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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Big Gun. Heath Chappell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Chappell.
A head kick misses from Chappell.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chappell wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Chappell.
Chappell has Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chappell manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Chappell as Hansen shoots in.
Chappell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hansen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chappell's guard.
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!
Hansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chappell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hansen prevents Chappell from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chappell wants to get back to his feet but Hansen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Chappell blocks nicely.
Hansen won't allow Chappell to get back to his feet.
Chappell kicks Hansen off and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Chappell. No joy for Hansen on that attempt.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chappell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Chappell.
Hansen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chappell did well to prevent Hansen getting side control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hansen connects with a nice short shot to Chappell's temple.
Hansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chappell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen thows a huge punch but Chappell dodges it nicely.
Chappell has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chappell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chappell is trying to stand.
Hansen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chappell wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen wants to free his trapped foot but Chappell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hansen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chappell tries to kick Hansen off but Hansen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell taking some punishment here, with Hansen in his half guard.
Hansen lands with a punch from half guard.
Hansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chappell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hansen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chappell is staying active underneath Hansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chappell wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chappell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hansen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chappell won't allow Hansen to pass to mount.
Hansen controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hansen lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell tries to kick Hansen off but Hansen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hansen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chappell 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.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chappell defending well though.
Hansen winds up and cracks Chappell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chappell sees it coming and defends easily.
Chappell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hansen.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chappell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hansen.
Chappell wants to get back to his feet.
Hansen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hansen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chappell is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Hansen dominated that round.
That's time! Hansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hansen drives through with a takedown into Chappell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hansen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Chappell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chappell is keeping the position for now.
Chappell wants to stand up but Hansen is controlling him.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen postures up in Chappell's guard and throws a big left but Chappell blocks it.
Chappell wants to stand up but Hansen is controlling him.
Hansen with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hansen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chappell dives on top into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hansen is on top in guard.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chappell has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hansen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell throws an elbow but it misses.
Chappell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hansen avoids it.
Chappell missing with knees to the body.
Hansen wants a takedown but no success here.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hansen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Hansen blocks the elbow strike.
Chappell pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike from Chappell.
Hansen keeps control of Chappell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chappell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Chappell breaks from the clinch.
Hansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chappell tries to move into range but Hansen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tim Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen dives in and grabs Chappell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chappell pushes down on Hansen's head and hops out.
Chappell fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chappell.
Hansen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chappell tries to avoid it but Hansen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chappell to the ground. Chappell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hansen misses with a two punch combination.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chappell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heath Chappell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chappell but Chappell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chappell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tim Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen shoots in and bounces Chappell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chappell keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell wants to get back to his feet but Hansen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hansen is working Chappell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.
Tim Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen cracks Chappell with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen slips nicely into half guard.
Chappell taking some punishment here, with Hansen in his half guard.
Hansen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hansen working over Chappell with some ground and pound. Chappell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chappell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hansen.
Hansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hansen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Chappell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Hansen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chappell pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Chappell lands an elbow inside that Hansen shrugs off.
Hansen tries to score a body lock takedown but Chappell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hansen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chappell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chappell lands an elbow inside that Hansen shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chappell throws an elbow but misses.
Chappell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chappell is pressed up against the cage. Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chappell down to the mat. Chappell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen shoots in for a double leg but Chappell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chappell drives through and clinches with Hansen against the cage.
Chappell stops a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chappell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hansen's face.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hansen has Chappell pressed against the cage, preventing Chappell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chappell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Hansen blocks with his arms.
Chappell manages to break the clinch.
Chappell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chappell misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansen lands with a good body shot.
Chappell missing with a left hand there. Hansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chappell tries to clinch up but Hansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Chappell is looking to clinch but Hansen is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hansen!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chappell sprawls well initially but Hansen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hansen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hansen lands with a punch from half guard.
Hansen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
Chappell pushes Hansen off looking to stand but Hansen dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hansen lands a nice short elbow.
Chappell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen prevents Chappell from standing back up.
Chappell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chappell keeps working.
Hansen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heath Chappell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chappell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hansen.
Chappell is trying to stand back up but Hansen is controlling him
Chappell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chappell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chappell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chappell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hansen.
Chappell is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chappell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hansen is looking for a kimura here.
Hansen is trying to control. Chappell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hansen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Hansen there.
Hansen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Hansen!
Tim Hansen gave a mention to Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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