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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brando Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Sanayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brando Hansen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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289 lbs
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188 cm
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291 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brando Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marat Sanayev!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hansen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanayev striking off his back but it's not causing Hansen any problems.
Sanayev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanayev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hansen's head.
Sanayev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanayev.
Sanayev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanayev.
Sanayev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanayev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansen defending well though.
Sanayev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hansen's head.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hansen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen working a defensive guard here.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanayev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanayev throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
Sanayev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanayev throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
Sanayev throwing strikes but missing.
Sanayev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanayev missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanayev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but Sanayev defending well.
Sanayev works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansen is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Sanayev keeps moving.
Sanayev striking off his back but it's not causing Hansen any problems.
Sanayev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've been informed that Sanayev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanayev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanayev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanayev doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanayev has a closed guard, preventing Hansen from standing up.
Sanayev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hansen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanayev's guard.
Sanayev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've been hearing that Hansen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sanayev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanayev trying to strike off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen gets to his feet. Sanayev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanayev quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Sanayev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hansen looking to score a takedown here. Sanayev is defending well but Hansen drives through and ends up in Sanayev's guard.
Sanayev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sanayev trying to strike off his back.
Hansen stands up from Sanayev's guard - Hansen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hansen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanayev striking off his back but it's not causing Hansen any problems.
Sanayev trying to strike off his back.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sanayev has eaten all the pies!
Hansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanayev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanayev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanayev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanayev trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanayev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanayev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanayev will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanayev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanayev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sanayev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sanayev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hansen tries to stand but Sanayev is controlling from the bottom.
Sanayev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanayev lands some strikes from the bottom.
Sanayev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hansen is stalling in the full guard.
Sanayev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hansen cracks Sanayev with a solid left hand.
Sanayev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hansen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Sanayev keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brando Hansen just wasn't active enough.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanayev missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Hansen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sanayev enables Hansen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sanayev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanayev tries to strike from the bottom.
Marat Sanayev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanayev will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanayev doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sanayev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hansen!
Sanayev misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanayev thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sanayev with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanayev misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sanayev throwing strikes but Hansen bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Sanayev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanayev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hansen controls the pace.
Sanayev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanayev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanayev striking off his back but it's not causing Hansen any problems.
Hansen works over Sanayev with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanayev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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!
Sanayev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanayev wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanayev's head.
Sanayev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hansen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen is pulling down on Sanayev's head to control his posture.
Sanayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanayev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Well, if Hansen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hansen blocks the strikes from Sanayev.
Sanayev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanayev is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hansen jumps into side control!
Sanayev throws a few strikes from the bottom but Hansen takes advantage and mounts!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is landing with some decent strikes but Sanayev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanayev is looking to escape.
Sanayev is desperately trying to improve his position but Hansen has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanayev swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sanayev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sanayev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sanayev is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen is landing with some decent strikes but Sanayev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hansen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marat Sanayev.
I think Sanayev 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marat Sanayev!
In his post fight interview, Marat Sanayev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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