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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikkard Hanson (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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191 lbs
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198 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coholic.
It looks like Rikkard Hanson has been cut.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson drives through with a takedown into Coholic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hanson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Coholic keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Coholic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coholic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanson on the ground.
Coholic keeping full guard, as Hanson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coholic controls Hanson momentarily but Hanson frees himself.
Hanson looking to pass the guard.
Hanson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coholic's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic wants to improve his position but Hanson is controlling well.
Coholic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coholic tries to get out of the position.
Hanson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coholic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Coholic tries to roll over but Hanson keeps him under control.
Coholic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanson is working away from the top position though.
Coholic tries to roll over but Hanson keeps him under control.
Hanson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hanson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to control but Coholic wriggling away.
Hanson controlling the pace for now.
Hanson avoids the attempt from Coholic to control.
Hanson working for a submission but Coholic is keeping him at bay.
Hanson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coholic is looking to improve his position but Hanson isn't that keen on the idea.
Coholic wants to control but Hanson is having none of it.
Hanson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coholic is looking to escape.
Coholic wants to hold on but Hanson pushes him away.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanson controlling his opponent.
Coholic working to try and regain half guard.
Coholic wants to hold on but Hanson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coholic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanson controlling the pace for now.
Coholic is trying desperately to improve position.
Hanson controlling the pace for now.
Hanson wants to control the pace but Coholic is squirming around nicely.
Coholic is looking to get to half guard.
Hanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coholic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hanson is working for a guillotine from mount but Coholic frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikkard Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rikkard Hanson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanson moves forwards but Coholic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and Coholic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanson moves forwards but Coholic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coholic throws out a loose jab but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coholic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanson. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Coholic does no damage.
Hanson tries to clinch but Coholic is having none of it.
Coholic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Coholic avoids it well.
It looked like Coholic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coholic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hanson misses.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Coholic circles away and keeps his distance.
Coholic lands a two punch combo.
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!
Coholic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic breaks the clinch.
Coholic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanson is rocked!
Coholic throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
Hanson feints the counter takedown.
Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Coholic finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Coholic. No joy for Hanson on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Coholic misses the target.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Coholic sprawls well.
Hanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Coholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Coholic cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al Coholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coholic missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coholic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson moves into range and clinches up with Coholic.
I was talking to Coholic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Coholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Coholic as Hanson shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coholic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coholic sizes up Hanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Coholic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanson blocks a jab.
A jab from Coholic misses.
Hanson looking to score a takedown here. Coholic is defending well but Hanson drives through and ends up in Coholic's guard.
Coholic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanson slips nicely into half guard.
Hanson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coholic trying to hold on to Hanson's head to control him but Hanson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coholic sees it coming and defends easily.
Coholic desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hanson wants to free his trapped foot but Coholic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hanson wants to control but Coholic is keeping him busy.
Hanson trying to pass the guard but Coholic defending well.
Coholic trying to hold on to Hanson's head to control him but Hanson postures up.
Hanson wants to pass to mount but Coholic is defending the position.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Coholic is positioning himself well to prevent Hanson advancing to mount.
Hanson slows the pace down in half guard.
Hanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanson is trying to control. Coholic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coholic swings widly with a right hand
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Al Coholic has been cut.
Coholic stuffs the takedown.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Coholic throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
Hanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Coholic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Coholic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coholic on the side of the head.
Hanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coholic is looking to counter punch.
Coholic misses with a two punch combination.
Hanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanson jumps guard and drags Coholic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hanson trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coholic manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coholic is trying to keep Hanson in close.
Coholic controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson looking to pass the guard.
Coholic keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hanson is stalling in the full guard.
Coholic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coholic seems keen to control Hanson's posture.
Coholic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two 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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Coholic is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hanson goes for a double leg but Coholic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coholic continues to drive forward.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coholic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Coholic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Coholic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Coholic.
Coholic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Coholic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coholic manages to avoid it.
Coholic throwing a counter right hand but Hanson manages to avoid it.
Hanson has a takedown stuffed.
Al Coholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Hanson throws a body punch but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Hanson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanson lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coholic wants to control the position but Hanson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coholic is not content to let Hanson control the position.
Coholic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanson wants to take a breather but Coholic is having none of it.
Coholic is looking to improve his position.
Coholic is looking to control Hanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coholic avoid being mounted?
Hanson passes to side control.
Coholic can't do much from the bottom here.
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That's four 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.
Coholic tries to bench press Hanson off him but Hanson keeps the position.
Coholic wants to control but Hanson postures up.
Hanson slows the pace down.
Hanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coholic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coholic sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikkard Hanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanson 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikkard Hanson!
After the fight, Rikkard Hanson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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