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Event:
HI 72 - SUPERFIGHT!
Date: Jun 23, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Hanson darts in and clinches Towns up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hanson is working Towns over against the cage.
Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanson lands with a right to the head.
Towns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Towns's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson lands a left hand.
A short left from Hanson.
Hanson effectively controlling the action here.
Hanson lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanson stalls.
Hanson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson 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.
A short left from Hanson.
Hanson lands a shoulder strike.
Towns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Hanson.
Towns looks winded!
Hanson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Hanson lands a left hand.
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Townss head.
Hanson pushes Towns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hanson lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Hanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Hanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Hanson.
Hanson avoiding damage.
Hanson has Towns pressed against the cage.
Hanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hanson.
Hanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC#
Towns is rocked!
Hanson pushes Towns against the cage. Hanson is working some dirty boxing. Hanson pushes off with a quick right hook! Towns goes down! Towns tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hanson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hanson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Tai throws a front kick aimed at Hanson's knee but Hanson avoids it well.
Hanson 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.
Hanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai counters with a good low kick that Hanson was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tai.
Tai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Tai misses
and Hanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Hanson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanson tries to work over Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Hanson.
Hanson managing to block the knees to the body from Tai.
Tai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Hanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanson avoids it.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Hanson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tai up against the cage.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Hanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Tai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tai moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Hanson catches Tai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tai misses with a body kick. #CL#
Hanson moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tai breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson blocks a head kick by Tai.
It looked like Hanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tai misses with a low kick.
Tai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Hanson clinches up with Tai and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
#T3#
Tai is trying to force a seperation but Hanson has the dominant position.
Hanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanson lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Tai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Hanson moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson.
The referee calls for Tai to work.
Hanson is pushing Tai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses.
Hanson lands with a left to the head.
Tai looking to slow down the pace here.
Tai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T4#
Tai blocking some punches.
Hanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Hanson slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanson.
Tai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tai lands a knee to the body.
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tai looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Hanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tai backwards.
Hanson avoiding damage as Tai throws knees to the body.
Come on Hanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hanson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tai counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tai.
Hanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick from Tai.
Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tai lands a head kick. Hanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tai throws out a leg kick but Hanson moves out of range and Tai only half commits.
Tai connects with a leg kick. Hanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tai slips under a jab from Hanson.
Tai counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Hanson has closed the distance and engaged Tai in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Tai landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Tai avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tai. #BC2#
Tai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Tai misses. #CL#
Hanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanson stalls.
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tai's elbow.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson tries to work over Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Tai working Hanson over with knees to the body.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Thomas Hanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Hanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tai. #T2#
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses.
Hanson has Tai pressed against the cage, preventing Tai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Hanson.
Tai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanson avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Tai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson wants to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Tai
and Tai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tai misses with a kick to the body.
#T3#
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from Tai.
A quick step to the side and Hanson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson throws a hook to the side of Tai's head but Tai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Tai avoids the body shot from Hanson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tai.
#CL#
Tai tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tai working Hanson over with knees to the body.
Tai missing with knees to the body.
Tai avoiding damage.
Tai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tai blocks a body shot from Hanson.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Tai trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tai uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Hanson stalling the fight.
Tai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tai is looking to control Hanson's arms but Hanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tai has his back to the cage.
Tai blocks a body shot from Hanson.
Hanson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Tai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai working Hanson over with knees to the body.
Tai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanson avoids it.
Tai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huan Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tai.
Hanson scores with a nice head shot.
Hanson is looking to clinch but Tai is avoiding it.
Tai tries a head kick but it misses.
Tai tries to land a leg kick but Hanson saw it coming and moves away.
Tai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
An inside leg kick lands from Tai.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Hanson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tai scores with a leg kick.
Hanson throws a body punch but Tai moves out of range.
Hanson backing away here, and Tai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tai lands a front kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanson if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tai.
A head kick from Tai lands but Hanson takes it in his stride.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Tai wants to land a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.
Tai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanson digs a good body shot into Tai's ribs.
Hanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tai.
Hanson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Tai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Tai.
#CL#
Hanson clinches.
Tai misses with a knee to the head.
Hanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Tai tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Tai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Hanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T3#
Tai blocking some punches.
Tai lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanson won't want to take too many of those.
Tai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson just leaning against Tai, taking a breather. #BC2#
Tai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tai lands a head kick. Hanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
It looks like Thomas Hanson has been cut.
Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tai misses with a kick to the body.
Tai blocks a jab.
Hanson backing away here, and Tai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tai is looking to slow Hanson down with leg kicks.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tai tries a quick counter leg kick but Hanson is wise to it.
Tai slips under a jab.
Tai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T4#
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai throws a leg kick but Hanson moved away.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tai scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanson throws a right hand that misses
and Tai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanson's knee momentarily.
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Tai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tai thuds his shin into the meat of Hanson's side.
Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson misses with a hook
and Tai counters with a leg kick.
Tai throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Huan Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tai 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huan Tai!
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Event:
HI46: WedFight VIII
Date: May 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Kuusi dives in for a single leg takedown but Hanson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanson lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuusi with a poor takedown
and Hanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuusi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuusi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilmari Kuusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusi shoots and misses
and Hanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kuusi.
Hanson is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Kuusi is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanson is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kuusi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Hanson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Kuusi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hanson is trying to escape and Kuusi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hanson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kuusi! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilmari Kuusi!
Ilmari Kuusi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Highland Island 27
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Edmund tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edmund .
Hanson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Edmund throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Edmund looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Edmund keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edmund .
Hanson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanson walks into a jab.
A lazy left from Edmund finds it's target.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Edmund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edmund throws a hook but Hanson blocks it.
Edmund misses with an uppercut
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson misses with a left hand
and Edmund counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmund just misses with a punch to the body.
As Edmund looks to move away, Hanson throws a big counter combo but Edmund just gets out of the way.#T1#
Edmund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Nice cross by Edmund .
Edmund throws a good cross that connects.
Edmund throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edmund !
Edmund connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Edmund tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmund misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Edmund lands with a good body shot.
Hanson slips under a jab.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmund cracks Hanson with a good jab.
Edmund misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanson misses its target.
Edmund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edmund looks to land a left hand but Hanson moved out of range nicely.
Hanson slips under a jab from Edmund .
Hanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edmund missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson walks into a straight right hand from Edmund .
Hanson defending well as Edmund loads up on a big left hand.
Hanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
Edmund is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hanson throws a body punch but Edmund moves out of range.
Edmund works Hanson's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edmund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edmund .
An attempted straight right counter from Hanson misses the target.
Hanson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edmund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmund connects with a body shot.
Edmund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Edmund cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edmund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
Hanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmund lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Edmund to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmund connects with a nice looking jab.
Edmund scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edmund 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.
Edmund lands a jab-cross combination.
Hanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Edmund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson throws a body punch but Edmund moves out of range.
Hanson sets himself, and Edmund steps forward looking for the clinch! Hanson avoids it this time.
Hanson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Edmund dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanson swings widly with a right hand
and Edmund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmund lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Edmund .
Nick Edmund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson blocks a jab.
Edmund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmund misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edmund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Edmund looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edmund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Hanson throws a jab when Edmund was well out of range.#T1#
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edmund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edmund .
Edmund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Edmund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edmund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Despite the aggression on Edmund 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nick Edmund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmund misses with a hook to the body
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edmund throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Edmund lands with a straight right. Hanson didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edmund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanson cracks Edmund with a nice body shot.
Edmund is breathing heavily.
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
A short right from Hanson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edmund backwards.
Edmund tries to throw a body punch but Hanson avoids it by throwing Edmund back against the cage.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Hanson.
Hanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanson presses Edmund against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Hanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Hanson.
Hanson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Hanson tries to work over Edmund 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanson misses with a body punch.
Hanson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanson.
A short uppercut from Hanson.
Hanson lands with a left to the head.
Edmund misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson taking a breather.
Hanson pushes Edmund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson is trying to maintain a safe position but Edmund gets an underhook and turns Hanson into the cage.
Hanson misses with some punches.
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edmund s head.
Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edmund or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Edmund .
#T4#
Nice body punch from Hanson.
Hanson is leaning against Edmund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson.
Hanson lands a body punch.
Hanson stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Edmund 's head.
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanson is struggling to control the position.
Hanson pushes Edmund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Hanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanson digs a right hand underneath Edmund 's ribcage. Edmund let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanson taking a breather.
Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmund controls his hands.
Hanson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hanson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Edmund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edmund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edmund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmund .
Hanson sets himself, and Edmund steps forward looking for the clinch! Hanson avoids it this time.
Hanson misses the jab.
Hanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmund throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Edmund moved out of range.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Edmund moves away and avoids it.
Edmund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Edmund misses with an uppercut
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Edmund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson ducks right into an uppercut from Edmund .
Edmund walks into a left hand.
Edmund lands a jab to the nose.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Edmund .
Edmund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edmund gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edmund throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Edmund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edmund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Edmund jabs at Hanson's body.
Edmund lands a head shot.
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!
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanson misses its target.
Hanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Edmund counters with a right hand to the body.
Edmund just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmund .
Jab by Edmund .
Edmund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Edmund .
Edmund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Hanson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edmund scores with a hook to the body. Hanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Hanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanson slips under a jab from Edmund .
Edmund misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Hanson throwing a counter right hand but Edmund manages to avoid it.
Edmund misses with a looping left.
Edmund lands with a nice combination. Hanson backs away looking to recover.
Edmund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edmund connects with a body shot that sends Hanson's belly button to the back.
Edmund lands with an overhand left.
Edmund throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmund throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
Edmund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Edmund .
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edmund throws a looping overhand right but Hanson ducks down to avoid it.
Hanson throws out a loose jab but Edmund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmund is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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!
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Edmund saw that one coming.
Edmund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edmund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Hanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Edmund avoids nicely.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edmund scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanson in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Edmund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edmund 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Edmund !
A relieved looking Nick Edmund thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Highland Island 23
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Hanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Timmy tries to clinch but Hanson moves out of range.
It looked like Hanson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Timmy.
Timmy has a takedown stuffed.
Timmy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Timmy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanson just leaning against Timmy, taking a breather.
Hanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Timmy is trying to drag Hanson to the mat but Hanson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Timmy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thomas Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Timmy.
Timmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Timmy or not.
Timmy looks winded!
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timmys head.
Timmy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmy misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hanson pushes Timmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timmy takes a shot to the head.
Hanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Timmy backwards.
Timmy letting Hanson take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hanson scores with a shoulder strike.
Timmy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Hanson presses Timmy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Hanson. #ROC#
Timmy is rocked!
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
Timmy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Timmy.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Timmy to his knees! Hanson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hanson!
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