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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bautista (ranked 4324 p4p, 2441 weight class) and Mike Hanson (ranked 259 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Bautista!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson feints a jab promting Bautista to slip. Hanson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bautista slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bautista fails with the takedown.
Bautista misses with a takedown
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautista fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanson is looking for the big counter here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanson. That's going to slow Bautista down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson connects with a crisp jab.
Bautista fails with the takedown
and Hanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanson scores with the left hand. Bautista knows he should have avoided that one.
Hanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bautista off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bautista.
Hanson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bautista shoots and misses
and Hanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bautista doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mike Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Bautista wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Bautista has his takedown stuffed
and Hanson counters with a nice body shot.
Bautista closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bautista stops Hanson from getting back to his feet.
Bautista looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanson is trying to stand up here but Bautista is controlling him well.
Hanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bautista.
Hanson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanson wants to control but Bautista is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bautista prevents Hanson from standing back up.
Hanson trying to control here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hanson is trying to stand up here but Bautista is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hanson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Bautista shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bautista showed some decent athleticism there.
Bautista looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson pushes Bautista off looking to stand but Bautista dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bautista scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bautista working Hanson over with strikes.
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 wants to get back to his feet.
Hanson wants to control but Bautista is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hanson tries to kick Bautista off but Bautista keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hanson has hold of Bautista's hands but Bautista slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanson trying to hold on to Bautista's head to control him but Bautista postures up.
Bautista working Hanson over with strikes.
Hanson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bautista scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bautista drops an elbow to the side of Hanson's head.
Hanson has hold of Bautista's hands but Bautista slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Bautista.
Hanson is trying to stand up here but Bautista is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson taking some punishment here, with Bautista in his half guard.
Bautista is trying to control. Hanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bautista working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Bautista seems content to control.
Bautista lands with a punch from half guard.
Bautista is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bautista drops an elbow to the side of Hanson's head.
Bautista not doing much here.
Hanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson is trying to stand up here but Bautista is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bautista fails with a takedown attempt.
Bautista tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bautista somewhat.
Bautista throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanson counters with a left to the body.
Bautista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bautista shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson clobbers Bautista with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bautista gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista ducks right into an uppercut from Hanson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bautista or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanson, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bautista with a poor takedown
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Hanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista shoots and misses
and Hanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Victor Bautista has been cut.
Hanson works Bautista's body with a nice hook.
Hanson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bautista is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson lands a nice hook to Bautista's body. Bautista takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanson stuns Bautista with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanson lands with a good body shot.
Bautista is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanson.
Oh Bautista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike Hanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson digs a good body shot into Bautista's ribs.
Hanson lands a body shot.
Bautista seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanson lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Hanson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bautista shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanson pinned against the cage. Hanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanson as he connects with a hook.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Victor Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
Hanson throws a leg kick which misses Bautista's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautista tries to avoid it.
Bautista goes for a double leg but Hanson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hanson continues to drive forward.
Bautista has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanson breaks from the clinch.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown but Hanson shows good takedown defense.
Hanson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bautista at a distance.
Bautista takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bautista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bautista misses with a takedown
and Hanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanson lands a leg kick that knocks Bautista off balance momentarily.
Bautista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bautista in the body.
Hanson jabs at Bautista's body.
Bautista doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hanson counters with a nice body shot.
Hanson lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Hanson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to the liver by Hanson. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson lands a body shot.
Hanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanson connects with a body shot that sends Bautista's belly button to the back.
Bautista on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Bautista's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bautista stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bautista is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hanson's half guard.
Bautista is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bautista controlling the action here.
Bautista trying to control the action but Hanson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson keeping hold of Bautista's head, controlling as best he can.
Hanson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista is controlling the pace.
Bautista is nestled in close to Hanson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hanson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bautista working the head and body with strikes.
Hanson tries to roll over but Bautista keeps him under control.
Bautista working Hanson over with strikes.
Hanson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bautista scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bautista is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bautista seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Bautista there.
Bautista winds up and cracks Hanson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bautista scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bautista lands a nice short elbow.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet.
Bautista 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.
Bautista prevents Hanson from standing back up.
Victor Bautista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bautista keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bautista lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bautista connects with a nice short shot to Hanson's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hanson has hold of Bautista's hands but Bautista slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bautista is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bautista looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanson taking some punishment here, with Bautista in his half guard.
Bautista working over Hanson with some ground and pound. Hanson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bautista 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.
Bautista is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bautista is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bautista landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson has hold of Bautista's hands but Bautista slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bautista stalling.
Hanson actively working from the bottom here.
Bautista lands strikes from half guard.
Bautista looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bautista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bautista moves nicely into side control.
Victor Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hanson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hanson!
Mike Hanson is the new bantamweight champion!
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hype
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