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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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202 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanayama avoids it really well and circles away.
Hanayama gets caught napping as Gerous dives in and scores a takedown. Hanayama manages to retain guard.
Hanayama looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gerous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanayama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hanayama working a defensive guard here.
Hanayama working for a triangle but Gerous defends it easily.
Hanayama looking for a guillotine here but Gerous defends easily.
Hanayama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous stands and throws Hanayama's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gerous is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanayama is defending well.
Hanayama is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerous is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hanayama has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanayama is trying to control Gerous's posture but Gerous avoids it.
Hanayama is looking to regain half guard here but Gerous keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanayama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gerous working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gerous tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hanayama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama is trying to control but can't.
Gerous is working for a kimura but Hanayama is defending it quite comfortably.
Hanayama has one foot on Gerous's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gerous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Gerous does no damage.
Hanayama gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gerous to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gerous throws and elbow that misses. Hanayama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gerous's guard. Nice move by Hanayama!
Gerous looks gassed!
Gerous looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanayama trying to control but Gerous is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hanayama stands up over Gerous, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gerous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hanayama defends it easily.
Hanayama postures up and lands a big shot to Gerous's brow.
Hanayama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanayama seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hanayama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gerous dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gerous avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dan Gerous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gerous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Hanayama.
Hanayama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gerous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanayama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gerous!
Hanayama is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gerous has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gerous keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gerous takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gerous is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hanayama working Gerous over with strikes here.
Hanayama wants to control the pace but Gerous is squirming around nicely.
Gerous can't escape the position.
Gerous is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama with good strikes from the mount here!
Hanayama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hanayama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gerous's face.
Hanayama cracks Gerous with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gerous is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hanayama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hanayama working the ground and pound effectively.
Hanayama controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanayama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanayama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gerous keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanayama working Gerous over with strikes here.
Gerous really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanayama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gerous is looking to escape.
Hanayama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hanayama dominating with strikes here.
Hanayama with the ground and pound from mount.
Gerous is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hanayama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gerous is looking to improve his position but Hanayama isn't that keen on the idea.
Gerous takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gerous is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanayama has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanayama landing punches.
Hanayama scoring with strikes but Gerous is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanayama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gerous is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanayama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanayama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hanayama lands a big shot there that rocks Gerous but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hanayama with the ground and pound from mount.
Hanayama controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanayama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanayama is landing with some decent strikes but Gerous is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hanayama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gerous tries to reverse the position but Hanayama maintains control.
Gerous slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Hanayama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanayama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gerous at a distance.
Hanayama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gerous on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanayama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gerous tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Hanayama.
Gerous misses with the combination.
Kaoru Hanayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanayama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gerous to the ground. Hanayama is now in Gerous's guard.
Hanayama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gerous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanayama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanayama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaoru Hanayama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanayama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanayama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanayama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hanayama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hanayama cracks Gerous with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gerous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanayama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanayama content to stall in guard here.
Hanayama postures up and lands a big shot to Gerous's brow.
Hanayama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gerous is looking for a sweep.
Hanayama landing a few strikes.
Hanayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gerous keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hanayama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gerous knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gerous sneaks back into half guard.
Gerous taking some punishment here, with Hanayama in his half guard.
Gerous is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanayama pulls his head out easily.
Hanayama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanayama drops an elbow to the side of Gerous's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanayama trying to control the action but Gerous is working from the bottom.
Hanayama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gerous can't escape the position.
Hanayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerous can do to turn this around?
BOOM! Hanayama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanayama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Gerous that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanayama controlling his opponent.
Hanayama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hanayama controlling from the full mount.
Gerous is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanayama has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanayama raining down shots from the mount!
Hanayama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gerous can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerous tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerous is bucking up trying to escape but Hanayama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoru Hanayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanayama 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoru Hanayama!
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hype
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RATING
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