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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Kierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmi Kierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
224 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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331 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Kierre!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierre shoots and misses
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hansen throws a hook but Kierre avoids it easily.
Hansen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hansen trying to control but Kierre is working from the bottom.
Hansen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kierre is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kierre seems keen to control Hansen's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hansen trying to control but Kierre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hansen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Hansen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kierre has his hands on Hansen's head, controlling the position.
Kierre wants to sweep here but Hansen controlling him for the moment.
Hansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kierre wants to get back to his feet but Hansen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kierre is retaining full guard.
Hansen postures up in Kierre's guard and throws a big left but Kierre blocks it.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kierre is retaining full guard.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kierre keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Kierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Kierre keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kierre is on top in guard.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.
Kierre trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Hansen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kierre!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking to finish with strikes here!
Hansen punching from mount but Kierre doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kierre is squirming around, avoiding Hansen's attempts to control the action.
Kierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hansen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hansen lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hansen content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hansen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kierre connects with a leg kick. Hansen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kierre shoots and misses
and Hansen counters with a single leg into guard. Kierre didn't expect that.
Kierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Kierre blocks nicely.
Kierre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kierre controlling from mount.
Kierre dominating with strikes here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hansen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hansen is working hard here to advance position.
Hansen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hansen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hansen looking to control.
Hansen has his hands on Kierre's head, controlling the position.
Kierre wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to sweep here but Kierre controlling him for the moment.
Hansen has control of Kierre's left arm, preventing Kierre from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Hansen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kierre shoots in and bounces Hansen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hansen keeping full guard, as Kierre tries to pass.
Kierre looking to sit in guard and control but Hansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hansen thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansen throws and elbow that misses. Kierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hansen's guard. Nice move by Kierre!
Kierre stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
Kierre trying to control but Hansen is working from the bottom.
Kierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
Hansen controls Kierre momentarily but Kierre frees himself.
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.
Kierre won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kierre trying to move into half guard but instead Hansen has managed to sweep!
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen stops Kierre from standing up.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kierre quickly recovers to half guard.
Jon Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen throwing shots but Kierre is blocking nicely.
Kierre tries to get to full guard but Hansen has control of the leg.
Kierre makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Hansen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hansen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hansen in side control, throwing shots but Kierre defends.
Kierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hansen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kierre defending against the ground and pound.
Kierre taking a bit of punishment here - Hansen scoring with strikes.
Kierre is trying to improve his position.
Hansen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierre is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Hansen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hansen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kierre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hansen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hansen controls the position.
Kierre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kierre struggling a bit here.
Hansen is looking to take a break and control but Kierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hansen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hansen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hansen lands a nice forearm strike.
Hansen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hansen trying to control the position but Kierre is working away.
The strikes coming from Hansen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hansen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hansen.
The strikes coming from Hansen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kierre's face as Hansen controls the position.
Kierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hansen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hansen trying to control the action but Kierre is working from the bottom.
Kierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kierre to see if he's OK.
Hansen scoring with punches and elbows.
Kierre is trying to buck Hansen off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hansen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hansen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hansen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kierre is pushing Hansen's head away, looking to escape. Hansen manages to hold on to the position though.
Hansen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hansen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Anselmi Kierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Hansen!
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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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