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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Feathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Hankins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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295 lbs
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190 cm
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300 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Feathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clifford Hankins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hankins.
Hankins prevents Feathers from escaping the position.
Feathers wants to control but Hankins postures up.
Hankins trying to control the action but Feathers is working from the bottom.
Hankins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Feathers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Feathers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hankins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hankins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Feathers keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feathers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hankins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Feathers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hankins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Feathers shoots in and drives through. Hankins sprawls well.
Hankins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hankins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Feathers as he avoids it easily.
Hankins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Feathers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feathers tries to get out of the position.
Feathers is looking to stand up but Hankins isn't so interested in that idea.
Feathers trying to strike off his back.
Feathers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feathers wants to get back to his feet but Hankins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Feathers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hankins on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hankins wants to control from the top but Feathers keeps moving.
Hankins looks gassed!
Hankins pushes down on Feathers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Feathers punching from the bottom.
Hankins works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Feathers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feathers regains half guard.
Hankins is trying to work for a kimura but Feathers is defending well.
Feathers kicks off Hankins and gets to his feet.
Feathers tries to bum rush Hankins with a series of wild strikes but Hankins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Feathers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Clifford Hankins has been cut.
Feathers lands with a nice combination. Hankins backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hankins walks into a jab.
Feathers has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Feathers misses.
Feathers is looking to clinch but Hankins is avoiding it.
Feathers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feathers lands a nice shot to the body.
Feathers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hankins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feathers tries to clinch up but Hankins circles away and keeps his distance.
Hankins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hankins keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feathers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Feathers misses with the combination.
Feathers throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Feathers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clifford Hankins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Feathers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hankins tries to avoid it but Feathers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hankins to the ground. Hankins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Feathers stuffs the takedown.
Hankins shoots for a double leg takedown but Feathers sprawls well. He's pushed Hankins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Feathers rushes Hankins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hankins breaks from the clinch.
Feathers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Feathers shoots in looking for a takedown. Hankins tries to sprawl out of it but Feathers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hankins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Feathers throws a series of punches but Hankins moves out of range.
Feathers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Feathers works over Hankins's head and body with a nice combination.
Feathers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hankins swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Feathers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Feathers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feathers throws a shot to the body.
Feathers is looking to clinch but Hankins is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feathers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hankins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hankins blocks a head kick by Feathers.
Nice takedown defense from Feathers. No joy for Hankins on that attempt.
Feathers fails with a takedown attempt.
Feathers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Feathers closes the distance and clinches up with Hankins, looking for a takedown. Feathers pushes Hankins against the cage but Hankins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hankins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Feathers working for submissions but it's allowed Hankins to get to half guard.
Feathers tries to kick Hankins off but Hankins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feathers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Feathers.
Hankins stops Feathers from standing up.
Feathers has a closed guard, preventing Hankins from standing up.
Feathers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hankins wants to control from the top but Feathers keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feathers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Feathers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hankins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feathers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Feathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Feathers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hankins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feathers tries a low kick but Hankins avoids it.
Feathers wants to clinch up but Hankins keeps it at a distance.
Hankins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Feathers.
Feathers tries to clinch but Hankins moves out of range.
Hankins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feathers closes the distance and clinches up with Hankins, looking for a takedown. Feathers pushes Hankins against the cage but Hankins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Feathers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Feathers is thwarting Hankins's attempts to control the position.
Feathers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feathers is trying to control the action in half guard but Hankins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hankins wants to get back to his feet.
Hankins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Feathers.
Feathers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Feathers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feathers is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hankins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hankins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hankins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Feathers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clifford Hankins's cut.
That's time! Feathers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Feathers tries to clinch up but Hankins circles away and keeps his distance.
Feathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Feathers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
John Feathers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hankins taking some punishment here, with Feathers in his half guard.
Feathers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hankins misses with a body shot
and Feathers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Clifford Hankins's cut even more.
Feathers throws a leg kick but Hankins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Feathers closes the distance and clinches up with Hankins, looking for a takedown. Feathers pushes Hankins against the cage but Hankins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Feathers misses the shot to the body.
Hankins pushes Feathers up against the cage in a clinch.
Hankins is trying to trip Feathers. He has hold of a leg but Feathers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hankins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Feathers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Feathers keeping full guard, as Hankins tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feathers looking to control.
Hankins prevents Feathers from getting back to his feet.
Feathers pushes Hankins off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hankins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Feathers wants to clinch
and Hankins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hankins.
Feathers is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hankins dives into side control.
Feathers is trying to control Hankins's posture but Hankins avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feathers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hankins advances to full mount.
Feathers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Feathers is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hankins wants to finish this one by submission but Feathers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hankins.
Feathers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankins tries to control but Feathers wriggling away.
Feathers wants to control but Hankins is having none of it.
Hankins won't let Feathers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Feathers wants to hold on but Hankins pushes him away.
Feathers tries to buck Hankins off but he can't manage it.
Feathers is squirming around, avoiding Hankins's attempts to control the action.
Feathers is looking to improve his position but Hankins isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hankins wants to control the pace but Feathers is squirming around nicely.
Hankins won't let Feathers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hankins has hold of Feathers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Feathers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Feathers can't escape the position.
Clifford Hankins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Feathers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hankins has control of Feathers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Feathers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Hankins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Feathers 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Feathers!
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energy
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