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FWC 18: Fuller vs. Haapana 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Von Sprockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Blacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Sprockets comes into the arena with Rolling Stones- Monkey Man blaring out of the sound system. Blacker has chosen Flo Rida My House as his entrance music. Dieter Von Sprockets is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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221 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dieter Von Sprockets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Blacker!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacker wants to clinch
and Von Sprockets counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blacker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Von Sprockets is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blacker wants to stand up but Von Sprockets is controlling him.
Blacker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacker has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Von Sprockets off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tyrone Blacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Blacker misses
and Von Sprockets counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blacker won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Sprockets scores with punches from side control.
Von Sprockets thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Von Sprockets landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Sprockets cracks Blacker with a big right hand but Blacker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Sprockets advances to full mount.
Blacker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blacker bucks Von Sprockets off and manages to get back to his feet!
Blacker tries to clinch there but Von Sprockets circles away.
Blacker fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Sprockets appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blacker misses with a combination
and Von Sprockets counters with a nice leg kick.
Blacker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blacker looks winded!
Blacker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Sprockets stops Blacker from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blacker's head.
Von Sprockets lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Von Sprockets postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Von Sprockets lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Von Sprockets passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blacker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blacker is looking to escape.
Blacker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Sprockets scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Sprockets is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Von Sprockets connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blacker has left one of his arms exposed and Von Sprockets doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Blacker screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dieter Von Sprockets!
Dieter Von Sprockets decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tyrone Blacker had this to say: 'Yah yah yah'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tae Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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132 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tae Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Larkin.
Larkin trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larkin into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larkin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Wallace is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Larkin misses with some punches.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Larkin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wallace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Larkin gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Larkin manages to get underhooks.
Wallace's coach down at Canadian Dragon MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wallace lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin has hold of Wallace's hands but Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin wants to get back to full guard.
Larkin trying to control but Wallace postures up.
Nice strikes from Wallace there.
It looks like Wallace is going to stand back up.
Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larkin is looking for a sweep. Wallace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wallace passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wallace punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wallace looking to secure an arm triangle but Larkin defends it well.
Wallace working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Larkin tries to hold on but Wallace postures up.
Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace wants to finish this one by submission but Larkin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wallace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace raining down shots from the mount!
Wallace lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Larkin taking shots to the head.
Wallace tries to control but Larkin wriggling away.
Larkin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wallace.
Wallace putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Larkin is rocked!
Larkin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Larkin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Wallace but it's paid off an Larkin is forced to tap! Nice work by Wallace.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Wallace!
Our winner, Ryan Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gjermus Myrene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Simpson (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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265 lbs
8 - 19 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gjermus Myrene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scotty Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Simpson is defended easily by Myrene.
Simpson drives through and clinches with Myrene against the cage.
Myrene lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Scotty Simpson has been cut.
Myrene connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simpson's face.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myrene.
Simpson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simpson fails to pull guard.
Simpson takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson is rocked!
Myrene lands a big knee to the head and Simpson goes down! Myrene pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gjermus Myrene!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamar Lullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lullard has chosen Move That Doh as his entrance music. Jamar Lullard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamar Lullard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lullard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bennett moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lullard is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Bennett seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lullard for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lullard struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lullard has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bennett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lullard's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lullard is looking to regain half guard here but Bennett keeps moving and retains side control.
Lullard is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Lullard is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bennett working the ground and pound.
Bennett content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bennett working away.
Lullard manages to get back to half guard.
Lullard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bennett throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lullard trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from Lullard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bennett decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lullard, up you get!
Lullard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lullard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lullard tries to keep at a distance but Bennett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bennett obliges.
Lullard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bennett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lullard manages to break the clinch.
Lullard tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lullard has one foot on Bennett's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Lullard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett darts in and clinches Lullard up against the cage.
Bennett pushes Lullard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lullard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lullard doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
As Lullard looks to move away, Bennett throws a big counter combo but Lullard just gets out of the way.
Jamar Lullard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett instigates a clinch.
Lullard blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett avoiding damage as Lullard throws knees to the body.
Lullard breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Bennett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lullard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lullard tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Bennett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bennett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bennett is trying to control the action in half guard but Lullard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lullard wants to improve his position but Bennett is controlling well.
Lullard is trying to maintain the position but Bennett is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett decides to return to a standing position.
Ryan Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lullard taking a breather.
Lullard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bennett smiles and moves away.
Lullard throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Lullard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lullard can pounce on him.
Lullard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Lullard.
Lullard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Lullard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett rushes Lullard and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lullard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lullard throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Bennett scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Lullard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennett's hands.
Jamar Lullard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lullard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Lullard looks to move away, Bennett throws a big counter combo but Lullard just gets out of the way.
Lullard swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett clinches.
Lullard working aggressively here.
Bennett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lullard fails to pull guard.
Lullard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bennett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryan Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamar Lullard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lullard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lullard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennett gets a clinch.
Lullard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bennett rushes Lullard and presses him up against the cage.
Lullard manages to break the clinch.
Bennett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lullard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bennett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lullard blocks an elbow strike from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lullard breaks from the clinch.
Bennett pushes Lullard up against the cage in a clinch.
Lullard is trying to maintain a safe position but Bennett gets an underhook and turns Lullard into the cage.
Lullard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennett.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lullard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lullard tries to pull guard but Bennett holds him up against the cage and eventually Lullard drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bennett dominated that second round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lullard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bennett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett.
Bennett jumps guard.
Bennett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lullard is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lullard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lullard on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett trying to keep a closed guard but Lullard is proving a slippery customer.
Lullard working some strikes from top position.
Lullard stands up from Bennett's guard - Lullard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lullard misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Lullard tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Lullard cracks Bennett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lullard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lullard won't be happy with that.
Bennett trying to control the action but Lullard is working from the bottom.
Bennett working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lullard can't do much from the bottom here.
Bennett lands a nice forearm strike.
Lullard is trying to get back to half guard.
Lullard taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett working away.
Bennett is looking to take a break and control but Lullard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lullard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lullard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bennett's guard! Nice work there by Lullard!
Lullard won't allow Bennett to sweep him here.
Lullard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bennett holds on and takes a little breather.
Lullard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bennett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lullard is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lullard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lullard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lullard, pushing him back against the cage.
Lullard tries for a takedown but Bennett manages to get underhooks.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lullard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett has Lullard pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Bennett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Bennett!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by rocky road to dublin. Jake Robertson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley slaps away a takedown attempt from Robertson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Bradley won't allow it.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
Robertson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Robertson.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt - Robertson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt.
Robertson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robertson wants it to stay on the feet.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
As Robertson tries to get set, Bradley tries to push him back and clinch up but Robertson manages to avoid the attempt.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robertson as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bradley is defended easily by Robertson.
Robertson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robertson wants to clinch.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson clinches with his opponent.
Robertson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robertson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bradley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson cracks Bradley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bradley tries to lock up and control but Robertson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robertson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Robertson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bradley. Bradley gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bradley pulls guard effortlessly.
Robertson won't allow Bradley to sweep him here.
Robertson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robertson stands up over Bradley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bradley wants to sweep here but Robertson controlling him for the moment.
Robertson throwing strikes but missing.
Bradley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Robertson escapes and throws Bradley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robertson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Robertson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robertson tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Robertson tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bradley jumps into guard, dragging Robertson to the mat.
Robertson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Robertson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Robertson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jake Robertson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is not content to let Robertson control the position.
Robertson tries to move to mount but Bradley blocks the move with his legs.
Bradley is looking for a sweep.
Robertson trying to control the position but Bradley is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bradley can't do much from the bottom here.
Robertson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson controlling from the full mount.
Robertson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bradley has worked his arm free - good work by Bradley!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bradley tries to bench press Robertson off him but Robertson keeps the position.
Bradley can't do much from the bottom here.
Robertson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bradley looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bradley has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Robertson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Bradley won't allow it.
Robertson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bradley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robertson on the ground.
Bradley tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Robertson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robertson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robertson lands a big elbow.
Bradley is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bradley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robertson tries to avoid it but Bradley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robertson to the ground. Robertson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robertson closes the distance looking for a takedown. Robertson picks Bradley up and slams him brutally to the floor. Bradley is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jake Robertson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arm Ageddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itula Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ageddon comes to the cage accompanied by bring the pain. Itula Maafala is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
249 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arm Ageddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Itula Maafala!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ageddon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maafala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ageddon lands with a shot to the body.
Maafala wants to clinch up but Ageddon keeps it at a distance.
Ageddon throws a big counter combination but Maafala scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ageddon misses with a body shot.
Ageddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ageddon cracks the inside of Maafala's front leg.
Maafala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maafala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Itula Maafala has been cut.
Maafala tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ageddon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala moves into the clinch.
Maafala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ageddon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ageddon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ageddon.
Ageddon throws a low kick but Maafala moves out of range easily.
Ageddon sets himself, and Maafala steps forward looking for the clinch! Ageddon avoids it this time.
Ageddon throws an overhand right that lands on Maafala's shoulder, as Maafala tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Ageddon.
Ageddon lands a glancing blow to the side of Maafala's head.
Maafala dives in for a single leg takedown but Ageddon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Arm Ageddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maafala clinches with his opponent.
Maafala has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ageddon is trying to keep an underhook but Maafala manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ageddon is looking to improve his position.
Ageddon is refusing to be controlled, as Maafala sits in half guard.
Maafala trying to mount his opponent but Ageddon defends it.
Maafala drops an elbow to the side of Ageddon's head.
Ageddon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ageddon tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ageddon trying to hold on to Maafala's head to control him but Maafala postures up.
Ageddon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maafala.
Ageddon tries to get to full guard but Maafala has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ageddon trying to control here.
Maafala content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ageddon is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ageddon moves into full guard.
Ageddon keeping moving, preventing Maafala from controlling successfully.
Ageddon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maafala trying to control but Ageddon is working from the bottom.
Maafala lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala stays in close to Ageddon's body and controls the position.
Ageddon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maafala on the ground.
Ageddon looking for a sweep. Not yet Ageddon, not yet.
Maafala forces his way into half guard.
Ageddon wants to improve his position but Maafala is controlling well.
Maafala is thwarting Ageddon's attempts to control the position.
Ageddon gets full guard.
Ageddon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maafala wants to control from the top but Ageddon keeps moving.
Maafala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maafala postures up in Ageddon's guard and throws a big left but Ageddon blocks it.
Ageddon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ageddon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maafala.
Ageddon has control of Maafala's left arm, preventing Maafala from doing any damage.
Maafala trying to control but Ageddon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ageddon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ageddon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maafala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maafala postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maafala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ageddon pushes Maafala off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ageddon lands a jab to the nose.
Ageddon misses the shot to the body.
Ageddon lands a high kick!
Maafala lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maafala wants to clinch.
Ageddon appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arm Ageddon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itula Maafala's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ageddon throws a hook but Maafala avoids it easily.
Maafala blocks a jab.
Maafala tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ageddon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maafala is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ageddon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maafala closes the distance and clinches.
Maafala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ageddon is defending well for now.
Maafala effectively controlling the action here.
Ageddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ageddon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maafala can do to turn this around?
Maafala misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maafala - that landed with a thud.
Maafala throws a punch but it's blocked by Ageddon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala tries to throw a body punch but Ageddon avoids it by throwing Maafala back against the cage.
Ageddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Maafala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Maafala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maafala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ageddon blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ageddon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maafala blocks an uppercut.
Maafala has Ageddon pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Maafala.
Ageddon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maafala.
Maafala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maafala blocking some punches.
Ageddon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maafala trying to stall but Ageddon improves his position.
Ageddon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Maafala.
Ageddon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ageddon blocks an uppercut.
Ageddon can't find room to land a body shot as Maafala controls the action.
Maafala is struggling to control the position.
Maafala tries to work over Ageddon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ageddon works on Maafala's body with a couple of short punches.
Maafala is breathing heavily.
Ageddon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ageddon lands a body punch.
Ageddon scores with a shot to the side of Maafala's head.
Ageddon tries a body shot but Maafala blocks it.
Ageddon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ageddon.
Ageddon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ageddon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ageddon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ageddon manages to break the clinch.
Maafala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maafala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ageddon can pounce on him.
Maafala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maafala tries to clinch there but Ageddon circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ageddon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ageddon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maafala wants to clinch
and Ageddon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ageddon keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Ageddon misses the target.
Maafala clinches up against the cage.
Maafala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ageddon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Maafala.
Ageddon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ageddon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maafala can't find room to land a body shot as Ageddon controls the action.
Maafala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ageddon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maafala lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala tries to throw a body punch but Ageddon avoids it by throwing Maafala back against the cage.
Ageddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Maafala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ageddon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ageddon misses with a punch to the body.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ageddon avoids it.
Maafala looking to stall.
Ageddon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ageddon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ageddon breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Ageddon is predictable there
and Maafala counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Ageddon fails to land.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ageddon.
Maafala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ageddon is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arm Ageddon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Itula Maafala'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. And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Ageddon.
Ageddon is looking to score with low kicks.
Ageddon misses the jab.
Ageddon tries a head kick but it misses.
Maafala drives through and clinches with Ageddon against the cage.
Maafala wants to stall.
Ageddon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itula Maafala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ageddon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maafala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ageddon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ageddon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ageddon swats away the attempt to clinch by Maafala.
Ageddon tried to counter with a leg kick but Maafala avoided it.
Ageddon circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Ageddon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala clinches up with Ageddon and pushes him back against the cage.
Ageddon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maafala rushes Ageddon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ageddon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ageddon lands with a right to the head.
Maafala misses with a knee strike.
Maafala tries to land knees in the clinch but Ageddon avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Maafala.
Ageddon blocks an elbow strike from Maafala.
Maafala missing with knees to the body.
Maafala blocks a body shot from Ageddon.
Maafala struggles to land a body shot inside as Ageddon controls his hands.
Ageddon manages to break the clinch.
Maafala blocks a leg kick.
Maafala darts in and clinches Ageddon up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ageddon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ageddon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Maafala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ageddon.
Ageddon looks to score with a jab to the body but Maafala is just out of range.
Ageddon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arm Ageddon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ageddon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ageddon throws out a leg kick but Maafala moves out of range and Ageddon only half commits.
Ageddon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ageddon scoring well with a low kick there.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ageddon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ageddon wants to slow Maafala down by chopping away at his legs.
Ageddon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maafala is out of range and Ageddon settles back down.
Maafala is looking to clinch.
Ageddon throws a lazy uppercut
and Maafala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Itula Maafala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ageddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Maafala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ageddon.
Maafala stalling.
Maafala misses with the head strike.
Ageddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Maafala.
Maafala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maafala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ageddon avoids it.
Maafala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ageddon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maafala backwards.
A hook to the body from Ageddon.
Maafala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ageddon has a couple of punches blocked by Maafala.
Maafala is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ageddon is defending well.
Ageddon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maafala changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ageddon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arm Ageddon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itula Maafala.
Ageddon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maafala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ageddon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arm Ageddon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ageddon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arm Ageddon!
A victorious Arm Ageddon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Fuller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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148 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannu Haapana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haapana moves away.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch but Haapana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haapana appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fuller works the jab nicely.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fuller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haapana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haapana wants to clinch
and Fuller counters with a stiff right hand.
Haapana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haapana closes the distance and pushes Fuller back into the cage.
Haapana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haapana pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haapana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Fuller thuds his right hand into Haapana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fuller lands with a straight right. Haapana didn't see that one coming.
Haapana tries to keep at a distance but Fuller has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fuller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuller rushes Haapana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haapana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haapana is looking to chop away at Fuller's legs.
Fuller scores with a head kick. Haapana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've been informed that Fuller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fuller scores with a one two! Haapana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuller!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuller! But no joy.
Haapana throws an off balance right hand
and Fuller counters with a nice body shot.
Haapana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haapana. That's going to slow Fuller down.
Haapana tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haapana at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller digs a good hook to Haapana's body.
We've been told by Haapana's head coaches at Canadian Dragon MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fuller moves out of range as Haapana strikes.
Haapana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuller tries to score with a low kick but Haapana moves his leg out of the way.
Haapana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuller is able to avoid easily.
Haapana blocks a low kick nicely.
Fuller has Haapana up against the cage in a clinch.
Fuller manages to break the clinch.
Fuller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haapana rather than just go for the knockout.
Haapana tries to work over Fuller's front leg with a kick but Fuller checks it.
Fuller throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Haapana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haapana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haapana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuller.
Haapana tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Haapana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuller scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with a body shot.
Fuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haapana was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuller.
Haapana tries to clinch but Fuller moves away
and Fuller counters with a left and a right that stings Haapana.
Fuller moves out of range of the leg kick from Haapana.
Fuller lunges at Haapana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haapana's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haapana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haapana.
Haapana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haapana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haapana is looking to clinch but Fuller is avoiding it.
Haapana connects with a leg kick. Fuller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haapana tries to keep at a distance but Fuller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haapana is looking to chop away at Fuller's legs.
Haapana moves in looking to clinch but Fuller pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller connects with a crisp jab.
Haapana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuller.
Haapana throws a sloppy head kick and Fuller moves out of range easily.
Fuller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haapana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haapana on the side of the head.
Fuller scores with a nice right hand.
Fuller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haapana, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fuller prevents a body shot from Haapana.
Fuller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haapana avoiding damage.
Fuller gets through Haapana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haapana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuller staying out of range there.
Fuller checks a low kick from Haapana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haapana ducks right into an uppercut from Fuller.
Haapana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fuller is out of range.
Fuller with a jab.
Fuller checks the leg kick.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haapana throws out the jab.
Fuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haapana in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Haapana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuller throws a shot to the body.
Chris Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuller lands a nice shot that snaps Haapana's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuller, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuller catches Haapana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Haapana seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Haapana seems unphased.
Haapana misses with an uppercut
and Fuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haapana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuller cracks Haapana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haapana tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana throws a leg kick
and Fuller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haapana is rocked!
Haapana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haapana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fuller counters with a big right hand! Oh Haapana is in trouble here! Fuller follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Fuller!
Post fight, an emotional Chris Fuller said 'Well you ,may have lost but your still a good looking mother fucker!'.
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