Post by The Sandmen on May 20, 2014 17:21:05 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Joachim Hansen is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Michael Chandler looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Now Joachim Hansen put his title in contention against Chandler.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Michael Chandler closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
A furious flurry of punches from Michael Chandler
puts Hansen in a world of hurt!
Hansen's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Brutal combination from Michael Chandler!
Hansen moves aside and dodges.
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen throws a looping right hand...
Chandler moves aside and dodges.
Hansen avoids a dangerous strike from Chandler
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Chandler is trying to counter now!
Michael Chandler launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Hansen blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Joachim Hansen's cheek! Hansen stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Hansen has a small cut in his Right cheek
Chandler is standing while Hansen is on the ground on his back
Chandler cartwheels towards Hansen!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Joachim Hansen.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Hansen
Chandler moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Hansen
Michael Chandler pushes Hansen's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Chandler who is in full mount! Hansen is in trouble now!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Chandler's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Chandler tries to cover his face,
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll on the ground...
Chandler knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Michael Chandler looks to counter!
Hansen tries to escape from the full mount...
Michael Chandler is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Michael Chandler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Chandler's cheek from the guard.
Michael Chandler uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hansen misses a step and Michael Chandler sees an opportunity to counter him!
Michael Chandler looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Michael Chandler slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Chandler tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Chandler controls the situation despite Joachim Hansen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chandler's side.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Chandler blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hansen clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chandler to fight back!
Chandler tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hansen struggles and frees his leg!
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Hansen
Chandler launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chandler is countered by Joachim Hansen.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Hansen opts to jump inside Chandler's guard.
Chandler didn't see that coming. Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler now.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Joachim Hansen aggressively and repeatedly punches Chandler.
Good job by Chandler blocking and slipping the blows.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Hansen moves on the ground
Joachim Hansen moves to side mount
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler tries to show some ground skills
Michael Chandler put Hansen in half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Chandler
Joachim Hansen pushes Chandler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hansen who is in full mount! Chandler is in trouble now!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Chandler's being punished here!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Chandler is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Hansen's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Hansen
Michael Chandler goes for an americana!
Hansen breaks free.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Joachim Hansen tries to take advantage...
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chandler a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Hansen uses his forearms to block the impact!
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Joachim Hansen tries to take advantage...
Joachim Hansen tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Michael Chandler
that stun Hansen.
Hansen's Forehead is beginning to swell
Hansen has a small cut in his Forehead
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Hansen wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Hansen moves forward and holds Chandler
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael Chandler fakes a few punches and advance towards Hansen trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Joachim Hansen lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Chandler is standing while Hansen is on the ground on his back
Chandler decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Hansen's guard.
Hansen tries to fight back with his feet and Chandler just needs another plan now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Chandler is standing while Hansen is on the ground on his back
Chandler opts to jump inside Hansen's guard.
Hansen didn't see that coming. Michael Chandler is in open guard over Hansen now.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Hansen
Michael Chandler tries to pass to half guard...
Joachim Hansen can't prevent his opponent from passing. Chandler looks to work from half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Hansen
Chandler shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Hansen pushes Michael Chandler forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Hansen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Michael Chandler manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Hansen
He succeeds!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Hansen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) is cheering him!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Hansen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Chandler's being punished here!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Hansen launches a vicious knee to Michael Chandler's head!
Bang! You can hear Michael Chandler's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Joachim Hansen looks to pass to mount...
Hansen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Michael Chandler.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Joachim Hansen launches a few punches to Chandler
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls Michael Chandler to his stomach and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Chandler
Stand up! This is what Hansen's cornermen are shouting. Michael Chandler is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Michael Chandler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hansen's moves.
Hansen is in rear mount over Chandler
Chandler has Hansen controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Chandler manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Hansen
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Joachim Hansen throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Chandler's chin! That stops Chandler in his tracks!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Michael Chandler tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Hansen's face
Here comes Joachim Hansen with a vicious middle kick!
Michael Chandler dodges that one moving backwards
Poorly executed technique. Michael Chandler looks to counter!
Chandler launches a furious hook!
Hansen ducks under and pushes Michael Chandler creating some space.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Chandler moves to shoot
Hansen misses a knee.
Poorly executed technique. Michael Chandler looks to counter!
Michael Chandler shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joachim Hansen sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Hansen is holding Michael Chandler's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chandler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Michael Chandler manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Hansen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Michael Chandler! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Michael Chandler doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Michael Chandler's Nose
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Hansen tries to escape from the closed guard
Joachim Hansen any adventage in the ground.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Michael Chandler tries to take advantage...
Hansen is in closed guard... Chandler tries to roll on the ground!
Joachim Hansen uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler attempts a triangle from bottom! Joachim Hansen slips out. Chandler quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Joachim Hansen slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Michael Chandler. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from Michael Chandler!
It misses by a mile.
Chandler goes to the body...
his punches graze Hansen's arm.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Inside leg kick from Hansen
that lands on Michael Chandler's leg.
Hansen launches a furious low kick!
Chandler receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Joachim Hansen wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Chandler!
Chandler has a small cut in his Right eye
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Chandler!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Chandler against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Joachim Hansen slightly pushes Chandler into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen attempts a sweep single...
Joachim Hansen catches Michael Chandler's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hansen.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Chandler's being punished here!
Chandler's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Michael Chandler's Nose
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Chandler
Hansen struggles on the ground and tries to break Michael Chandler's guard...
Joachim Hansen is in Chandler open guard now
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Hansen fires a barrage of punches at Chandler's head!
This is bad! Hansen is just pounding on Michael Chandler's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Chandler has a small cut in his Mouth
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler doesn't stop bleeding.
Michael Chandler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Joachim Hansen wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Hansen drills Michael Chandler's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
That punishment by Joachim Hansen has left Chandler staggered! Joachim Hansen should try push forward now and finish this!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
You can see Chandler's blood making stains in the mat.
Michael Chandler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
You can see Chandler's blood making stains in the mat.
Hansen moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Chandler
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Chandler's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Michael Chandler's Chin
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Chandler
Chandler is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Chandler doesn't stop bleeding.
Chandler tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Joachim Hansen pushes Chandler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hansen who is in full mount! Chandler is in trouble now!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler doesn't stop bleeding.
Chandler tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Joachim Hansen aggressively and repeatedly punches Chandler.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Joachim Hansen has to be confident that he won that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Joachim Hansen.
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Round 4
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Michael Chandler attempts a sweep single...
Joachim Hansen was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Hansen decides to launch some tentative punches
Joachim Hansen takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Michael Chandler closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Michael Chandler attempts to cut off Hansen with punches
Hansen avoids getting cornered.
Michael Chandler is a bloody mess!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
You can see Chandler's blood making stains in the mat.
Chandler dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Hansen begins to launch a barrage of punches over Chandler
this is getting worse and worse for Chandler
Chandler's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chandler seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Chandler throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Hansen's defense muffles the blows.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Joachim Hansen tries to take advantage...
Joachim Hansen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Chandler goes down.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Hansen launches a barrage of elbows over Chandler's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Chandler doesn't fight back!
That punishment by Joachim Hansen has left Chandler staggered! Joachim Hansen should try push forward now and finish this!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Joachim Hansen positions himself and tries to finish this!
Joachim Hansen storms Michael Chandler's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Michael Chandler to defend himself!
That punishment by Joachim Hansen has left Chandler staggered! Joachim Hansen should try push forward now and finish this!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Michael Chandler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Chandler
Hansen moves on the ground
Joachim Hansen moves to side mount
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chandler tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler doesn't stop bleeding.
Hansen suddenly holds Michael Chandler's arm and tries an armbar!
Chandler almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Joachim Hansen by Submission (Armbar) at 2:44 Round 4
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 3/5 (60%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 38/56 (68%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 749 s
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 15/40 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 717 s
Joachim Hansen defends the Lightweight title!
This was another great fight. It almost looked like Hansen underestimated Chandler, because he came out slow and just not on the ball. Chandler started working Hansen on the ground pretty early and developed an effective strategy to deal with Hansen's well-rounded stand-up game. He did good damage and had a consistent attack. After surviving that onslaught, Hansen fought back and showed why he is a champion. The fight kind of continued in this pattern, with Chandler bringing more and more offense, and Hansen fighting back and fighting through it. Finally, it hit a breaking point, where Hansen ended up working on the ground game and wrestling and GnP, and that was when Chandler began to fade. Hansen had the advantage, used it, and pounded Chandler for a long, long time. Chandler, being as tough as poorly cooked roast beef, absorbed a shit-ton of GnP before Hansen finally got frustrated and went for the submission to finish him off.
I am impressed with Chandler after this one. He's a legit contender now, much more than I gave him credit for.