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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hansen but Hansen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hansen missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Hansen sprawls well.
Dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Ken Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Dos Santos.
Hansen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hansen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hansen cracks the inside of Dos Santos's front leg.
Hansen lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Hansen throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hansen stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hansen.
Hansen lands with a right to the head.
Hansen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hansen lands a nice knee to the body.
Hansen lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hansen.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hansen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dos Santos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dos Santos is trapped and Hansen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hansen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dos Santos is looking for a way out.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hansen controlling the positon.
Hansen lands shots from the back.
Dos Santos trying to control the hands but Hansen won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hansen lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Hansen softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hansen controlling well, preventing Dos Santos from escaping the position.
Hansen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dos Santos to escape the position.
Hansen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hansen landing with strikes.
Hansen gets his hands free as Dos Santos looks to control.
Hansen biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hansen lands a shot to the body.
Hansen avoiding Dos Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
Hansen controls the action.
Dos Santos can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dos Santos is looking for a way out.
Dos Santos rolls, trying to escape but Hansen keeps control of the position.
Hansen is not going to allow Dos Santos to sit and survive in this position.
Hansen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hansen lands punches and elbows.
Dos Santos trying to control but not successfully.
Hansen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hansen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hansen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hansen throws a low kick, looking for Dos Santos's leg but Dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by Hansen.
Hansen throws the kick towards the body but Dos Santos avoids it.
Ken Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Hansen takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Hansen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hansen circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hansen counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Hansen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ken Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen passes Dos Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hansen works his way into full mount!
Hansen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dos Santos hang on?
Hansen controlling from the full mount.
Hansen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hansen wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dos Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hansen prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hansen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dos Santos's thigh. Dos Santos counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen pushes down on Dos Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hansen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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 lands with a punch from half guard.
Dos Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hansen drops back looking for a leg! Dos Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Santos manages to kick Hansen off! Hansen jumps back into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hansen passes into half guard.
Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos trying to control but Hansen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hansen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Hansen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hansen lands with a nice body kick.
Hansen stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hansen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos.
Hansen thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Hansen moves into the clinch.
Hansen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hansen lands a body punch.
Hansen has Dos Santos pressed against the cage.
Hansen lands a knee to the body.
Hansen working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Hansen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Hansen.
A body shot lands from Hansen.
Hansen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hansen.
Hansen is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Hansen manages to get underhooks.
Ken Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Dos Santos.
Hansen crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Hansen lands a knee to the body.
Hansen lands a knee to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Hansen.
Dos Santos successfully pulls guard.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dos Santos is striking but Hansen is not phased and passes to half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to improve his position.
Hansen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hansen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hansen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dos Santos is looking to control Hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dos Santos trying to hold on to Hansen's head to control him but Hansen postures up.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ken Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
Hansen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hansen controlling the pace.
Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Hansen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hansen is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leonardo Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen moves into full mount! Dos Santos won't be happy about that!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hansen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hansen!
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energy
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hype
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