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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Chris Connely had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely looks to land a combination but Hanks avoids it well.
Connely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Hanks.
Connely lands with a kick to the temple. Hanks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Connely digs a good hook to Hanks's body.
Connely misses with the combination.
Hanks lands a body shot.
Hanks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Connely misses the shot to the body.
Connely has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Connely there as he acknowledges the shot.
Connely takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Connely's head but Connely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks looks gassed!
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Connely scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanks should have avoided that one.
Connely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connely uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanks has time to react.
Nice straight punches there by Hanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanks.
Connely fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connely throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanks.
Nice defenses there by Hanks.
Connely has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Connely gets through Hanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connely is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanks gets an underhook and turns Connely into the cage.
Hanks misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks misses with the head strike.
Connely tries a body shot but Hanks blocks it.
Connely makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a nice uppercut.
Connely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connely connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Connely coming out on top.
Connely moves out of range of the strikes.
Connely throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Connely there.
Connely takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Connely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connely scores with a punch to the head.
Connely lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Connely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Fred Hanks's cut even more.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Connely.
Hanks misses with a few strikes there.
Connely swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Connely content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Connely seems to be looking for submissions.
Hanks wants to improve his position but Connely is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Connely is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in half guard, Connely seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanks lands a really nice looking cross but Connely seems unphased.
Hanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Connely lands a really nice looking cross but Hanks seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Connely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Connely.
Connely has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connely scores a takedown into full mount!
Connely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Connely throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hanks is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks is working to get back to half guard.
Connely with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Connely looking to control but Hanks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Connely goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hanks is on top in guard.
Connely escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks wants to stand but Connely is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely is trying to control the position but Hanks postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Connely wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hanks misses with a hook. Connely ducked under it nicely.
Connely connects with a jab.
Connely misses with a body shot.
Hanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connely.
Fred Hanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connely throws a jab when Hanks was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Connely throws a good cross that connects.
Connely clinches with his opponent.
Connely tries a body shot but Hanks blocks it.
Connely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanks dodges the punch combination from Connely.
Jab from Connely.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connely. Connely obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connely scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanks should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Hanks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connely. Connely obviously looking to wear him down.
Connely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Connely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Connely here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Connely slips a straight right by Hanks.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connely manages to avoid it.
Hanks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Connely scores with a punch to the head.
Connely gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connely misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Connely scores with a shot to the side of Hanks's head.
Connely lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanks blocks an elbow strike.
Hanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connely's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chris Connely is winning the standup battle so far.
Connely goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanks walks into a left hand.
Connely lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Connely.
Hanks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Connely lands with a good body shot.
Connely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Connely. Hanks shrugs it off though.
Connely scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanks should have avoided that one.
Hanks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Connely connects with a body shot that sends Hanks's belly button to the back.
Connely's corner calls for a 1-2. Connely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Connely cracks Hanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
The cut above Fred Hanks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connely lands an overhand right.
Connely connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Connely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanks. Hanks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fred Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely lands the left hand.
Connely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Connely drives through with a takedown into Hanks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Connely has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hanks is proving hard to escape from.
Connely slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Connely wants to control but Hanks is keeping him busy.
Connely working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is not content to let Connely control the position.
Connely working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chris Connely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanks keeps working.
Hanks is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely decides to stand back up. Connely steps back and let's Hanks get back to his feet.
Connely scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanks in his tracks.
Connely feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Connely scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Connely ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Connely misses with the combination.
Connely thumps Hanks with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Connely - just one landing.
Hanks throws a right hand that misses
and Connely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Connely lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanks's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Connely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Connely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Connely!
A victorious Chris Connely thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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