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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 1316 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 201 p4p, 321 weight class). Haden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haden.
Paa throws a poor cross that misses
and Haden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haden looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Haden with a jab.
Paa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paa lands a slapping body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Haden checks the leg kick.
Paa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa with the inside leg kick.
Paa looks to land a body kick but Haden moved away.
Paa moves out of range as Haden strikes.
Haden blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Paa misses
so Haden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Paa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paa's guard.
Paa wants to improve his position but Haden is controlling well.
Paa looking for submissions off his back.
Paa is looking to control Haden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paa avoid being mounted?
Haden drops an elbow to the side of Paa's head.
Haden works his way into full mount!
Haden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden landing strikes from the mount and Paa is in trouble!
Haden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paa is working to get back to half guard.
Haden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haden looking to control but Paa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paa looks a forlorn figure.
Haden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa is looking to get to half guard.
Haden tries to control but Paa wriggling away.
Haden content just to control the position here.
Paa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Haden with shots to the head and body - Paa looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Haden working Paa over with strikes here.
Paa is trying desperately to improve position.
Paa taking shots to the head.
Paa taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haden controlling from the full mount.
Haden landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paa is trying desperately to improve position.
Haden lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Haden misses.
Paa thuds his right hand into Haden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haden throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa tries to land a body kick
letting Haden counter with a right hand.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
Haden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paa.
Paa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haden at a distance.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
Haden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paa can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haden will feel that in the morning.
Paa misses the jab.
Haden feinted with a counter takedown.
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Paa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haden as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paa, pushing him back against the cage.
Haden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Paa can't fight it off and eventually Haden manages to take the fight to the floor. Paa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paa keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Haden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paa looking for a sweep. Not yet Paa, not yet.
Paa working for a triangle but Haden defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haden with a nice head shot there.
Paa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haden passes into half guard.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paa keeps working.
Haden is just content to waste time from the top position. Paa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Paa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haden advances to half guard.
Paa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haden pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden is looking to advance position but Paa won't allow it.
Haden wants to advance to full mount but Paa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Haden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paa keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Paa has his foot on Haden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haden works his way back into a safe position though.
Haden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haden advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden works his way into full mount!
Paa tries to reverse the position but Haden maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Paa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haden sprawls well initially but Paa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haden trying to control from the bottom.
Haden is trying to get back to full guard.
Paa seems to be working for a kimura but Haden defends the submission attempt.
Haden keeping control of the position.
Paa seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa trying to mount his opponent but Haden defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden gets back to full guard.
Paa wants to control from the top but Haden keeps moving.
ZaDarius Haden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haden is keeping the position for now.
Haden trying to control the position.
Paa is looking to pass into half guard but Haden pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Haden is in guard.
Haden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa being controlled here, momentarily.
Paa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haden has passed into half guard!
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paa keeps working.
Haden trying to control from Paa's half guard. Paa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haden connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Haden looking to sit in guard and control but Paa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paa looking to sit in guard and control but Haden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paa is looking for a triangle here but Haden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paa keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden moves into full mount!
Paa is bucking up trying to escape but Haden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paa taking shots to the head.
Haden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paa is looking to escape.
Paa is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paa is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haden, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaDarius Haden!
A very excited looking ZaDarius Haden rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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