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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Daw!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Daw.
Hanks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fred Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Steve Daw has been cut.
Daw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Hanks. Those never looked like landing.
Daw darts in trying to clinch
and Hanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanks counters with a stiff right hand.
Daw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daw is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Daw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves away
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw tries to clinch up but Hanks circles away and keeps his distance.
Daw staying out of range there.
Daw tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hanks counter with a right hand.
Daw wants to clinch
and Daw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daw slips a jab from Hanks.
Daw tries to clinch up
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw closes the distance but Hanks moves to the side
and Hanks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Daw moved out of range.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Daw tries to clinch there but Hanks circles away.
Hanks throws a right hand that Daw ducks under and follows up with a left that Daw also avoids with ease.
Daw is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Daw tries to clinch up.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Daw.
Daw takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Steve Daw's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Daw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daw avoids the body shot from Hanks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daw has closed the distance and engaged Hanks in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanks.
Hanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Daw's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Daw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanks is able to avoid easily.
Daw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daw moves in looking to clinch but Hanks pushes him off.
Daw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks scores with a hook to the body. Daw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daw looks to clinch
and Hanks counters with a nice body shot.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Daw clinches up against the cage.
Hanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Steve Daw's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Daw landing knees to the head.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daw lands an elbow that stopped Hanks in his tracks for a moment.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanks being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daw looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
Hanks managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
A hook to the body from Hanks.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanks is defending well for now.
Hanks avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanks blocks it with crossed arms.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hanks.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daw is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Daw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanks stalls.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daw pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanks trying to control the position but instead, Daw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanks into the cage.
Daw looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but Hanks blocks with his arms.
Hanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanks.
Hanks dodges an elbow strike from Daw.
Daw misses with a knee to the head.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Daw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanks misses with a body punch.
Hanks pushes Daw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fred Hanks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
Hanks swinging wildly here.
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Daw moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanks scores with a four punch combination!
Steve Daw's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Daw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Daw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanks dodges an elbow strike from Daw.
Hanks blocks an elbow strike from Daw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Daw.
Hanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanks avoids it.
Daw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Steve Daw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanks avoids the damage to the body.
Daw stalling the fight.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Daw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanks avoids the damage to the body.
Steve Daw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanks managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Hanks tries to throw a body punch but Daw avoids it by throwing Hanks back against the cage.
Daw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daw throws an elbow but it misses.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Daw.
Hanks just leaning against Daw, taking a breather.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw landing knees to the body.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanks avoids it.
Hanks has Daw pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Hanks avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Daw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred Hanks!
Fred Hanks gave a mention to Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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