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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the world. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Worthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Worthy scores with a hook.
Worthy looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Hansen fails to land the takedown.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Worthy keeps it at a distance.
Hansen misses with an uppercut.
Hansen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Worthy.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Hansen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hansen throws a leg kick that misses.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Worthy pushes him off.
A big right from Worthy misses.
Worthy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hansen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansen slips a straight right by Worthy.
Worthy cracks Hansen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Worthy thuds a left hand into Hansen's body.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worthy throws a jab when Hansen was well out of range.
Good shot there by Worthy.
A cross from Hansen lands.
Hansen lands with a slapping head kick.
Worthy throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hansen.
Worthy connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Worthy is out of range.
Good leg kick by Hansen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Worthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen has Worthy up against the cage in a clinch.
Worthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Marlon Worthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worthy throws a quick inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Worthy scores with a jab.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Worthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hansen is looking to slow Worthy down with leg kicks.
Worthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen throws a lazy right hand but Worthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Worthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Worthy blocks the elbow strike.
Worthy breaks from the clinch.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Worthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Worthy misses with a looping left.
Worthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hansen.
Worthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen tries to clinch there but Worthy circles away.
That kick from Hansen tenderised Worthy's leg. Worthy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Worthy cracks the inside of Hansen's front leg.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Worthy keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hansen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marlon Worthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hansen.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Worthy lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen pushes Worthy up against the cage in a clinch.
Worthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
Worthy working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Worthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansen can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Hansen looking to throw knees to the head but Worthy is blocking nicely.
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 Marlon Worthy 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.
Hansen fails with the takedown.
Worthy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hansen circles away quickly and effectively.
Marlon Worthy is winning the standup battle so far.
Worthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen.
Hansen tries to land a leg kick but Worthy saw it coming and moves away.
Worthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Worthy can pounce on him.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Hansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthy.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Worthy.
Worthy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hansen.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Worthy circles away.
Hansen thows a body kick. Worthy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Worthy throws a shot from downtown. Hansen moves away and avoids it.
Hansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Worthy.
Hansen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hansen showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hansen is pressing down on Worthy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Worthy is holding on for now.
Worthy looking for subs from the bottom but Hansen mounts him!
Hansen looking to control but Worthy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Worthy is looking to escape.
Hansen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Worthy is now in Hansen's guard. A big mistake from Hansen there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Worthy won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking for a triangle but Worthy pushes his legs off easily.
Hansen has his foot on Worthy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Worthy works his way back into a safe position though.
Hansen is looking for a triangle but Worthy pushes his legs off easily.
Worthy looking to pass the guard.
Hansen 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Worthy is aware though and is defending well.
Worthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Worthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hansen is looking for a triangle but Worthy pushes his legs off easily.
Hansen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Worthy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Hansen lands with a shot to the body.
Hansen is looking to score with low kicks.
Worthy slips under a jab.
Hansen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Worthy circles away.
Worthy wants to land a leg kick but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen has a takedown stuffed.
Marlon Worthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hansen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Worthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worthy misses with a looping left.
Hansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hansen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Worthy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to chop away at Worthy's legs.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen is looking to clinch but Worthy is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worthy.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Worthy pushes him off.
Worthy lands a nice shot that snaps Hansen's head back.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Hansen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Worthy's guard.
Hansen looking to pass the guard.
Hansen advances position into side control!
Worthy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ken Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worthy defending well though.
Hansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Worthy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hansen manages to pass to mount!
Worthy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hansen controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Worthy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansen looking to finish with strikes here!
Worthy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hansen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hansen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Worthy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throwing strikes here but Worthy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hansen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Worthy blocking the ground and pound.
Hansen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Worthy hang on?
Hansen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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!
Hansen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Worthy looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hansen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hansen!
Ken Hansen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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