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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Knuckles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles shoots in but Hansen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knuckles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to avoid it but Knuckles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hansen to the ground. Hansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hansen.
Knuckles avoids a kick to the body.
Hansen catches Knuckles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hansen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hansen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Knuckles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knuckles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knuckles actively working from the bottom here.
Hansen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen controlling the action here.
Knuckles looking for submissions off his back.
Hansen moves nicely into side control.
Hansen controls the position from side control.
Knuckles is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hansen off and has taken his back!
Hansen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hansen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knuckles avoids the attempt from Hansen to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ken Hansen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen misses with a hook.
Hansen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knuckles to the mat! Knuckles manages to get full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knuckles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hansen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knuckles looking for a guillotine here but Hansen defends easily.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Knuckles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hansen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hansen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hansen slips nicely into half guard.
Hansen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hansen is taking a breather. Knuckles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Knuckles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knuckles taking some punishment here, with Hansen in his half guard.
Hansen works his way into full mount!
Hansen landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Knuckles wants to hold on but Hansen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hansen with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen landing punches.
Hansen controlling the pace for now.
Hansen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knuckles?
Hansen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hansen lands a big shot there that rocks Knuckles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knuckles working to try and regain half guard.
Hansen content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hansen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hansen tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hansen as he jumps to the side.
Knuckles lands with a right hand.
Hansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hansen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knuckles is trying to defend but Hansen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Knuckles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knuckles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hansen works his way into side control.
Knuckles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knuckles being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen cracks Knuckles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Knuckles is looking for a sweep.
Hansen controls the position from side control.
Hansen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hansen trying to control the action but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
Hansen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knuckles some visible discomfort.
Ken Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knuckles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hansen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knuckles is looking for a sweep.
Hansen working the head with strikes.
Hansen scoring with punches and elbows.
Hansen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knuckles some visible discomfort.
Hansen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knuckles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hansen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Knuckles regains half guard.
Knuckles actively working from the bottom here.
Hansen trying to control the pace.
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.
Knuckles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hansen pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles missing with punches from the bottom.
Hansen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knuckles looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hansen pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansen working Knuckles over with strikes here.
Hansen trying to control but Knuckles is having none of it.
Hansen with shots to the head and body - Knuckles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Knuckles is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen unloading with bombs!
Hansen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hansen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hansen looking to control but Knuckles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knuckles can't escape the position.
Hansen with shots to the head and body - Knuckles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hansen prevents Knuckles from getting the reversal.
Knuckles is working hard here to advance position.
Hansen lands a big elbow.
Hansen landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Knuckles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansen.
Knuckles fails with the takedown.
Hansen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knuckles is out of range and Hansen settles back down.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knuckles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches.
Knuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Hansen.
Knuckles jumps guard but Hansen stands there with Knuckles around his waist. Knuckles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen slowing the pace effectively.
Hansen crunches a lovely knee into Knuckles's ribcage.
Hansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Hansen.
Hansen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hansen controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hansen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knuckles some visible discomfort.
Knuckles seems a little lost for a moment, as Hansen dominates the positioning.
Knuckles taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hansen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hansen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knuckles is looking to reverse the position.
Hansen is looking to take a break and control but Knuckles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knuckles sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looking for subs from the bottom but Hansen mounts him!
Hansen breaks from Knuckles's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hansen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hansen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ken Hansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hansen wants to control the pace but Knuckles is squirming around nicely.
Hansen avoids the attempt from Knuckles to control.
Knuckles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Knuckles is trying to get back to full guard.
Hansen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Knuckles actively working from the bottom here.
Knuckles looking for submissions off his back.
Hansen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bobby Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hansen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hansen trying to control the pace.
Hansen prevents Knuckles from standing back up.
Knuckles missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hansen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hansen!
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energy
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