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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stifler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
26 - 22 - 0 |
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175 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Stifler !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stifler looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Hanks slips under a jab from Stifler .
Hanks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanks swinging wildly here.
Stifler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Stifler as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Hanks tenderised Stifler 's leg. Stifler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanks looks to land a body kick but Stifler moved away.
Hanks tries to score with a low kick but Stifler moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Stifler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanks connects with a single shot there.
Stifler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stifler fails to land the takedown.
Stifler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stifler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanks drops Stifler with a beautiful combination! Stifler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanks is looking for the KO!
Stifler is rocked!
It looks like Steve Stifler has been cut.
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!
Nice cross by Hanks.
Oh Stifler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanks slips a jab from Stifler .
Stifler seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Hanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stifler doesn't seem phased though.
Hanks gets tackled into the cage by Stifler . Stifler maintains the clinch.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stifler connects with the punch.
No joy there for Stifler , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stifler slips under a jab.
Craig Hanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Hanks.
Sloppy strikes from Stifler . Those never looked like landing.
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stifler circles away quickly and effectively.
Stifler throwing a counter right hand but Hanks manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanks.
Hanks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanks has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Stifler misses.
Hanks throws a counter combo.
Hanks thuds his right hand into Stifler 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stifler connects with a body shot that sends Hanks's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stifler rushes Hanks and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks.
Hanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Stifler controls his hands.
Hanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Stifler controls his hands.
Hanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stifler backwards.
Stifler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stifler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stifler lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stifler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hanks digs a right hand underneath Stifler 's ribcage. Stifler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stifler blocks a body shot from Hanks.
Hanks tries to throw a body punch but Stifler avoids it by throwing Hanks back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stifler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stifler misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanks blocking some punches.
Stifler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stifler misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Stifler .
Stifler tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Stifler back against the cage.
Hanks breaks the clinch.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Stifler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stifler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Stifler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Stifler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Stifler moved out of range.
Hanks throws a leg kick that misses.
Stifler fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a hook but Stifler blocks it.
Stifler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Stifler throws a right and a left that Hanks avoids nicely.
Hanks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stifler moves out of range of the leg kick from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a low kick as Stifler jumps back.
Good work by Stifler as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stifler .
Stifler misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stifler .
Hanks throws a body punch but Stifler moves out of range.
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stifler 's cut.
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.
Stifler throws a series of punches but Hanks moves out of range.
Stifler misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Hanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stifler clinches.
Stifler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stifler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stifler stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stifler .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stifler blocking some punches.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Hanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Stifler controls his hands.
Hanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stifler leaning against his opponent.
Stifler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stifler blocks an uppercut.
Hanks pushes Stifler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stifler tries a body shot but Hanks blocks it.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Stifler moves out of range easily.
Stifler misses with a wild combination.
Steve Stifler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Stifler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
Hanks throws a push kick but Stifler slaps the foot to one side.
Stifler avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stifler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stifler misses the shot to the body.
Stifler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Stifler .
Stifler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanks.
Stifler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanks takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stifler darts in trying to clinch
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanks throws a leg kick which misses Stifler 's front leg but catches the back leg as Stifler tries to avoid it.
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanks.
Hanks swings for the body but Stifler moves out of range.
Stifler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Stifler .
Hanks misses the jab.
Stifler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanks's hands.
Stifler thuds his right hand into Hanks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Craig Hanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanks looks to land a body kick but Stifler moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Stifler moves out of range easily.
Stifler with a jab.
Stifler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
A leg kick checked by Stifler .
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stifler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters circling - Stifler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stifler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stifler lands in his opponent's guard.
Hanks is trying to control the position but Stifler postures up.
Hanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks working a defensive guard here.
Stifler wants to control from the top but Hanks keeps moving.
Hanks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hanks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stifler .
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stifler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stifler misses with a hook. Hanks ducked under it nicely.
Hanks takes one to the side of the head.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Stifler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks scores with a one two! Stifler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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 Steve Stifler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stifler 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stifler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanks misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Stifler blocks the low kick.
Stifler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hanks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stifler is controlling him well.
Hanks tries to improve position but can't.
Hanks can't do much from the bottom here.
Stifler trying to control the position but Hanks is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stifler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hanks is avoiding damage well.
Stifler throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hanks works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stifler is stalling here. Hanks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stifler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hanks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stifler tries to buck Hanks off but Hanks is having none of it.
Hanks is looking to take a break and control but Stifler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanks content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Stifler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stifler is working hard here to advance position.
Stifler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hanks's best efforts.
Stifler tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hanks has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stifler is squirming around, avoiding Hanks's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stifler is trying to escape the mount.
That's four 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.
Stifler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanks content just to control the position here.
Stifler is looking to get to half guard.
Steve Stifler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Craig Hanks.
I think Hanks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Craig Hanks!
After winning the bout, Craig Hanks 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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energy
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