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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gold T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hattori Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hattori Hanzo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hattori Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but T paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanzo jabs at T's body.
T shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than T was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
T avoids the attempt from Hanzo to control.
Hanzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanzo wants to hold on but T pushes him away.
Hanzo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
T avoids the attempt from Hanzo to control.
T trying to control but Hanzo is having none of it.
T looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanzo trying desperately to get to his feet.
T will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
T trying to control but he's not successful this time.
T is breathing heavily.
T won't let Hanzo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
T misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
T throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hanzo is desperately trying to improve his position but T has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanzo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanzo tries to hold on but T postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hanzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanzo can do anything to dispel that myth.
T throws some wild stikes that Hanzo manages to avoid easily.
T avoids the attempt from Hanzo to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
T scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hanzo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hanzo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hanzo tries to kick T off but T keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hanzo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hanzo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hanzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanzo manages to break the clinch.
Hanzo wants to clinch up but T keeps it at a distance.
T takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo clinches up against the cage.
T keeps control of Hanzo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hanzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
T walks into a straight right hand from Hanzo.
Hanzo cracks T with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
T decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanzo kicks T off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanzo wants to get back to striking at distance but T won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanzo lands an uppercut.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hanzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hanzo can't break the clinch.
T can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hattori Hanzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hanzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from T.
Hanzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but T moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanzo lands a jab-cross combination.
T shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanzo pinned against the cage. Hanzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
T takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanzo throws a combination. T tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanzo wants to clinch up but T keeps it at a distance.
Hanzo tries to clinch but T is having none of it.
Hanzo tries to clinch but T moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanzo throws a one two combo.
T fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzo works over T's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanzo sprawls well. He's pushed T's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanzo stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
T looks for a takedown but Hanzo sprawls well.
Hanzo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
T closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanzo circles away.
Hanzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanzo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hattori Hanzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanzo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanzo stuffs the takedown.
T looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
T with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanzo has his feet on T's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
T scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
T is controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
T wants to control from the top but Hanzo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo seems keen to control T's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanzo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hanzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing T from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanzo pulls T in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hanzo is on top in guard.
Hanzo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hanzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hanzo stands up and waves to T to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hattori Hanzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hanzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
T swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanzo.
Hanzo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hanzo duly obliges.
Hanzo misses with a two punch combination.
T takes one on the chin but seems OK.
T shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanzo tries to sprawl out of it but T keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hattori Hanzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanzo lands with a nice combination. T backs away looking to recover.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but T circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanzo throws a nice looking combination but T bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanzo tries to bum rush T with a series of wild strikes but T uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
T fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by T.
Hanzo misses with a two punch combination.
T circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanzo cracks T with a right hand to the side of the head.
T avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
T closes the distance and clinches up with Hanzo, looking for a takedown. T pushes Hanzo against the cage but Hanzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzo lands a glancing blow to the side of T's head.
Hanzo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
T shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanzo but Hanzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
T shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanzo as he jumps to the side.
Hanzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by T.
T fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanzo looks to land a combination. T sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gold T has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
T tries for a takedown but Hanzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but T circles away and keeps his distance.
T shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanzo as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanzo.
T closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
T with the ground and pound but Hanzo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hanzo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
T controlling the position easily from mount.
Gold T overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
T trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by T there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by T there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hanzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
T unloads with some shots from mount but Hanzo bucks and avoids them well.
Hanzo working to try and regain half guard.
Hanzo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
T putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
T landing shots from mount.
T trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanzo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hanzo wants to hold on but T pushes him away.
T trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hattori Hanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
T looking to ground and pound but Hanzo is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hattori Hanzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanzo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hattori Hanzo!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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