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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei has chosen Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
15 - 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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei clinches up with Hanks and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sensei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Sensei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Sensei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hanks working aggressively here.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Sensei.
Sensei tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sensei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanks up against the cage.
Hanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sensei misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Senseis head.
Hanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Sensei.
Sensei misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sensei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hankss head.
Sensei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sensei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanks.
Sensei 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.
Sensei misses with some punches.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Sensei.
Hanks blocking some punches.
Hanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanks scores with a hook to the body.
Sensei swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks lands a shot to the body.
Hanks prevents Sensei from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks breaks from the clinch.
Hanks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sensei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sensei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanks moves forwards but Sensei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensei is just out of range.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sensei moves away.
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Hanks.
Sensei 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.
Sensei throws a big shot that misses.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sensei - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Hanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks stuns Sensei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensei is just out of range.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sensei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sensei finds it's way through Hanks's defenses.
Hanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sensei under the eye.
Hanks is looking to wear down Sensei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sensei throws out a loose jab but Hanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sensei checks a low kick from Hanks.
Sensei lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanks lands with a nice body punch.
Sensei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks throws a low kick but Sensei moves out of range easily.
Hanks misses with a double jab.
Hanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanks misses with a hook. Sensei ducked under it nicely.
Sensei throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanks connects with a body shot that sends Sensei's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanks has time to react.
Hanks misses with a shot to the body
and Sensei counters with a nice body shot.
Hanks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sensei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanks moves out of range as Sensei strikes.
Hanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Craig Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sensei lands a jab to Hanks's midsection.
Sensei digs a good body shot into Hanks's ribs.
Hanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks throws a push kick but Sensei slaps the foot to one side.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Sensei blocks the low kick.
Sensei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
That's time! Hanks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks tries to land a leg kick but Sensei saw it coming and moves away.
Sensei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sensei lands a leg kick that knocks Hanks off balance momentarily.
Hanks lands a right hook to the body.
Hanks scores with a spinning back kick!
Hanks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sensei thuds a left hand into Hanks's body.
Sensei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanks.
Sensei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanks finds it's way round the side to connect with Sensei's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Craig Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Sensei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sensei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sensei in his tracks.
Hanks tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Sensei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanks doesn't seem phased though.
Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Sensei moves away and avoids it.
Hanks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hanks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sensei has time to react.
Sensei misses with a body kick.
Sensei scores with a body shot.
Hanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sensei 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sensei's head.
Sensei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
Sensei throws a body punch but Hanks moves out of range.
Sensei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lunges at Sensei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sensei's hand.
Hanks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sensei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hanks thinking.
Sensei cracks Hanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sensei.
Hanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sensei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanks lands with a nice body punch.
Sensei throws a leg kick which misses Hanks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanks tries to avoid it.
Sensei digs a good body shot into Hanks's ribs.
Sensei with a hook.
Hanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Sensei throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a series of punches but Sensei moves out of range.
Hanks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sensei digs a good hook to Hanks's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sensei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sensei tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sensei scores with a hook to the body. Hanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sensei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sensei.
Hanks misses with an uppercut
and Sensei counters with a good, hard body kick but Hanks shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sensei lands a jab to Hanks's midsection.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sensei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanks swinging wildly here.
Sensei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sensei counters with a thumping low kick.
Hanks wants to slow Sensei down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sensei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sensei moves away.
Sensei misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sensei on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks'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. This is the final round!
Sensei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sensei swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Sensei lands a body shot.
Hanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hanks looks to land a combination but Sensei avoids it well.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sensei was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Sensei clinches up with Hanks and pushes him back against the cage.
Sensei misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks is trying to push Sensei away but Sensei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
Sensei is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sensei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks tries a body shot but Sensei blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Hanks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sensei can't find room to land a body shot as Hanks controls the action.
Sensei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanks tries to break free but Sensei pushes him back against the cage.
Sensei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sensei misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sensei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sensei misses with a body kick.
Sensei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craig Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sativa Sensei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks swings for the body but Sensei moves out of range.
Hanks tests Sensei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sensei misses with a wild combination.
Hanks scores with a hook to the body. Sensei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanks lands a body shot.
Sensei looks to land a left hand but Hanks moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sensei cracks Hanks with a good jab.
Sensei misses with a straight right.
Sensei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sensei manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanks misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei thows a body shot but no joy.
Sensei 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.
Sensei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sensei takes a step back to recover.
Hanks misses with a low kick.
Hanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sensei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanks tried to score with a low kick but Sensei checks it.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Sensei saw that one coming.
Sensei throws a front kick that sends Hanks stumbling back into the cage.
Hanks feints and then cracks Sensei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sensei down.
Sensei scoring well with a low kick there.
Sensei scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanks at a distance.
Hanks lands a nice looking body kick.
Sensei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sensei throws a big shot that misses.
Sensei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanks. Hanks obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks lands a jab to the nose.
Sensei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sensei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sensei slips a straight right by Hanks.
Sensei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sensei connects with the punch.
Hanks misses with a left hand
and Sensei counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sensei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sensei jabs Hanks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hanks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sensei 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sativa Sensei!
A relieved looking Sativa Sensei thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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