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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 1137 p4p, 1587 weight class) and Jorge Santa Perez (ranked 152 p4p, 211 weight class). Hansen's entrance music is Black Sabbath - Iron Man. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Santa Perez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Perez misses with a wild combination.
Hansen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez misses the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Hansen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Santa Perez is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez misses with a straight left.
Hansen tries to counter by clinching up but Santa Perez breaks away and moves out of range.
Santa Perez misses with a hook.
Jorge Santa Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen throws a body punch but Santa Perez moves out of range.
Santa Perez looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Santa Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Hansen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santa Perez.
Hansen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santa Perez sprawls and moves away.
Santa Perez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hansen.
Hansen moves out of range as Santa Perez strikes.
Hansen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Santa Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Hansen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santa Perez manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Hansen.
Hansen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Santa Perez misses.
Santa Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansen moves away from the strike by Santa Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a right hand that misses
and Santa Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santa Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santa Perez misses with an uppercut. Hansen saw that one coming.
Hansen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santa Perez avoids the body shot from Hansen.
Santa Perez 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.
Hansen ducks under a wild hook from Santa Perez.
Hansen feinted with a counter takedown.
Santa Perez looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen moves out of range as Santa Perez strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santa Perez.
A big left from Santa Perez misses.
Santa Perez loads up on a big right hand but Hansen slips the punch.
Santa Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santa Perez wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.
Hansen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santa Perez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hansen slips under a jab from Santa Perez.
Hansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santa Perez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hansen scrambles back to his feet.
Santa Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santa Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Hansen misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez throws out a loose jab but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hansen.
Santa Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Santa Perez misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Hansen.
Santa Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Santa Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez throws a shot from downtown. Hansen moves away and avoids it.
Hansen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santa Perez counters with a two punch combo.
Santa Perez throws a shot from downtown. Hansen moves away and avoids it.
Hansen moves out of range as Santa Perez strikes.
Santa Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Santa Perez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santa Perez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Santa Perez misses.
As Santa Perez tries to get set, Hansen tries to push him back and clinch up but Santa Perez manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansen throws a shot to the body.
Santa Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hansen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santa Perez's guard.
Hansen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santa Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hansen postures up in Santa Perez's guard and throws a big left but Santa Perez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santa Perez has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
Santa Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Santa Perez blocks nicely.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santa Perez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hansen scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Santa Perez's brow.
Hansen is in close to Santa Perez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Hansen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hansen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Santa Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santa Perez.
Hansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santa Perez.
Santa Perez throws a looping overhand right but Hansen ducks down to avoid it.
Hansen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Santa Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez misses the jab.
A jab from Santa Perez misses.
Hansen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Santa Perez misses.
Hansen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez throws a hook but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jorge Santa Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santa Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santa Perez throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hansen swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hansen moves away from the strike by Santa Perez.
Santa Perez throws a sloppy body shot
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Santa Perez sprawls and moves away.
Santa Perez misses with a body shot.
Hansen throws a body shot but no joy.
Santa Perez misses with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santa Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santa Perez won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen is chipping away with strikes.
Hansen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Santa Perez parries the strikes from Hansen easily there. Hansen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santa Perez to escape.
Hansen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santa Perez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez struggling a bit here.
Marcus Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hansen in side control, throwing shots but Santa Perez defends.
Santa Perez defending against the ground and pound.
Hansen scoring with punches and elbows.
Hansen is looking to take a break and control but Santa Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hansen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hansen lands an elbow.
Hansen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santa Perez keeps working.
Hansen is chipping away with strikes.
Santa Perez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Santa Perez struggling a bit here.
Hansen landing strikes.
Hansen is working Santa Perez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hansen misses with the ground and pound.
Santa Perez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hansen working the ground and pound but Santa Perez is defending the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hansen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hansen!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Hansen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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