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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson gets the takedown into side control.
Hanson is staying tight to Batista's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Let's hope that Hanson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Batista is not content to let Hanson control the position.
Batista is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hanson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hanson tries for a kimura but Batista is defending well.
Batista is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hanson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hanson takes a little break here. Batista wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson prevents Batista from escaping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Batista throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
Batista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanson.
Batista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Batista gets a clinch.
Hanson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Batista gets underhooks to prevent Hanson's takedown attempt.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Batista manages to get underhooks.
Dave Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Hanson.
Hanson looking for a takedown.
Batista tries to circle away but Hanson has him pinned against the cage.
Batista breaks from the clinch.
Hanson gets the takedown into side control.
Hanson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista wants to get back to his feet.
Hanson trying to control the action but Batista is working from the bottom.
Batista wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batista keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista is trying to buck Hanson off.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Batista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batista clinches up against the cage.
Batista prevents a takedown attempt there.
Batista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.
Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batista throws a right hand that Hanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanson also avoids with ease.
Batista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Batista lands a two punch combo.
Batista doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.
Hanson shoots in and bounces Batista off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanson trying to control but Batista is working from the bottom.
Hanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batista pushes Hanson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Batista moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
Batista lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hanson backs up against the cage.
Dave Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista closes the distance and clinches.
Batista is trying to force a seperation but Hanson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dave Batista will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batista sprawls well. Batista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Batista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batista misses with the combination.
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batista forces Hanson back against the cage and clinches.
Batista is trying to break free.
Hanson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Batista regains guard immediately.
Batista keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Batista wants to stand and escape but Hanson is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hanson stops Batista from standing up.
Hanson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Batista keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Batista is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanson trying to control but Batista is working from the bottom.
Hanson prevents Batista from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Hanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Batista scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dave Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanson looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
Batista lands with a hook. Hanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Batista doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.
Batista is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
Batista lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanson is working for takedown but Batista is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dave Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Hanson.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.
Batista tries to circle away but Hanson has him pinned against the cage.
Batista prevents a takedown attempt there.
Batista tries to circle away but Hanson has him pinned against the cage.
Batista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanson is trying to drag Batista to the mat but Batista just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hanson keeps control of Batista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
Batista closes the distance and clinches.
Hanson prevents Batista from breaking the clinch.
Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista misses with a double jab.
Batista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanson.
Batista stuffs the takedown.
Batista lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Batista stuffs the takedown.
Batista lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Batista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batista with a hook.
Batista drives through and clinches with Hanson against the cage.
Batista prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Batista dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Batista lands a two punch combo.
Batista stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanson. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Batista rushes Hanson and presses him up against the cage.
Hanson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Batista gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hanson.
Dave Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Hanson.
Batista is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanson has double underhooks.
Batista tries to circle away but Hanson has him pinned against the cage.
Batista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Batista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batista's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Batista duly obliges.
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Batista both land. Nice combination.
Batista throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
Batista has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batista is trying to break the clinch but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanson fails to land the takedown.
Hanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Batista to score with a decent uppercut.
Batista closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Batista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batista gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Batista has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.
Hanson is working for takedown but Batista is calmly controlling the position for now.
Batista tries to break free but Hanson pushes him back against the cage.
Batista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Batista tries to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling the position.
Gus Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanson looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
Batista stalks Hanson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanson's face. Hanson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batista!
Batista tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Batista tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dave Batista is winning the standup battle so far.
Batista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Batista lands with a nice body punch.
Batista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batista connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanson momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Batista misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Batista misses with the combination.
Batista swinging wildly here.
Hanson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Batista was covering up waiting for the punch and Hanson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dave Batista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batista wants to stand but Hanson is controlling the position.
Hanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Batista wants to stand up but Hanson is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Batista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batista, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Batista!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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