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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Declan Holleran (ranked 3109 p4p, 6089 weight class) and Nick Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Declan Holleran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holleran rushes Hanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Hanson.
Hanson lands a knee to the head.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holleran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanson landing knees to the head.
Hanson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holleran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holleran up against the cage.
Hanson scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanson connects with a knee to the head.
Holleran tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson keeps control of Holleran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hanson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanson misses with a knee to the head.
Hanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holleran missing with knees to the body.
Holleran tries a body shot but Hanson blocks it.
Hanson lands a knee to the head.
Hanson landing knees to the head.
Hanson misses with a knee strike.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Hanson.
Holleran jumps guard but Hanson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holleran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hanson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holleran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanson walks away with a smile on his face. Holleran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Declan Holleran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holleran tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but Holleran blocks it.
Hanson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holleran blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holleran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holleran is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Hanson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holleran blocks it with crossed arms.
Holleran fails to pull guard.
Hanson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holleran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holleran.
Hanson landing knees to the head.
Hanson tries to land a knee to the head but Holleran blocks with his arms.
Hanson just leaning against Holleran, taking a breather.
Holleran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holleran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hanson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holleran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanson scores with a knee to the head.
Holleran tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanson misses with a knee strike.
Hanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hanson stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holleran tries to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling the position.
Hanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Holleran avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holleran leaning against his opponent.
Hanson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holleran.
Holleran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson misses with a knee to the head.
Hanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson is pressed up against the cage. Holleran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanson down to the mat. Hanson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holleran drives through and clinches with Hanson against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanson rushes Holleran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holleran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanson working Holleran over with knees to the body.
Hanson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holleran is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanson gets an underhook and turns Holleran into the cage.
Hanson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanson landing knees to the head.
Holleran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanson landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hanson.
Hanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holleran's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holleran looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Hanson.
Hanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holleran's face.
Hanson connects with a knee to the head.
Hanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holleran's face.
Holleran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holleran decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holleran seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanson is trying to stand up here but Holleran is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanson is staying active underneath Holleran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson pushes Holleran off looking to stand but Holleran dives back in and keeps control.
Hanson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holleran is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holleran content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Holleran working over Hanson with some ground and pound. Hanson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holleran is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hanson sees it coming and defends easily.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to kick Holleran off in order to stand up. Holleran Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hanson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Holleran asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Holleran working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holleran working the head with strikes.
Holleran has hold of Hanson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hanson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Holleran cranks the arm and Hanson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hanson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Declan Holleran!
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