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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Will (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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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 cm
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210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sherman Haney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Will!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haney showed some decent athleticism there.
Haney throwing shots but Will is blocking nicely.
Will wants to control but Haney is keeping busy.
Haney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Will's head.
Will manages to get to full guard.
Will really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Will throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Will is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Will working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Will scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Will to the ground. Haney is now in Will's guard.
Will avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haney postures up and lands a big shot to Will's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Will is proving hard to escape from.
Haney wants to stand and escape but instead Will has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Haney wants to stand up but Will is controlling him.
Will stopping the sweep attempt from Haney.
Haney has a closed guard, preventing Will from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haney is controlling Will's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will wants to control from the top but Haney keeps moving.
Haney trying to control the position here.
Haney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Will defends well.
Will trying to control but Haney is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Will throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haney has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Will controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Will looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haney!
Haney throws Will to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will moves into the clinch.
Will throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haney blocks it with crossed arms.
Will jumps into guard, dragging Haney to the mat.
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!
Haney wants to stand but Will is controlling his posture from full guard.
Will is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haney working some strikes from top position.
Haney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Will, up you get!
Tony Will seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Will clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sherman Haney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Will throws a head kick but Haney moves out of range.
Haney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Will.
Haney blocks a head kick by Will.
A slapping body kick lands there for Will.
Sherman Haney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Will changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Haney explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Haney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Will closes the distance and clinches.
Will trying to control the position but instead, Haney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Will into the cage.
Will looking to throw knees to the head but Haney is blocking nicely.
Will is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Haney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Haney rushes Will and presses him up against the cage.
Will pulls Haney into guard.
Will trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haney wanted to stand there but Will had control of the position.
Haney trying to control the position from guard on top but Will is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Will avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will trying to control the position.
Haney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haney chips away with some ground and pound.
Haney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Will is pulling down on Haney's head to control his posture.
Haney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been informed that Will has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will keeping moving, preventing Haney from controlling successfully.
Haney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Will is breathing heavily.
Haney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haney chips away with some ground and pound.
Haney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haney throws a strike but Will rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Will wants to control from the top but Haney keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haney holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Will accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haney pulls Will in to control the position.
Will stands up and waves to Haney to follow him.
Haney looking to score a takedown here. Will is defending well but Haney drives through and ends up in Will's guard.
Sherman Haney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haney preventing the sweep.
Haney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haney stands up from Will's guard - Haney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Haney tries to keep at a distance but Will has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Will avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Haney dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Will.
Will gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Will escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Will misses with a head kick.
Haney gets tackled into the cage by Will. Will maintains the clinch.
Haney has Will pressed against the cage, preventing Will from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Will is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Will is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haney.
Haney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Will prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Haney uses from the top position.
Haney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Will wants to get back to his feet but Haney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haney wants to control from the top but Will keeps moving.
Haney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haney is looking to work some ground and pound but Will has wrist control.
Haney landing some decent shots from guard.
Haney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Will works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haney trying to control the position from guard on top but Will is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Will's guard.
Haney working some strikes from top position.
Haney slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Will takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haney avoids the head kick by Will.
Haney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Will, pushing him back against the cage.
Will pulls guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haney postures up and lands a big shot to Will's brow.
Will being controlled here, momentarily.
Haney is in close to Will's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Will is rocked!
Haney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Will is still in real trouble! Can Haney finish him?
Haney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haney postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Will covers up, he's hurt! Haney keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Haney and the ref steps in to end the fight! Haney can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sherman Haney!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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