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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taneli Hauki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Lord's chin.
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197 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hauki counter with a right hand.
It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Hauki throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord clinches up with Hauki and pushes him back against the cage.
Lord is trying to maintain a safe position but Hauki gets an underhook and turns Lord into the cage.
Lord lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hauki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord wants to stall.
Hauki has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauki misses with some punches.
Lord digs a right hand underneath Hauki's ribcage. Hauki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hauki has Lord pressed against the cage.
Hauki is trying to stall.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hauki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lord is able to avoid easily.
Lord falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hauki counters with a thumping low kick.
Hauki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lord feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hauki's calf.
Lord looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hauki scores with a hook to the body. Lord takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lord walks into a jab.
Lord looks for the body kick but Hauki saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lord looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick from Hauki.
Lord looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hauki!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hauki some visible discomfort.
Lord with the ground and pound but Hauki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lord thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hauki's head.
Lord seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lord trying to control the action but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Lord landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lord is looking for a kimura but Hauki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lord to get the leverage.
Lord throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lord throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hauki to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lord stops Hauki from standing up.
Lord stopping the sweep attempt from Hauki.
Lord loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lord passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lord throws an elbow but Hauki slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lord working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lord postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lord is trying to ground and pound but Hauki uses the momentary lack of control by Lord to regain half guard.
Lord not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lord thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hauki's head.
Lord sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lord looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hauki trying to control but Lord postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Lord will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lord throws a leg kick but Hauki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lord 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.
Lord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hauki. That did some damage!
Hauki throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
Lord avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Lord.
Hauki leaves Lord with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taneli Hauki is winning the standup battle so far.
Lord tries to clinch but Hauki moves away
and Hauki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've been told by Hauki's head coaches at Brotherhood Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lord throws a chopping leg kick but Hauki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hauki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Hauki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lord cracks a nice hook into Hauki's ribs.
Lord throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lord cracks the inside of Hauki's front leg.
Lord tries to work over Hauki's front leg with a kick but Hauki checks it.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hauki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lord staying out of range there.
Hauki throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hauki scores with a decent looking hook.
Lord thows a leg kick but Hauki checks it
and Hauki counters with a leg kick.
Hauki tries a head kick but it misses.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Lord connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lord checks the leg kick.
Hauki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hauki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hauki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lord misses with a kick to the body.
Lord showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hauki.
Hauki blocks a head kick by Lord.
Hauki checks a low kick from Lord.
Lord throws a front kick aimed at Hauki's knee but Hauki avoids it well.
Lord blocks a low kick nicely.
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Lord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauki.
Hauki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord wants to land a leg kick but Hauki is out of range.
Hauki throws a big shot that misses.
Hauki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
Hauki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hauki misses with a head kick.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauki.
Lord scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Hauki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hauki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lord is looking to land body kicks.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Hauki ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lord.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
Hauki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lord dodges the punch combination from Hauki.
Hauki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lord is defended easily by Hauki.
Hauki avoids the head kick by Lord.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauki checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Hauki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hauki blocks the body kick.
Lord closes the distance and clinches up with Hauki, looking for a takedown. Lord pushes Hauki against the cage but Hauki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hauki.
Hauki blocks a jab.
Hauki thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
Lord tries to land a body kick
and Hauki counters with a one-two to the body.
Lord throws a body kick that misses.
Hauki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hauki.
Hauki tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Lord.
Lord is looking to chop away at Hauki's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lord counters with a nice leg kick.
Lord looks for the body kick but Hauki saw that one coming.
Hauki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lord 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.
Lord is looking to clinch.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Hauki lands a lovely overhand right.
Hauki blocks a low kick nicely.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hauki sprawls well. Hauki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lord gets slowly back to his feet.
Hauki avoids the head kick by Lord.
Lord takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki 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.
Hauki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lord's sensitive parts.
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hauki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hauki fakes the leg kick and cracks Lord in the body.
Lord 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.
Lord scores with a leg kick.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hauki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hauki thumps Lord with a low kick.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Hauki moves out of range easily.
Lord throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hauki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a leg kick which misses Lord's front leg but catches the back leg as Lord tries to avoid it.
Hauki cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
Hauki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Lord throws a leg kick but Hauki checks it.
Hauki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Hauki there.
Hauki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hauki lands a jab-cross combination.
Lord is rocked!
That has opened up William Lord's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lord is still on wobbly legs! Can Hauki finish him?
Hauki lands a nice shot that snaps Lord's head back.
Lord walks straight into a right hand from Hauki - that's dropped him! Hauki jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lord from any more punishment! Lord complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, LOPS 160q + 90% Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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