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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arman Sakkara (ranked 3790 p4p, 3888 weight class) and Keith Hanson (ranked 464 p4p, 473 weight class). Arman Sakkara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Sakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Keith Hanson has been cut.
Hanson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hanson duly obliges.
Hanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakkara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakkara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Hanson responds with a good body kick, but Sakkara manages to step out the way in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakkara.
Sakkara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Sakkara looks to land a right hand but Hanson moved out of range.
Sakkara closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakkara landing knees to the head.
Sakkara crunches a lovely knee into Hanson's ribcage.
Sakkara connects with a knee to the head.
Sakkara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakkara manages to break the clinch.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakkara scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkara misses with the combination.
Hanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakkara. That's going to slow Hanson down.
Hanson lands with a hook. Sakkara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakkara.
Sakkara takes the fight into the clinch.
Sakkara landing knees to the head.
Sakkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanson is struggling to control the position.
Sakkara crunches a lovely knee into Hanson's ribcage.
Hanson takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Sakkara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakkara lands a knee to the head.
Hanson is rocked!
Sakkara lands a damaging elbow.
Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakkara finish him?
That has opened up Keith Hanson's cut even more.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson is trying to stall.
Sakkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Sakkara.
Clinched against the cage, Sakkara lands a big elbow that drops Hanson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hanson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arman Sakkara!
A relieved looking Arman Sakkara 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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