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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hannah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Skutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 cm
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145 lbs
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225 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hannah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Skutov! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Skutov throws a series of punches but Hannah avoids them all with ease. Skutov moves out of range of the body kick from Hannah.
Skutov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hannah circles away.
Skutov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hannah to score an easy takedown into full guard. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Skutov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hannah decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Skutov thuds his right hand into Hannah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hannah. Skutov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hannah swings away with a leg kick that misses. The fighters circle momentarily. Skutov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hannah misses with a jab to the body
and Hannah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Skutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hannah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skutov tries to avoid it but Hannah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skutov to the ground. Skutov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Skutov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hannah.
A right-left combo lands from Skutov. Skutov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hannah walks into a stiff left hand from Skutov. Skutov closes the distance and lands a one-two. Skutov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hannah back to the cage. Skutov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. This has been an exciting period of action! Skutov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hannah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Skutov lands a head kick!
Skutov connects with a nice looking jab.
Hannah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The fight stays on the outside here - Skutov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Skutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ivan Skutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Skutov is looking to chop away at Hannah's legs. Skutov tests Hannah's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ivan Skutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Skutov throws a quick inside leg kick. Skutov scores with a jab. Hannah shoots in for a takedown but Skutov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hannah. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hannah is breathing heavily. Skutov moves in looking to clinch but Hannah pushes him off. Skutov lands with a nice combination. Hannah backs away looking to recover. Skutov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Skutov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Skutov is looking to clinch but Hannah is avoiding it.
Skutov lands with a nice combination. Hannah backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hannah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skutov but Skutov pushes him off and we're back to square one. Skutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skutov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Hannah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Skutov throws a right hand that Hannah ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannah also avoids with ease. Skutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hannah. Skutov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hannah. Skutov throws a sloppy head kick and Hannah moves out of range easily. Hannah closes the distance and clinches up with Skutov, looking for a takedown. Hannah pushes Skutov against the cage but Skutov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Skutov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hannah. Skutov gets tackled into the cage by Hannah. Hannah maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hannah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skutov walks away with a smile on his face. Hannah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Skutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skutov throws a combination. Hannah tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Skutov stalks Hannah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hannah's face. Hannah staggers backwards, shaken. Hannah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skutov tries to avoid it but Hannah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skutov to the ground. Skutov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Skutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hannah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Skutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Skutov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hannah tries to clinch but Skutov moves out of range. Skutov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hannah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Skutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Skutov stuffs the takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Skutov dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skutov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Skutov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Hannah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nice uppercut lands for Skutov. That snapped Hannah's head back.
Skutov jabs Hannah right on the nose. Hannah blinks but takes it well. Hannah fails to land the takedown. Hannah throws a leg kick which misses Skutov's front leg but catches the back leg as Skutov tries to avoid it. Nice straight punches there by Skutov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skutov. Skutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Skutov lands with a nice combination. Hannah backs away looking to recover. Skutov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hannah has time to react. Skutov is breathing heavily. Skutov throws a right and a left that Hannah avoids nicely. Hannah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skutov's waist but Skutov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hannah off to one side. Skutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skutov fails to land with a series of punches.
Skutov throws a series of punches but Hannah moves out of range. Skutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Hannah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hannah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skutov but Skutov pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hannah. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hannah has a takedown stuffed. Hannah swats away the attempt to clinch by Skutov. Skutov throws a sloppy head kick and Hannah moves out of range easily. Skutov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Skutov throws a head kick that misses. Skutov tries to score with a low kick but Hannah moves his leg out of the way. A punch combination from Hannah misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hannah avoids the head kick by Skutov.
Hannah drives through with a takedown into guard. Hannah wants to stand but Skutov is controlling his posture from full guard. Skutov seems keen to control Hannah's posture. Hannah sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Skutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hannah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Skutov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Skutov tests Hannah's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hannah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Skutov throws a head kick that misses. Skutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skutov is working the combinations to good effect here. Skutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hannah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Skutov throws a head kick but Hannah moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hannah avoids the head kick by Skutov.
Hannah shoots in for a takedown but Skutov shows good takedown defense. Skutov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hannah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Skutov connects with a crisp jab. Hannah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hannah shoots in and drives through. Skutov sprawls well. Skutov throws a head kick but Hannah moves out of range.
Skutov throws a combination. Hannah tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Skutov throws a right hand that Hannah ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannah also avoids with ease. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Skutov thows a body shot but no joy. Skutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Skutov misses. Hannah misses with a looping left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Skutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hannah clinches with his opponent.
Hannah jumps guard and drags Skutov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Hannah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skutov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hannah's guard. Hannah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skutov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Skutov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hannah has wrist control. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skutov won't allow Hannah to sweep him here. Skutov is looking to stand up but Hannah won't let him. Hannah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Hannah throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hannah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Skutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skutov is looking to clinch but Hannah is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Skutov. Ivan Skutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hannah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skutov as he jumps to the side. A head kick misses from Skutov. Skutov lands a right hook to the body.
Hannah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hannah moves into the clinch successfully.
Skutov has had enough of the clinch but Hannah keeps him there for the moment. Hannah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hannah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Skutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hannah uses good head movement to avoid it. Hannah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skutov misses with a short punch on the inside. Skutov stops a takedown attempt from Hannah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hannah. That's going to take a lot out of him. Skutov blocking some punches.
Skutov wants to get back to striking at distance but Hannah won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skutov is trying to break the clinch but Hannah has him pressed against the cage. Hannah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skutov smiles and moves away.
Skutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Skutov tries to work over Hannah's front leg with a kick but Hannah checks it. Skutov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hannah. Ivan Skutov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Skutov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hannah shoots for a double leg takedown but Skutov sprawls well. He's pushed Hannah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Skutov lands a jab-cross combination. Hannah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skutov lands a jab-cross combination. Jack Hannah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Skutov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hannah back to the cage. Skutov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ivan Skutov. I've got Skutov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Skutov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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