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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 1386 p4p, 167 weight class) and Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 4187 p4p, 399 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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156 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Keenan Jr misses with a straight left. An attempted straight right counter from Hansson misses the target. Keenan Jr connects with a body shot that sends Hansson's belly button to the back. Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body. Hansson appears to be looking for a big counter. Keenan Jr misses with a hook
and Hansson counters with a nice uppercut. Keenan Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hansson's head backwards. Keenan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansson.
Keenan Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Hansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Keenan Jr misses with a looping left. Keenan Jr scores with a decent looking hook. Keenan Jr lands the left hand. Keenan Jr misses with a hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Keenan Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Keenan Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Keenan Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansson counters with a nice uppercut. Keenan Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hansson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Keenan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keenan Jr misses with a straight left. Keenan Jr moves away from the strike by Hansson. Hansson moves out of range as Keenan Jr strikes. Keenan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hansson. Hansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan Jr moves away. Keenan Jr looks to land a right hand but Hansson moved out of range. Keenan Jr takes one on the button. Hansson throws a right hand that misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice uppercut. Keenan Jr throws a shot to the body.
Keenan Jr throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hansson counter with a right hand. Hansson misses with a hook
and Keenan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand! Keenan Jr staying out of range there. Good standup being displayed there by Keenan Jr as he connects with a hook. Keenan Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Keenan Jr throws a combination that misses and Hansson counters with a straight right hand. Hansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hansson ducks under a wild hook from Keenan Jr. Keenan Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hansson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hansson misses with a right hand letting Keenan Jr counter with a right hand. Keenan Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Keenan Jr slips under a jab. Keenan Jr misses with a wild body shot. Hansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Keenan Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Keenan Jr throws a body shot but no joy. Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Hansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan Jr. Hansson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hansson throws a hook but Keenan Jr avoids it easily. Keenan Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Keenan Jr misses with a wild body shot. Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Keenan Jr walks into a left hand. Hansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansson. Keenan Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hansson blocks a jab. Hansson throwing a counter right hand but Keenan Jr manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Keenan Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan Jr is rocked! Hansson scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hansson. Those never looked like landing. Keenan Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Hansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan Jr blocks a jab. Keenan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice uppercut. Keenan Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A slow jab from Keenan Jr misses its intended target. Hansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keenan Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Hansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr connects with a single shot there. Hansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Keenan Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hansson, pushing him back against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Keenan Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson. Hansson tries to break free but Keenan Jr pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keenan Jr misses with a looping left. Decent striking displayed by Hansson there. A big right from Hansson misses. Hansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Keenan Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Keenan Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hansson misses with a low kick as Keenan Jr jumps back. Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Hansson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Keenan Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Hansson loads up on a big right hand but Keenan Jr slips the punch. Keenan Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Hansson misses with a wild body shot. Keenan Jr is looking to clinch. Keenan Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Hansson. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hansson moves out of range as Keenan Jr strikes. Keenan Jr dodges the punch combination from Hansson.
Keenan Jr blocks a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gareth Keenan Jr will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hansson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keenan Jr eats them both and turns towards Hansson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan Jr. Keenan Jr misses with a wild body shot. Keenan Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Keenan Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansson finish him? Keenan Jr is aggressively charging in as Hansson backs up avoiding any damage. Hansson tosses out a jab and Keenan Jr runs right into it face first! Keenan Jr is out cold! Hansson dropped down on all fours and is barking in Keenan Jr's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anders Hansson! After the fight, Anders Hansson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
73% |
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