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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haskins comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. Dean has chosen Eminem - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Todd Haskins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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188 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins shoots in for a takedown but Dean shows good takedown defense.
Dean shoots in and gets a takedown into Haskins's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haskins keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haskins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Haskins's legs - danger averted.
Dean throws a big right hand that misses.
Dean must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Haskins is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Dean pushing down on Haskins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haskins actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskins wants to improve his position but Dean is controlling well.
Haskins wants to control but Dean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Haskins is working away.
Haskins won't allow Dean to pass to mount.
Haskins is looking to improve his position.
Dean working over Haskins with some ground and pound. Haskins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haskins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dean lands a nice short elbow.
Haskins is in trouble now - Dean has advanced to mount!
Dean looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dean lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean landing strikes from the mount and Haskins is in trouble!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haskins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Haskins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dean looking to control but Haskins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haskins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Haskins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haskins looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haskins tries to reverse the position but Dean maintains control.
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haskins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haskins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dean lands a couple of digs.
Haskins has momentary wrist control but Dean slips an elbow through the middle.
Haskins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haskins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Haskins's legs - danger averted.
Haskins is breathing heavily.
Dean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haskins's head.
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean wants to control from the top but Haskins keeps moving.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haskins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Haskins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dean defends well.
Dean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haskins keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean stands up over Haskins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haskins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haskins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haskins has his foot on Dean's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dean works his way back into a safe position though.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Haskins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dean wants to clinch up but Haskins keeps it at a distance.
Dean tries to clinch up but Haskins circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dean lands an elbow.
Haskins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dean off and has taken his back!
Haskins is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dean has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Haskins working for a choke but Dean is defending well.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I would not like to be Dean right now.
Dean has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Haskins gets his hands free as Dean looks to control.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Haskins keeps control of the position easily here as Dean tries to buck him off.
Dean tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dean is on top in guard.
Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haskins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haskins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Haskins is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Haskins has wrist control.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haskins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dean stopping the sweep attempt from Haskins.
Dean with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Haskins is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haskins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eddie Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Haskins!
Dean has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haskins's face.
Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haskins hang on?
Haskins is desperately trying to improve his position but Dean has a good base and remains in mount.
Dean lands a big elbow.
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!
Haskins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Haskins is working to get back to half guard.
Dean is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dean lands with some strikes.
Haskins is trying desperately to improve position.
Dean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins is in a horrible position here. Dean smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Haskins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Haskins is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Dean.
Oh Haskins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Haskins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haskins tries to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
Haskins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Haskins seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean raining down shots from the mount!
Haskins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dean scoring with strikes but Haskins is staying in there.
Haskins is trying to escape the mount.
Dean cracks Haskins with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Dean!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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