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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between frank hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, frank hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Meacham!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meacham clinches with his opponent.
Meacham gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, hansen regains guard.
hansen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meacham is one step ahead there.
Meacham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meacham wants to get up but he can't break hansen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Meacham content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now hansen is on top in guard.
hansen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meacham's guard.
hansen controlling the pace.
Meacham trying to get back to full guard but hansen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Meacham should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham is trying to escape the mount.
hansen trying to control but Meacham is having none of it.
hansen looking to secure an arm triangle but Meacham defends it well.
hansen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by hansen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hansen landing strikes from the mount and Meacham is in trouble!
hansen looking to ground and pound but Meacham is blocking nicely.
Meacham is looking to get to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Meacham has eaten all the pies!
hansen lands a nice shot to the head.
Meacham wants to hold on but hansen pushes him away.
hansen scoring with strikes but Meacham is staying in there.
hansen throws some wild stikes that Meacham manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hansen prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
Meacham manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Meacham gets back to full guard.
Meacham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meacham looks gassed!
Meacham trying to control the position.
hansen forces his way into half guard.
Meacham tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meacham is looking to control hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meacham avoid being mounted?
Meacham is looking to improve his position.
hansen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
hansen stops Meacham from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
hansen misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frank hansen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
hansen blocks a head kick by Meacham.
hansen stuffs the takedown.
Meacham closes this distance looking for a takedown but hansen circles away.
hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
hansen gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hansen trying to control from half guard but Meacham is working away.
Meacham is breathing heavily.
hansen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham looking for subs from the bottom but hansen mounts him!
Meacham is in a horrible position here. hansen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Meacham can't escape the position.
hansen working the ground and pound effectively.
hansen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hansen controlling from mount.
hansen cracks Meacham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hansen controlling his opponent.
hansen landing strikes from the mount and Meacham is in trouble!
hansen controlling from mount.
frank hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
hansen controlling his opponent.
hansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
hansen working for a submission but Meacham is keeping him at bay.
Meacham working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meacham regains half guard.
Meacham wants to get back to his feet.
hansen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Meacham!
Meacham looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
hansen not allowing Meacham to control his hands.
Meacham can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frank hansen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meacham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meacham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
hansen wants to sweep but no luck.
hansen wants to hit a switch here but Meacham passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for hansen there!
Meacham prevents hansen from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meacham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meacham tries to control but hansen wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham unloads with some shots from mount but hansen bucks and avoids them well.
Meacham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
hansen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Meacham stops hansen from getting back to his feet.
Meacham tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meacham wants to free his trapped foot but hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Meacham is tying to control. hansen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meacham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
hansen controlling the position for now.
hansen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
hansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham stands up and waves to hansen to follow him.
Meacham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Meacham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
hansen tries to lock up and control but Meacham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hansen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Meacham controlling from mount.
hansen working to try and regain half guard.
Meacham with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meacham avoids the attempt from hansen to control.
Barry Meacham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meacham goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now hansen is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Meacham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think hansen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... frank hansen!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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