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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez has chosen Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
30
190 lbs
21 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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TWGC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almanez lands with an uppercut that bounces Hansen off the ropes and back into range.
Hansen fails to land the takedown.
Almanez scores with a head kick. Hansen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Almanez throws a jab when Hansen was well out of range.
Almanez misses with a head kick.
Jd Almanez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almanez dives in for a single leg takedown but Hansen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hansen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hansen tries to pull guard but Almanez forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Hansen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almanez is defending well for now.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almanez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Almanez.
Almanez throws a jab when Hansen was well out of range.
Hansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Almanez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hansen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Almanez has had enough of the clinch but Hansen keeps him there for the moment.
Hansen goes for a takedown attempt but Almanez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almanez leaves Hansen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almanez throws a head kick that misses.
Almanez throws a looping overhand right but Hansen ducks down to avoid it.
Almanez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almanez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Almanez misses.
Almanez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hansen tries to move into range but Almanez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Almanez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Almanez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hansen defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Almanez wants to work for an arm triangle but Hansen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Almanez is keen to just control but Hansen is a slippery customer.
Hansen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almanez is working away from the top position though.
Almanez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almanez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hansen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Almanez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez trying to control but Hansen is having none of it.
Almanez landing punches.
Almanez landing shots from mount.
Almanez tries to control but Hansen wriggling away.
Almanez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Almanez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hansen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hansen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Almanez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez punching from mount but Hansen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hansen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hansen trying to hold on to Almanez's head to control him but Almanez postures up.
Almanez trying to mount his opponent but Hansen defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansen is refusing to be controlled, as Almanez sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almanez wants to free his trapped foot but Hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Almanez seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jd Almanez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almanez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansen.
Almanez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hansen should have avoided that one.
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almanez.
Almanez throws out a loose jab but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen walks into a left hand.
Almanez throws a leg kick but Hansen moved away.
Almanez shoots for a takedown but Hansen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hansen misses with a straight right.
Almanez moves out of range of the strikes.
Almanez looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Almanez.
Hansen dives in and scores a takedown into Almanez's guard.
Almanez wants to sweep here but Hansen controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control but Almanez is working from the bottom.
Almanez can't keep his opponent in guard - Hansen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Almanez actively working from the bottom here.
Hansen throwing shots but Almanez is blocking nicely.
Hansen misses with a head shot. Almanez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hansen looking to sit in guard and control but Almanez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez looking to pass the guard.
Almanez stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
Almanez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Almanez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Almanez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.
Hansen is pulling down on Almanez's head to control his posture.
Almanez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almanez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hansen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Almanez, into his guard.
Hansen connects with a couple of short punches.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Almanez is retaining full guard.
Hansen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Almanez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hansen passes into side control.
Hansen wants to control but Almanez is keeping him busy.
Jd Almanez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hansen's best efforts.
Almanez tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almanez keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen is working for a submission of some sort.
Almanez is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harrison Hansen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Hansen. That snapped Almanez's head back.
Hansen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Almanez is looking to improve his position.
Hansen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Almanez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Almanez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen wants to take a breather but Almanez is having none of it.
Almanez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Almanez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hansen passes into half guard.
Hansen wants to control but Almanez is keeping him busy.
Hansen is looking to advance position but Almanez won't allow it.
Almanez is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is keen to just control but Almanez is a slippery customer.
Almanez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Almanez is staying active underneath Hansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Almanez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hansen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Almanez!
Almanez can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez keeps trying to improve his position.
Hansen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Almanez's face.
Hansen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hansen with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Almanez regains half guard.
Almanez gets full guard.
Almanez keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Hansen looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control but Almanez is working from the bottom.
Hansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Almanez has wrist control.
Almanez keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hansen is really struggling to control Almanez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Almanez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Hansen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harrison Hansen!
Harrison Hansen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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