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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Haarmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haarmann comes into the arena with Macabre - Fritz Haarmann The Butcher blaring out of the sound system. Fritz Haarmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blake Bender's chin.
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222 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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213 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fritz Haarmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Bender!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haarmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bender rushes Haarmann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haarmann is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bender escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bender throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarmann.
Haarmann appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bender lands an overhand right.
Haarmann ducks under a wild hook from Bender.
Bender throws a combination that misses
and Haarmann counters with a takedown into side control.
Bender throws Haarmann to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bender takes a swing at Haarmann's ribcage but misses.
Haarmann appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bender scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haarmann doesn't seem bothered though.
Bender works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender misses with an uppercut
and Haarmann counters with a takedown into side control.
Haarmann looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haarmann is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bender is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bender wants to control but Haarmann postures up.
Haarmann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bender tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haarmann goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bender has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Haarmann but great work by Bender.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender working away.
Haarmann is being controlled here.
Haarmann is looking to reverse the position.
Haarmann is working hard here to advance position.
Haarmann gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarmann is looking for a sweep. Bender is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bender is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bender must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haarmann looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bender has picked Haarmann up and slammed him! Haarmann can't keep hold of the triangle and Bender manages to pass to side control!
Haarmann is looking for a sweep.
Haarmann gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Haarmann is trying to get back to full guard.
Bender seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender is trying to control. Haarmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haarmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bender content to control rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bender lands a glancing blow to the side of Haarmann's head.
Bender changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Bender dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haarmann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Haarmann is just out of range.
Haarmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haarmann doesn't seem bothered though.
Bender is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haarmann rather than just go for the knockout.
Bender throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haarmann changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bender misses with a body shot.
Bender lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haarmann tries to counter with a takedown but Bender is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Haarmann.
Haarmann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Haarmann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bender misses with a wild body shot.
Haarmann attempts a counter takedown but Bender avoids it well and moves away.
Bender throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bender lands with a good body shot.
Bender lands with a nice body punch.
Blake Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bender rushes Haarmann and presses him up against the cage.
Bender is pressed up against the cage. Haarmann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bender down to the mat. Bender avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bender will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haarmann feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a body punch but Haarmann moves out of range.
Haarmann attempts a counter takedown but Bender avoids it well and moves away.
Bender lands a nice shot to the body.
Bender lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bender throws the left hand but Haarmann avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Bender there.
Bender comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bender throws a sloppy body shot
and Haarmann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haarmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haarmann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blake Bender seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bender throws a looping overhand right but Haarmann ducks down to avoid it.
Haarmann attempts a counter takedown but Bender avoids it well and moves away.
Haarmann moves out of range as Bender strikes.
Haarmann tries to counter with a takedown but Bender is quick to defend against it.
Bender waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarmann.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarmann moves away.
Haarmann swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bender misses with a hook. Haarmann ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Bender.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bender swings for the body but Haarmann moves out of range.
Haarmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Haarmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Haarmann tries to avoid it.
Bender lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haarmann at a distance.
Bender instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bender.
Haarmann is trying to drag Bender to the mat but Bender just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bender lands a hook that snaps the head of Haarmann backwards.
Bender working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bender lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Bender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarmann tries to counter with a takedown but Bender is quick to defend against it.
Bender misses with a straight left.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarmann moves away.
Haarmann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Bender dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bender with a hook.
Haarmann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Bender misses with a right hand
and Haarmann counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bender wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarmann drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bender dives on top into guard.
Haarmann is looking for a triangle here but Bender uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Haarmann is looking to regain half guard here but Bender keeps moving and retains side control.
Bender content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bender is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Haarmann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haarmann is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bender pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann is looking to improve his position.
Haarmann is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bender pulls his head out easily.
Blake Bender is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haarmann is trying to control but can't.
Haarmann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bender is thwarting Haarmann's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haarmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Bender.
Bender missing with a left hand there. Haarmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haarmann feinted with a counter takedown.
Bender bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bender takes a swing at Haarmann's ribcage but misses.
Haarmann was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bender throws a right hand that misses
and Haarmann counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bender won't be happy with that.
Haarmann working away.
Fritz Haarmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bender is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Bender comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bender has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Bender!
The defeated Fritz Haarmann had this to say: 'Zum Teufel!'.
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