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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moretti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. CHANGES kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Haley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moretti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Haley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Moretti.
Haley slips a jab from Moretti.
Haley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
A telegraphed right hand from Moretti misses the target.
Haley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moretti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haley motions for Moretti to come forward. Haley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haley wants to clinch up but Moretti keeps it at a distance.
Moretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moretti lands an overhand right.
It looks like Dan Haley has been cut.
Enzo Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haley moves forwards but Moretti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moretti connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Haley moves out of range of the body kick from Moretti.
Moretti stuffs the takedown attempt from Haley. Haley gets slowly back to his feet.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Haley sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti checks a low kick from Haley.
Haley drops his hands momentarily and Moretti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moretti throws a sloppy head kick and Haley moves out of range easily.
Haley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moretti.
Moretti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moretti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haley shoots in looking for a takedown but Moretti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haley connects with an inside leg kick.
Moretti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haley checks it well.
Haley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haley. That's going to slow Moretti down.
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!
Haley looks for a takedown but Moretti sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Haley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a wild body kick that Haley sees coming a mile off.
Haley is looking to clinch.
Moretti throws a solid leg kick but Haley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moretti.
Haley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moretti manages to avoid it.
Moretti lands a nice hook to Haley's body. Haley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moretti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haley scrambles back to his feet.
Moretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haley moves away.
Haley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moretti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moretti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haley's head backwards.
Haley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moretti can pounce on him.
Moretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moretti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haley's sensitive parts.
Haley blocks a low kick nicely.
Moretti scores with a sloppy right hand. Haley should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moretti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Haley. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Haley avoids it.
Haley throws a lazy uppercut
and Moretti makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haley really felt that one!
Haley has a takedown stuffed.
Moretti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moretti jabs Haley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moretti scores with a punch to the head.
Moretti throws out a powerful jab.
Haley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haley moves out of range of the body kick from Moretti.
Haley is looking to clinch but Moretti is avoiding it.
Haley fails with a takedown attempt.
Moretti scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti digs a good hook to Haley's body.
Moretti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti scores with a leg kick.
Moretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haley.
Haley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moretti as he jumps to the side.
Moretti lands a front kick.
Moretti throws a body kick that misses.
Moretti looks for the body kick but Haley saw that one coming.
Haley moves out of range of the strikes.
Haley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haley checks the leg kick.
Moretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Moretti misses.
Haley misses with a lunging right hand
and Moretti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Moretti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Haley.
Moretti throws a low kick, looking for Haley's leg but Haley calmly moves out of range.
Jab from Moretti.
Moretti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moretti misses with an uppercut
and Haley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haley throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Moretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haley swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Haley struggles to land a body shot inside as Moretti controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti tries to throw a body punch but Haley avoids it by throwing Moretti back against the cage.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moretti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moretti can turn it around.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Haley.
Haley misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Haley.
Moretti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haley is defending well for now.
Haley scores with a hook to the body.
Moretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moretti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moretti is looking to control Haley's arms but Haley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moretti has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moretti misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Haley.
Haley throws a head punch that misses.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Haley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moretti's defenses.
Moretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moretti tries to work over Haley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haley struggles to land a body shot inside as Moretti controls his hands.
Moretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haley's elbow.
Haley lands a shoulder strike.
Moretti lands with a right to the head.
Haley blocking some punches.
Moretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haley's elbow.
Haley throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands with a light punch inside.
Moretti lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Moretti.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moretti's brow.
Haley prevents a body shot from Moretti.
Haley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moretti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haley can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
Moretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moretti tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Moretti.
Haley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Moretti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti stops a takedown attempt from Haley.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Haley.
Haley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Moretti misses with a punch on the inside.
Moretti can't find room to land a body shot as Haley controls the action.
Moretti can't find room to land a body shot as Haley controls the action.
Haley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
Moretti tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Moretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haley swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moretti trying to control the position but instead, Haley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moretti into the cage.
Haley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enzo Moretti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
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.
Moretti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haley dodges the punch combination from Moretti.
Haley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moretti jabs at Haley's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moretti. That's going to slow Haley down.
Moretti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moretti throws a body punch but Haley moves out of range.
Moretti throws a hook but Haley avoids it easily.
Moretti scores with the left hand. Haley knows he should have avoided that one.
Haley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moretti.
Haley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moretti defends it nicely.
Haley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moretti tries to land a body kick
and Haley counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Moretti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moretti is not content to let Haley control the position.
Moretti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moretti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
I wouldn't like to be where Moretti is right now.
Moretti wants to control but Haley postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley is trying to ground and pound but Moretti uses the momentary lack of control by Haley to regain half guard.
Haley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti is in trouble now - Haley has advanced to mount!
Haley with the ground and pound from mount.
Haley wants to control the pace but Moretti is squirming around nicely.
Moretti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moretti is squirming around, avoiding Haley's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries to lock up and control but Haley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moretti regains half guard.
Haley tries to pass to full mount but Moretti defends it.
Moretti keeping control of the position.
Moretti is pressing down on Haley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moretti controls Haley momentarily but Haley frees himself.
Haley trying to control but Moretti is working from the bottom.
Moretti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moretti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Haley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Moretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dan Haley did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
That's time! Haley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moretti throws a body kick that misses.
Moretti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moretti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Haley moves forwards but Moretti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moretti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moretti checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moretti. Haley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moretti fakes the leg kick and cracks Haley in the body.
Haley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moretti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Haley slams his shin into Moretti's torso.
Enzo Moretti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice jab there from Moretti.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Haley avoids it.
Haley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haley swings for the body but Moretti moves out of range.
Moretti scores with a spinning back kick!
Moretti avoids the body shot from Haley.
That kick from Haley tenderised Moretti's leg. Moretti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moretti cracks Haley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moretti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Moretti lands a leg kick that knocks Haley off balance momentarily.
Moretti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haley momentarily.
Haley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haley throws a hook to the side of Moretti's head but Moretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haley showed some decent athleticism there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Moretti keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Moretti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moretti.
Moretti is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley wants to control from the top but Moretti keeps moving.
Moretti pulls Haley in to control the position.
Moretti controls Haley momentarily but Haley frees himself.
Haley tries to free his leg and advance position but Moretti is retaining full guard.
Moretti trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Enzo Moretti.
Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haley manages to avoid it.
Haley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Haley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moretti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a one two combo.
Haley shoots for a takedown but Moretti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moretti tries to clinch up but Haley circles away and keeps his distance.
Moretti lands with an overhand left.
Haley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moretti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moretti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moretti scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Haley moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moretti throws a series of punches but Haley moves out of range.
Moretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Enzo Moretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Moretti dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley'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. And we move into the final round!
Moretti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haley cracks a nice hook into Moretti's ribs.
Haley lands a jab to the nose.
Moretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haley.
Haley thows a body shot but no joy.
Moretti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Moretti.
Haley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moretti cracks Haley with a good jab.
Moretti misses with a low kick.
Moretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haley clinches.
Haley takes a shot to the head.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley misses with the head strike.
Haley scores with a hook to the body.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Haley.
Haley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Haley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Haley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moretti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haley or not.
Haley taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haley.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Moretti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti is trying to keep Haley in close.
Moretti is pulling down on Haley's head to control his posture.
Haley postures up.
Haley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moretti is trying to keep Haley in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Enzo Moretti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moretti throws a wild body kick that Haley sees coming a mile off.
Haley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haley blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haley misses with a few strikes there.
Haley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moretti lands a slapping body shot.
Moretti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haley's calf.
Moretti lands with an overhand left.
Haley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
Haley takes a swing at Moretti's ribcage but misses.
Haley throws a body punch but Moretti moves out of range.
Haley shoots in for a double leg but Moretti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moretti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haley's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Moretti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Moretti misses the target.
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Moretti misses with a kick to the body.
Haley throws a leg kick but Moretti checks it.
Haley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moretti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haley fails with a takedown attempt.
Haley swings for the body but Moretti moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moretti feints a jab promting Haley to slip. Moretti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dan Haley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moretti tries to score with a low kick but Haley moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Moretti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moretti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Moretti! Enzo Moretti retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Enzo Moretti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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