy.
Daddy misses with a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
Daddy throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Daddy tries to move into range but Hands moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Daddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hands was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Daddy.
Hands avoids the body shot from Daddy.
Hands quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hands shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daddy misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hands misses the target.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Happy Hands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daddy swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Daddy has his takedown stuffed
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Daddy moves away from the strike by Hands.
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 Happy Hands will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Daddy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daddy fails with the takedown.
Daddy misses the jab.
Daddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Daddy misses with the combination.
Daddy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hands rather than just go for the knockout.
Daddy missing with a left hand there. Hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hands looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Hands as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hands.
Daddy blocks a leg kick.
Daddy misses with a straight right.
Hands misses with a jab to the body
and Daddy counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control the action but Hands is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Daddy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Daddy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hands wants to control but Daddy postures up.
Daddy tries to move to mount but Hands blocks the move with his legs.
Hands is looking for a sweep.
Hands regains half guard, as Daddy was trying to land strikes.
Hands wants to control but Daddy is keeping busy.
That's two 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.
Daddy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Daddy is looking to advance position but Hands won't allow it.
Daddy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hands avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daddy.
Hands is looking to improve his position.
Daddy thows a huge punch but Hands dodges it nicely.
Daddy wants to control but Hands is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy takes one to the chin there.
Hands throws out a leg kick but Daddy moves out of range and Hands only half commits.
Daddy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hands lands a right hook to the body.
Hands misses with an uppercut.
Daddy feints the counter takedown.
Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daddy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
Hands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hands connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hands connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daddy's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daddy. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daddy avoids the head kick by Hands.
Daddy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to slow Daddy down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daddy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hands did well to prevent Daddy getting side control.
Daddy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daddy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hands really wants to buck Daddy off and get back to his feet.
Daddy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Daddy controlling from mount.
Daddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hands's face.
Daddy punching from mount but Hands doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to hold on but Daddy pushes him away.
Daddy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daddy tries to control but Hands wriggling away.
Daddy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Daddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hands's face.
Daddy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Daddy avoids the attempt from Hands to control.
Daddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hands's face.
Daddy thowing shots but they're missing.
Daddy wants to control the pace but Hands is squirming around nicely.
Daddy prevents Hands from getting the reversal.
Hands wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daddy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daddy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Daddy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hands keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Big Daddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daddy with shots to the head and body - Hands looks very uncomfortable down there.
Daddy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Daddy landing strikes from the mount and Hands is in trouble!
Daddy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Daddy with a couple of short strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hands manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hands is trying to get back to full guard.
Hands keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daddy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Daddy.
Hands keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daddy is stalling here. Hands is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Daddy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hands has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is looking to reverse the position.
Hands decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Daddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daddy misses with a looping left.
Hands lands with a right hand.
Daddy misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daddy moves forwards but Hands connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daddy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Big Daddy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Daddy misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Daddy.
Hands scores with a sloppy right hand. Daddy should have avoided that one.
Daddy takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Daddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daddy moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daddy checks a leg kick.
Daddy with the counter takedown but Hands avoids it easily.
Hands staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands throws a head kick that misses.
Daddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daddy blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
Hands looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hands throws a head kick that Daddy semi-blocks.
Hands slips under a jab from Daddy.
Daddy lands a really nice looking cross but Hands seems unphased.
Daddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
Hands throws a head kick but Daddy moves out of range.
Hands displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daddy.
Hands is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Hands.
Hands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hands.
Daddy misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands.
Hands misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Hands misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Hands. No joy for Daddy on that attempt.
Happy Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Daddy.
Hands leaves Daddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Hands tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daddy looks to land a right hand but Hands moved out of range.
Daddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Daddy throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands lands a jab to the nose.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands throws an off balance right hand
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daddy lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Daddy misses its intended target.
Hands misses with the combination.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
Daddy misses the body punch
and Hands counters with a low kick, right behind Daddy 's knee.
Hands throws a head kick but Daddy moves out of range.
Daddy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Daddy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daddy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daddy is looking to work some ground and pound but Hands has wrist control.
Hands can't keep his opponent in guard - Daddy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hands is trying to stand up here but Daddy is controlling him well.
Daddy stalling.
Hands is not content to let Daddy control the position.
Hands avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daddy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands is not content to let Daddy control the position.
Daddy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hands defending well though.
Daddy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Daddy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hands does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hands lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daddy moves away.
A swing and a miss from Hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Daddy misses with a jab to the body
and Hands counters with an outside leg kick.
Daddy throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hands.
Daddy dives in and grabs Hands's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hands pushes down on Daddy's head and hops out.
Decent striking displayed by Hands there.
Hands missing with a left hand there. Daddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hands misses with a leg kick
and Daddy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hands keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Daddy won't allow Hands to sweep him here.
Daddy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daddy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hands's guard.
Hands trying to control here.
Daddy is looking to take a break and control but Hands is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hands manages to get to full guard.
Hands working a defensive guard but Daddy passes into half guard.
Daddy thows a huge punch but Hands dodges it nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Daddy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Daddy prevents Hands from standing back up.
Daddy thows a huge punch but Hands dodges it nicely.
Daddy stalling away here and it's allowed Hands to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hands looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daddy is one step ahead there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hands swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hands looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hands attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Hands does it's job there.
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 Happy Hands.
I think Hands 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Hands!
Happy Hands retains his featherweight title!
Happy Hands decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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