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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Hanson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikel Pierce's chin.
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279 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikel Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pierce!
Hanson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pierce will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hanson lands an elbow.
It looks like Mikel Pierce has been cut.
Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson working the body and head with strikes.
Pierce being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pierce has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hanson but great work by Pierce.
A control attempt from Hanson but he's now mounted!
Hanson is trying desperately to improve position.
Pierce thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hanson reaches up and holds on to Pierce to control the position.
Pierce lands a big shot there that rocks Hanson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to push Hanson's head away but Hanson is holding on tight.
Pierce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hanson manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Hanson, under a barage of strikes from Pierce.
Hanson punching from the bottom.
Hanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanson tries to roll over but Pierce keeps him under control.
Hanson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce being controlled here momentarily.
Hanson lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanson pulls Pierce in close to his closed guard and prevents Pierce from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hanson clinches with his opponent.
Pierce breaks from the clinch.
Hanson rushes Pierce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanson has Pierce pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hanson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pierce tumbling to the mat - Hanson dives into Pierce's guard.
Hanson stays in close to Pierce's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikel Pierce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pierce gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hanson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pierce has a closed guard, preventing Hanson from standing up.
Pierce throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanson uses it to pass to side control.
Hanson working the ground and pound.
Pierce is rocked!
Hanson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pierce is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hanson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hanson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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