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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Armani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Armani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Hanson's chin.
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180 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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174 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo Armani! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Hanson! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson closes the distance looking to clinch and Armani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hanson closes the distance looking to clinch and Armani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Armani keeps the fight on the outside. Hanson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Armani swinging wildly here.
Armani keeps the fight on the outside. Hanson gets a clinch. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanson. Armani has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment. Armani blocking some punches.
A short right from Hanson. Armani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson pushes Armani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Armani blocking some punches.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses. Armani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armani is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him. Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Armani. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Armani uses good head movement to avoid it. Armani blocks an uppercut.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Armani uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Armani takes a shot to the head. Armani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Armani blocks an uppercut.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanson has Armani pressed against the cage, preventing Armani from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hanson misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Armani tries to break free but Hanson pushes him back against the cage. Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Armani's head. Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Armani. Hanson pushes Armani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Armani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armani has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson prevents Armani from breaking the clinch. Hanson scores with a shoulder strike. Armani wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armani's efforts to push away. Armani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armani is trying to break the clinch but Hanson has him pressed against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson. Armani is trying to break free. Hanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armani backwards. Armani blocks an uppercut.
Armani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson. Hanson misses with the head strike.
Armani is trying to push Hanson away but Hanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hanson misses with the head strike.
Armani blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanson working aggressively here.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Armani working hard to break the clinch. Hanson misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hanson.
It looks like Leonardo Armani has been cut. Hanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Armani blocking some punches.
Armani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hanson prevents Armani from breaking the clinch. Armani breaks from the clinch.
Hanson closes the distance but Armani moves to the side and Armani counters with a left and a right that stings Hanson. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Armani swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanson. Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Armani circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Hanson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Leonardo Armani's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Armani circles away.
Armani misses with a low kick.
Hanson wants to clinch but Armani slips to the side and Armani counters with a left and a right that stings Hanson. Armani gets tackled into the cage by Hanson. Hanson maintains the clinch. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson working some nice short punches in the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Armani. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Armani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanson working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Armani. Hanson working aggressively here.
Armani blocks an uppercut.
Armani blocks an uppercut.
Hanson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Armani's face as he tries to break the clinch. Armani blocking some punches.
Armani is trying to force a seperation but Hanson has the dominant position. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Armani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Armani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Hanson. Armani blocking some punches.
Armani is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson lands with a light punch inside. Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Armani uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Armani uses good head movement to avoid it. Armani tries to break free but Hanson pushes him back against the cage. Hanson pushes Armani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Armani blocking some punches.
Armani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hanson. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Armani has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Armani uses good head movement to avoid it. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson. Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Armani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanson has him pressed against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land. Hanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armani's efforts to push away. Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Armani wants to break free but Hanson has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson. Dave Hanson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanson. Hanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armani's efforts to push away. Still in the clinch, Hanson scores with a nice short uppercut. Armani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
Armani blocking some punches.
Hanson keeps control of Armani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hanson has Armani pressed against the cage, preventing Armani from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Armani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armani is trying to push Hanson away but Hanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hanson lands a right hand. Armani blocking some punches.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses. Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Armani backwards. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Hanson. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanson. Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Armani. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Hanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Leonardo Armani's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Armani misses. Hanson tries to clinch but Armani is having none of it. Armani misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanson counters with a thumping low kick. Armani misses with a body kick. Hanson is looking to clinch but Armani is avoiding it.
Armani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanson is able to avoid easily. Armani tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch. Armani is trying to push Hanson away but Hanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Hanson misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanson. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Armani is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanson has double underhooks. Armani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land. Hanson prevents Armani from breaking the clinch. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Armani takes a shot to the head. Hanson misses with some punches.
Hanson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Armani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hanson working aggressively here.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Armani. Hanson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Hanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Armani is rocked! Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Armani. Oh Armani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Armani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Armani seems to have got his legs back now. Hanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armani backwards. Hanson throws a head punch that misses. Armani is trying to push Hanson away but Hanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Armani. Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside. Hanson lands a hook to the side of the head. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Armani.
Dave Hanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Armani tries to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling the position. Hanson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Armani to his knees! Hanson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Hanson! Dave Hanson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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