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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonka Richer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Hansson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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175 lbs
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185 cm
18
175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tonka Richer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Hansson! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hansson is looking to clinch. Hansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hansson tries to clinch up but Richer circles away and keeps his distance. Richer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Richer looks to land a combination but Hansson avoids it well. Richer gets tackled into the cage by Hansson. Hansson maintains the clinch. Richer misses with a short punch on the inside. Richer can't find room to land a body shot as Hansson controls the action.
Hansson breaks from the clinch.
Hansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Richer punishes Hansson's body with a nice straight punch. Hansson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richer's waist but Richer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansson off to one side. Richer lands the left hand. Good shot there by Richer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Hansson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Richer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Richer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Richer lands a jab-cross combination. A shot to the liver by Richer. Beautiful body shot. Richer throws a right hand that Hansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansson also avoids with ease. Richer 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. Richer throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Richer fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Richer.
Richer is breathing heavily. Hansson darts in and clinches Richer up against the cage. Hansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hansson on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hansson has a takedown stuffed. Richer looks to land a combination. Hansson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Richer keeps the fight on the outside. Richer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansson. Hansson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hansson. Tonka Richer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Hansson. Hansson shoots for a takedown but Richer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Hansson wants to clinch. Hansson wants to clinch up but Richer keeps it at a distance. Richer connects with a single shot there. Hansson tries to clinch but Richer moves out of range. Hansson has his takedown stuffed and Richer counters with a three punch combo that has Hansson backing up. Hansson nods at Richer to acknowledge the strikes. Hansson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Richer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hansson. Richer misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Richer scores with a three punch combo!
Richer thuds a left hand into Hansson's body. Hansson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Richer throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Richer.
Richer is working the combinations to good effect here. Richer scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Richer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Richer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonka Richer dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Richer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richer closes the distance and lands a one-two. Richer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Richer throws a right and a left that Hansson avoids nicely. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richer, as that shot connected.
Hansson with a lazy takedown attempt and Richer counters with a two punch combo. Hansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richer is fending him off so far but Hansson persists. Nope, Richer circles away and we're back to standing. Hansson fails in his attempt to clinch. Hansson is breathing heavily. Richer thuds his right hand into Hansson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hansson tries to land a front kick but Richer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hansson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Hansson misses with a takedown attempt - Richer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Tonka Richer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Hansson. Hansson is looking to clinch. Hansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Richer throws a combination. Hansson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Richer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansson shoots in looking for a takedown but Richer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Richer lands with a nice combination. Hansson backs away looking to recover. Sloppy strikes from Richer. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hansson shoots in for a takedown but Richer shows good takedown defense. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hansson is defended easily by Richer. Richer misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Richer. Beautiful body shot. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Richer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hansson backs up against the cage.
Richer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansson can do to turn this around? Hansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richer as he jumps to the side. Richer lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Richer moves out of range of the body kick from Hansson.
Tonka Richer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hansson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Richer lands an overhand right. Richer connects with a body shot. Tonka Richer is winning the standup battle so far. Richer scores with a hook to the body. Hansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nice uppercut lands for Richer. That snapped Hansson's head back.
Richer lands a jab. Richer throws a combination. Hansson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Richer misses with a double jab.
Richer cracks Hansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Richer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Richer lands a jab to Hansson's midsection. Hansson tries to clinch up but Richer circles away and keeps his distance. Hansson shoots in for a takedown but Richer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Richer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Richer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richer. Richer throws a right and a left that Hansson avoids nicely. Hansson moves in looking to clinch but Richer pushes him off. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hansson with a poor takedown and Richer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hansson has Richer up against the cage in a clinch.
Hansson blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonka Richer 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!
Hansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Richer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Hansson is looking to clinch. Richer scores with a one two! Hansson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Richer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Hansson needs to keep his hands up - Richer had a free shot at his head there. Richer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richer throws a series of punches but Hansson moves out of range. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richer swats him away and circles back towards the center. Richer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hansson at a distance.
Hansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hansson tries to clinch up but Richer circles away and keeps his distance. Richer blocks a head kick by Hansson.
Richer lands with a good body shot. Richer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Richer swinging wildly here.
Richer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown but Richer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Tonka Richer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Hansson. Richer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Richer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Richer scores with a nice head shot. Hansson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Richer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hansson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hansson prevents Richer from getting back to his feet. Hansson is looking to work some ground and pound but Richer has wrist control. Hansson won't allow Richer to get back to his feet. Hansson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Richer is looking to stand up but Hansson isn't so interested in that idea. Richer keeping moving, preventing Hansson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hansson pushing down on Richer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Hansson wants to free his trapped foot but Richer is holding on for dear life with his legs. Richer is trying to stand up here but Hansson is controlling him well. Hansson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Richer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hansson on the ground. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Richer is trying to stand up here but Hansson is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight! Tonka Richer showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richer, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonka Richer!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
61% |
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