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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 cm
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175 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Sheen! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sheen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Sheen moves out of range easily. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanks checks a leg kick. Hanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheen throws out the jab. Hanks tests Sheen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sheen blocks a leg kick. Sheen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheen.
Hanks misses with a leg kick and Sheen counters with a left to the body. Sheen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away. A jab from Sheen does it's job there. Hanks misses with a leg kick and Sheen counters with a straight right hand. A low kick from Hanks misses and Sheen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Hanks lands with a straight right. Sheen didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanks. Hanks misses with a shot to the body and Sheen counters with a leg kick. Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheen. Hanks cracks a nice hook into Sheen's ribs. Hanks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheen stuns Hanks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Hanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Sheen lands a nice hook to Hanks's body. Hanks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Hanks feints and then cracks Sheen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheen down. Hanks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hanks is looking to land body kicks. Sheen lands with a hook. Hanks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hanks throws a body punch but Sheen moves out of range. Hanks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheen counters with a straight right hand. Hanks works Sheen's body with a nice hook. Sheen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanks. Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hanks throws a leg kick that misses. Hanks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hanks thumps Sheen with a low kick. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sheen!
Hanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheen. Hanks swings widly with a right hand
and Sheen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanks defending well as Sheen loads up on a big left hand. Sheen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanks. Sheen blocks a jab. Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks staying out of range there. Hanks throws a chopping leg kick but Sheen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheen sees it coming and avoids it easily. A good leg kick by Hanks. Sheen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craig Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sheen blocks a jab. Hanks lands a nice hook to Sheen's body. Sheen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Hanks lands an overhand right. Sheen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Hanks throws a hook but Sheen blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. This has been an exciting period of action! Hanks looks to land a body kick but Sheen moved away. Sheen thows a body shot but no joy. Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Sheen. Hanks throws out a loose jab but Sheen uses good head movement to avoid it. Hanks tries to land a front kick but Sheen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Sheen looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range. Hanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Hanks misses with a combination
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A cross from Sheen lands. Hanks misses with a body punch
and Sheen counters with a straight right hand. Hanks lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheen is just out of range. Hanks looks to land a left hand but Sheen moved out of range nicely. Hanks misses with a leg kick and Sheen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Sheen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheen there as he acknowledges the shot. A left lands for Sheen. Sheen throws a hook but Hanks blocks it. Left hook, right uppercut from Sheen. Sheen scores with a jab to the body. Nice body punch from Hanks. Hanks throws a push kick but Sheen slaps the foot to one side. Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sheen wants to clinch. Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheen throws out the jab. Hanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hanks throws a low kick but Sheen moves out of range easily. Sheen misses with a body shot.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheen. A bone on bone clash there as Sheen blocks the leg kick.
Hanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sheen is out of range and Hanks settles back down. A nice leg kick lands there from Hanks. Nice uppercut lands for Hanks. That snapped Sheen's head back.
Sheen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheen scores with a body shot.
Sheen tries to clinch but fails miserably and Hanks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheen.
Nice cross by Hanks. Hanks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sheens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hanks throws a nice outside leg kick. Sheen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanks swinging wildly here.
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanks throws a half hearted mid kick. Sheen is looking to chop away at Hanks's legs. Sheen moves into range and clinches up with Hanks. Sheen misses with an elbow over the top. Hanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sheen slowing the pace effectively. Hanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheen misses with a short punch on the inside. Sheen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hanks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sheen as Hanks tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanks controls his hands.
Sheen misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanks scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sheen throws a head punch that misses. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hanks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheens head. 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! Hanks leaning against his opponent.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Sheen slowing the pace effectively. Hanks trying to control the position but instead, Sheen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanks into the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sheen tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Sheen back against the cage. Hanks blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hanks punishes Sheen's body with a nice straight punch. Hanks lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheen off the cage and back into range. A big left from Hanks misses. Hanks misses with a wild body shot. Hanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage! Hanks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hanks throws a leg kick and Sheen counters with a leg kick. Sheen gets off balance looking for a body kick and Hanks counters with an inside leg kick. Sheen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hanks tries to score with a low kick but Sheen moves his leg out of the way. Sheen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice uppercut lands for Sheen. That snapped Hanks's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanks looks to land a right hand but Sheen moved out of range. Nice jab there from Sheen. Sheen fails in his attempt to clinch. Hanks throws a leg kick and Sheen counters with a stiff right hand. Hanks misses with a right hand and Sheen counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sheen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Hanks as he checks the leg kick. Hanks scores with a hook to the body. Sheen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Hanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheen.
Good standup being displayed there by Sheen as he connects with a hook. Hanks tries to move into range but Sheen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Sheen misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanks misses with the combination.
Hanks lands with a cross. Hanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A swing and a miss from Hanks. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sheen staying out of range there. A big right from Sheen misses. Charlie Sheen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hanks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sheen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Sheen lands a high kick!
Hanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sheen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanks jabs Sheen right on the nose. Sheen blinks but takes it well. Sheen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks. Sheen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hanks lands a jab-cross combination. Sheen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sheen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheen looks to land a combination but Hanks avoids it well. Sheen checks a leg kick. Hanks swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hanks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hanks duly obliges.
Sheen is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good leg kick by Hanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sheen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanks finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheen seems to have recovered his senses. Sheen slips under a jab from Hanks. Hanks misses with a straight right. Hanks staying out of range there. Sheen tries to score with a low kick but Hanks moves his leg out of the way. Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks throws a front kick that sends Sheen stumbling back into the cage. Craig Hanks is winning the standup battle so far. Hanks connects with a right hand. Sheen shakes it off. Sheen moves in looking to clinch but Hanks pushes him off. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sheen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
Hanks throws a body kick that misses. Sheen throws a sloppy body shot
and Hanks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sheen's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight! Craig Hanks showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanks, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hanks! Our winner, Craig Hanks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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