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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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144 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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166 cm
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145 lbs
11 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haldi moves out of range as Crash throws a body kick.
Efriam Haldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash misses with a wild body shot.
Crash feints a jab promting Haldi to slip. Crash then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haldi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Efriam Haldi has been cut.
Haldi misses the jab.
Crash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haldi moves into range and clinches up with Crash.
Haldi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Crash regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crash is on top in guard.
Haldi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Haldi trying to control but Crash is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi is trying to control here but Crash has managed to regain half guard.
Crash trying to control here.
Crash is trying is best to control the position here.
Haldi uses his free foot to push down on Crash's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crash.
Crash is trying to escape the mount but Haldi keeps good control and instead manages to take Crash's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash trying to control the hands but Haldi won't let him.
Haldi looking for the choke but no joy.
Haldi goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Crash escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Haldi gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haldi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Crash is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Haldi.
Crash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haldi keeps working.
Haldi wants to control but Crash postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crash's best efforts.
Haldi gets full guard.
Haldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crash works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haldi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Crash jumps into side control!
Haldi is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi stops Crash from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efriam Haldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crash throws a leg kick which misses Haldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Haldi tries to avoid it.
Crash is looking to land body kicks.
Haldi looks to throw a body kick
and Crash finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Haldi moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Haldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crash throws a head kick that Haldi semi-blocks.
Crash throws a leg kick which misses Haldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Haldi tries to avoid it.
Good work by Haldi as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Efriam Haldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haldi tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash throws out a leg kick but Haldi moves out of range and Crash only half commits.
Haldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skull Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haldi throws a head kick but Crash moves out of range.
Crash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haldi.
Crash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash cracks a nice hook into Haldi's ribs.
Crash swinging wildly here.
Crash lands a leg kick that knocks Haldi off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Crash blocks the leg kick.
Crash avoids the head kick by Haldi.
Haldi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haldi scores with a nice body kick.
Haldi throws a right hand that misses
and Crash counters with a left and a right that stings Haldi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash stuffs the takedown attempt from Haldi. Haldi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haldi.
Crash stuns Haldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haldi throws a hook but Crash avoids it easily.
Crash lands with a shot to the body.
Skull Crash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crash misses with a head kick.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crash stuffs the takedown attempt from Haldi. Haldi gets slowly back to his feet.
Crash throws a nice head kick!
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash delivers a nice body kick.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash scores with a body shot.
Crash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haldi is out of range.
Haldi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haldi misses with a body shot.
Haldi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crash is looking to slow Haldi down with leg kicks.
Crash scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crash.
Crash throws a low kick but Haldi moves out of range easily.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crash as he avoids it easily.
Crash lands with a kick to the temple. Haldi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash scores with a head kick.
Efriam Haldi's cut is getting worse.
Haldi wants to clinch.
Crash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crash!
Haldi misses the jab.
Crash throws a low kick, looking for Haldi's leg but Haldi calmly moves out of range.
Haldi throws a sloppy head kick and Crash moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crash.
Crash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash leaves Haldi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crash goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skull Crash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi'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. This is the final round!
Haldi misses with a head kick.
Crash throws a body punch but Haldi moves out of range.
Haldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haldi manages to avoid it.
Crash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haldi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Haldi blocks the leg kick.
Haldi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haldi rather than just go for the knockout.
Crash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haldi.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Haldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Haldi shoots in looking for a takedown. Crash tries to sprawl out of it but Haldi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi shoots in looking for a takedown but Crash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haldi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crash throws a low kick but Haldi avoids it.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Haldi moves to clinch but Crash breaks away
and Crash counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crash. That's going to slow Haldi down.
Crash thumps Haldi with a low kick.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haldi misses with a wild combination.
Crash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haldi.
Crash is looking to slow Haldi down with leg kicks.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haldi tries to clinch but Crash is having none of it.
Haldi is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi checks a leg kick.
Haldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Haldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haldi tries a low kick but Crash avoids it.
Haldi checks a low kick from Crash.
Crash cracks a nice hook into Haldi's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haldi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haldi moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crash, right into the meat.
Haldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Crash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crash throws a front kick aimed at Haldi's knee but Haldi avoids it well.
Crash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Crash feints and then cracks Haldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haldi down.
Crash lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crash fakes the leg kick and cracks Haldi in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crash. That's going to slow Haldi down.
Crash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.
Haldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Crash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash thuds his shin into the meat of Haldi's side.
Haldi tries to clinch but Crash is having none of it.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash thumps Haldi with a low kick.
Haldi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haldi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crash.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haldi.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crash scores with a head kick. Haldi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haldi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crash can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash tries to land a front kick but Haldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haldi avoids a kick to the body.
Haldi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crash pinned against the cage. Crash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haldi's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crash 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
An out of breath Skull Crash thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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