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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Haller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 lbs
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190 cm
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191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Han Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Haller!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller lands with an overhand left.
Haller wants to clinch up but Solo keeps it at a distance.
Haller throws a series of punches but Solo avoids them all with ease.
Solo avoids the head kick by Haller.
Solo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Solo misses with a combination
and Haller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haller throws a series of punches but Solo moves out of range.
Solo avoids a kick to the body.
Haller misses with a two punch combination.
Haller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Solo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haller counters with a left and a right that stings Solo.
Haller motions for Solo to come forward. Haller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Haller as Solo shoots in.
Haller lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Haller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Solo tries to avoid it but Haller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Solo to the ground. Solo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Solo gets a takedown into half guard.
Haller looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haller wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo trying to control from half guard but Haller is working away.
Haller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Solo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Solo is looking to advance position but Haller won't allow it.
Haller pushes Solo off looking to stand but Solo dives back in and keeps control.
Haller kicks Solo off and gets back to his feet.
Solo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Haller as Solo shoots in.
Haller motions for Solo to come forward. Haller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haller misses with a combination
and Solo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haller keeping moving, preventing Solo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller wants to get back to his feet but Solo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haller is controlling Solo's posture.
Haller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Solo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haller wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haller manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Solo slips a jab and a cross from Haller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haller misses with the combination.
Haller closes the distance and clinches up with Solo, looking for a takedown. Haller pushes Solo against the cage but Solo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Solo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solo.
Solo slips a jab and a cross from Haller.
Solo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Solo forces Haller back against the cage and clinches.
Haller wants to break free but Solo has control.
Solo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Solo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solo tries to close the distance and clinch but Haller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Solo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Solo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haller tries to clinch up but Solo circles away and keeps his distance.
Haller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Solo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haller has managed to clinch.
Haller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Solo controls the action.
Haller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Solo prevents it.
Solo lands a left hand.
Solo prevents Haller from breaking the clinch.
Haller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solo drops his hands momentarily and Haller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Solo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haller's guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haller has his feet on Solo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Haller stuns Solo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brad Haller 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.
Solo slips a jab and a cross from Haller.
Solo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haller circles away.
Solo drops his hands momentarily and Haller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Haller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solo doesn't seem phased though.
Haller lands with a nice combination. Solo backs away looking to recover.
Solo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haller.
Haller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brad Haller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solo tries to clinch there but Haller circles away.
Haller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Haller dodges the punch combination from Solo.
Haller shoots in for a takedown but Solo shows good takedown defense.
Haller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haller is breathing heavily.
Solo looks for a takedown but Haller sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haller is rocked!
Solo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haller is still on wobbly legs! Can Solo finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller throws a combination that misses
and Solo counters by clinching up.
Haller seems to have recovered his senses.
Solo decides to pull guard.
Haller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Haller drops Solo with a right and a left! Haller comes rushing in but Solo regains his composure and manages to keep Haller in guard.
Solo is rocked!
It looks like Han Solo has been cut.
Haller stands and steps away. Solo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Solo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Solo takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haller clinches.
Solo seems to have got his legs back now.
Solo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Solo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haller - the referee stops the clock and Solo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haller. Solo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haller swinging wilding here.
Solo shoots in but Haller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haller wants to clinch
and Solo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haller can't break the clinch.
Solo wants a takedown but no success here.
Solo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Solo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Solo tries to score a body lock takedown but Haller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Solo breaks the clinch.
Haller fails to land the takedown.
Haller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Solo shoots and misses
and Haller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Solo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haller wants to stand and escape but Solo is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haller is controlling Solo's posture.
Haller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Solo is controlling him.
Solo trying to control but Haller is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo advances position into side control!
Haller wants to get back to his feet.
Solo looks up at the clock and then as Haller takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Solo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Haller prevents Solo from moving into mount.
Haller tries to escape but Solo is in control.
Solo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haller is not content to let Solo control the position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Haller scores with a jab.
Solo tries for a takedown but Haller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Solo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haller.
Haller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solo but Solo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Solo shoots in for a double leg but Haller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haller checks a leg kick.
Haller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Solo fails with the takedown.
Han Solo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haller scores with a three punch combo!
Haller is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haller stalks Solo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Solo's face. Solo staggers backwards, shaken.
Haller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Solo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Solo slips a jab and a cross from Haller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Haller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Han Solo's cut.
That's time! Solo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to de liver by Haller. Beautiful body shot.
Haller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Haller wants to stand and escape but Solo is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Haller duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haller fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller cracks Solo with an open hand slap.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Haller as Solo shoots in.
Solo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haller pinned against the cage. Haller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solo has a takedown stuffed.
Solo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brad Haller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solo shoots for a double leg takedown but Haller sprawls well. He's pushed Solo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Solo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haller misses with a double jab.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Solo swivels and escapes.
Haller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Solo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Solo misses with the head strike.
Solo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Haller duly obliges.
Solo tries for a takedown but Haller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haller misses with a two punch combination.
Haller throws a series of punches but Solo moves out of range.
Haller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Solo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Solo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Haller!
Solo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Haller is now in Solo's guard. A big mistake from Solo there, giving up the dominant position!
Haller wants to stand but Solo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo has his foot on Haller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haller works his way back into a safe position though.
Haller wants to get up but he can't break Solo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Haller stands up from Solo's guard - Haller perhaps looking for a knockout.
Solo throws a solid leg kick but Haller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Solo.
Nice jab there from Haller.
Haller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Solo swats away the attempt to clinch by Haller.
Haller wants to clinch up but Solo keeps it at a distance.
Haller swinging wilding here.
Solo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haller counters with a three punch combo that has Solo backing up. Solo nods at Haller to acknowledge the strikes.
Han Solo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but Haller shows good takedown defense.
Solo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Haller misses.
Solo stuffs the takedown attempt from Haller. Haller gets slowly back to his feet.
Haller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A cross from Haller lands.
Haller tests Solo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haller throws a combination. Solo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Solo misses with a two punch combination.
Haller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Haller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Haller!
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energy
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RATING
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