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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taufiqul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foley comes into the arena with Foley pulls up in his van fresh after bathing in the river. blaring out of the sound system. Taufiqul Haq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taufiqul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haq throws a poor cross that misses
and Haq takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haq looks to land a right hand but Foley moved out of range.
Haq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foley.
Haq tries to counter with a clinch but Foley shakes him off and moves away.
Haq throws a series of punches but Foley avoids them all with ease.
Taufiqul Haq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haq fails to land the takedown.
Foley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haq is out of range and Foley settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haq! But no joy.
Foley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haq's calf.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haq moves away.
Haq tries to close the distance and clinch but Foley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haq misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with an inside leg kick.
Haq tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley looks to score with a jab to the body but Haq is just out of range.
Haq moves into range and clinches up with Foley.
Haq has Foley pressed against the cage, preventing Foley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haq has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haq lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haq is trying to break the clinch but Foley is controlling him.
Foley misses with a punch on the inside.
Foley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Foley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haq has him pressed against the cage.
Haq lands an uppercut.
Haq blocks a body shot from Foley.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
Foley tries to stall but Haq uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foley has a couple of punches blocked by Haq.
Haq wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
Haq lands a right hand.
Foley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haq blocks a body shot from Foley.
Haq throws an elbow that misses.
Haq's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haq tries to clinch there but Foley circles away.
Foley swats away the attempt to clinch by Haq.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foley, right into the meat.
Haq takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haq rushes Foley and presses him up against the cage.
Foley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haq is trying to break the clinch but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
Haq scores with a shot to the side of Foley's head.
Haq scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley tries a body shot but Haq blocks it.
Haq wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
Foley wants to get back to striking at distance but Haq won't allow it.
Haq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haq lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haq working hard to break the clinch.
Haq lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Foley is breathing heavily.
Haq breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haq gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haq lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is trying to break the clinch but Haq is controlling him.
Haq pulls guard.
Foley is looking to pass into half guard but Haq pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Haq is in guard.
Haq wants to stand but Foley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haq controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been informed that Haq has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haq stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Foley lands but Haq takes it in his stride.
Haq tries to clinch but Foley moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Haq.
Haq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foley tries to circle away but Haq has him pinned against the cage.
Haq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haq blocks a body shot from Foley.
Haq scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Haq.
Haq is trying to force a seperation but Foley has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haq.
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!
Haq scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haq's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haq will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Foley up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Haq's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taufiqul Haq dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haq fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Haq misses.
Haq tries to clinch up.
Foley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haq misses with a straight left.
Foley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haq tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foley.
Foley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haq has Foley up against the cage in a clinch.
Foley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haq's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Foley is looking to control Haq's arms but Haq gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foley has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley misses with a punch on the inside.
Foley tries to break the clinch but Haq is controlling the position.
Foley wants to break free but Haq has control.
Foley wants to get back to striking at distance but Haq won't allow it.
A short left from Haq.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Haq. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Haq is trying to push Foley away but Foley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foley is trying to maintain a safe position but Haq gets an underhook and turns Foley into the cage.
Haq softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foley dodges an elbow strike from Haq.
Foley tries to circle away but Haq has him pinned against the cage.
Haq is trying to break free.
Foley keeps control of Haq as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foley keeps control of Haq as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foley is trying to push Haq away but Haq has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Haq's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foley tries to stall but Haq uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foley misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haq lands a left hand.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
Haq keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foley's efforts to push away.
Haq throws an elbow that misses.
Haq lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haq.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haq lands with a right to the head.
Foley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taufiqul Haq seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haq connects with a big uppercut there that sends Foley tumbling to the ground! Haq follows him down into his guard.
Foley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haq gets to his feet - Foley follows without any prompting.
Oh Foley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haq darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Foley's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Haq before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taufiqul Haq!
The defeated Matt Foley had this to say: 'Back to the van down by the river!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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