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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
211 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
30
213 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Purple Haze!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke drives through with a takedown into Haze's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Locke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Locke wants to stand but Haze is controlling his posture from full guard.
Locke wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke slaps away a takedown attempt from Haze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Locke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Locke lands in his opponent's guard.
Locke passes Haze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Locke shoots in and bounces Haze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Locke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Locke showed some decent athleticism there.
Haze is trying to stand up here but Locke is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze missing with punches from the bottom.
Haze flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Locke in particular looking to stall.
Haze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Locke stands up from half guard.
Locke leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Locke attempts a counter takedown but Haze avoids it well and moves away.
Haze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Locke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haze somewhat.
Ivan Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Haze.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haze jabs at Locke's body.
Ivan Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Locke.
Haze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Locke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Locke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Haze to see if he's OK.
Haze throws up a few punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke stands up.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Locke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Locke slips a nice elbow through Haze's hands, connecting with Haze's forehead.
Haze punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke decides to stand and escape the position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Locke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Locke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haze tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Locke is in Haze's guard.
Locke stands and steps away. Haze gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Haze fails with the takedown.
Locke scores with a takedown into Haze's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Locke dominated that round.
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.
Haze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Locke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Locke trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze tries to strike from the bottom.
Locke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Haze trying to strike off his back.
Haze trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Haze tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze wants to get back to his feet but Locke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Locke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haze.
Haze gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Locke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Locke stops Haze from standing up.
Locke gets to his feet - Haze follows without any prompting.
Locke feints and as Haze raises his hands in defense, Locke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Locke trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Locke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haze blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze darts in looking for a takedown but Locke gets double underhooks and turns Haze into the cage.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Locke sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Locke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haze wants to stand but Locke is controlling the position.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Locke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Locke stands up from Haze's guard - Locke perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haze but Haze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haze wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Haze has a takedown stuffed.
Ivan Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Haze.
Locke shoots in and bounces Haze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ivan Locke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Locke stands and steps away. Haze gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Locke lands a nice looking body kick.
Haze dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Haze's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Locke.
Locke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haze.
Locke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haze slips a jab from Locke.
Locke clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Locke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Locke dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Locke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Locke feints and as Haze raises his hands in defense, Locke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haze trying to strike off his back.
Haze trying to strike off his back.
Locke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haze throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Haze thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Locke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haze as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Haze's head and hops out.
Haze leaves Locke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haze.
Locke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Locke blocks the strikes from Haze.
Locke decides to stand and escape the position.
Locke feints and as Haze raises his hands in defense, Locke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Locke stops Haze from standing up.
Haze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Haze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Locke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is working an open guard so Locke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Locke leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Locke shoots in and gets a takedown into Haze's guard.
Locke pushes down on Haze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haze is refusing to be controlled, as Locke sits in half guard.
Haze throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke not doing much here.
Locke decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Locke. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
Haze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haze is looking for a takedown.
Haze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke shoots for a double leg takedown but Haze sprawls well. He's pushed Locke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Locke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haze counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze has Locke pressed against the cage, preventing Locke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze throws a shot to the body.
Haze shoots in looking for a takedown. Locke tries to sprawl out of it but Haze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Locke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Locke. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
Purple Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivan Locke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Locke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Locke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Locke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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