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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hossein Vaziri Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Ben Breeze. Hossein Vaziri Jr. has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
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217 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri Jr. gets tackled into the cage by Breeze. Breeze maintains the clinch.
Breeze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vaziri Jr. is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vaziri Jr. goes for a takedown in the clinch but Breeze prevents it.
Breeze lands a shot to the body.
Breeze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vaziri Jr. is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hossein Vaziri Jr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breeze blocks a body shot from Vaziri Jr..
Breeze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaziri Jr. blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Breeze fails to land.
Vaziri Jr. lands a nice shot to the body.
Breeze looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri Jr. digs a right hand into Breeze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Breeze's gas tank.
Vaziri Jr. goes for a takedown attempt but Breeze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Breeze forces Vaziri Jr. back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vaziri Jr. as Breeze tries to tie him up.
Vaziri Jr. blocking some punches.
Breeze tries a body shot but Vaziri Jr. blocks it.
Breeze gets underhooks to prevent Vaziri Jr.'s takedown attempt.
Breeze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vaziri Jr..
A head punch on the inside from Breeze fails to land.
Vaziri Jr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Breeze controls his hands.
Breeze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Breeze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Breeze is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Breeze prevents a body shot from Vaziri Jr..
A short uppercut from Breeze.
Breeze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaziri Jr. goes for a takedown in the clinch but Breeze prevents it.
Breeze swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaziri Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Breeze after a bit of a struggle.
Breeze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Breeze is pressed up against the cage. Vaziri Jr. has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Breeze down to the mat. Breeze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Breeze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vaziri Jr. sprawls well initially but Breeze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vaziri Jr. keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vaziri Jr. avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Breeze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breeze lands a nice short elbow.
Breeze seems to be looking for submissions.
Breeze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Breeze connects with a nice short shot to Vaziri Jr.'s temple.
Breeze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breeze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breeze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control but Breeze postures up.
Breeze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vaziri Jr. is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vaziri Jr. on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breeze lands a nice short elbow.
Vaziri Jr. is trying is best to control the position here.
Breeze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breeze lands a nice short elbow.
Breeze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vaziri Jr. is just riding it out for now. Breeze eventually gives up the hold.
Breeze thows a huge punch but Vaziri Jr. dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vaziri Jr. is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Breeze wants to get back to full guard.
Breeze trying to control but Vaziri Jr. postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breeze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. is keen to just control but Breeze is a slippery customer.
Vaziri Jr. throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Breeze 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.
Vaziri Jr. scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Breeze wants to control but Vaziri Jr. postures up.
Ben Breeze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Breeze is trying to get back to half guard.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control the action but Breeze is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Vaziri Jr. crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri Jr. landing a few strikes.
Vaziri Jr. scoring with punches from side control.
Vaziri Jr. wants to control but Breeze is keeping him busy.
Vaziri Jr. postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. wants to control but Breeze is keeping him busy.
Vaziri Jr. is really struggling to control Breeze but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Breeze is trying to control Vaziri Jr.'s posture but Vaziri Jr. avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Breeze sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vaziri Jr. not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Breeze has his hands clasped together around Vaziri Jr.'s back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vaziri Jr. throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Breeze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. Breeze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Breeze wants to sweep here but Vaziri Jr. controlling him for the moment.
Breeze is still trying to improve position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vaziri Jr. throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Breeze fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Breeze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vaziri Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Breeze slips a straight right by Vaziri Jr..
Breeze tries to clinch there but Vaziri Jr. circles away.
Breeze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaziri Jr. swivels and escapes.
Vaziri Jr. closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Breeze to the mat! Breeze manages to get full guard.
Breeze working a defensive guard here.
Vaziri Jr. working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaziri Jr. landing with the ground and pound.
Breeze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaziri Jr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaziri Jr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vaziri Jr. trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Breeze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breeze can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vaziri Jr. controls the pace.
Breeze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vaziri Jr. with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vaziri Jr. wants to pass the guard but Breeze is keeping the position.
Breeze keeping moving, preventing Vaziri Jr. from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Vaziri Jr., who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Breeze is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaziri Jr.. Breeze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaziri Jr. throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Vaziri Jr..
Breeze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Breeze has managed to clinch.
Breeze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Breeze's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri Jr. blocking some punches.
Ben Breeze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vaziri Jr. looking for a takedown.
Vaziri Jr. wants to take the fight to the mat but Breeze manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hossein Vaziri Jr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Breeze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze gets underhooks to prevent Vaziri Jr.'s takedown attempt.
Vaziri Jr. has Breeze pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vaziri Jr. pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Breeze tumbling to the mat - Vaziri Jr. dives into Breeze's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Breeze 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.
Vaziri Jr. postures up.
Breeze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Breeze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Breeze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Breeze is very close to passing his half guard.
Breeze throwing shots but Vaziri Jr. is blocking nicely.
Vaziri Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Breeze is very close to passing his half guard.
Breeze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaziri Jr. keeps working.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control but Breeze postures up.
Breeze is working for a kimura but Vaziri Jr. is defending it quite comfortably.
Breeze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze winds up and cracks Vaziri Jr. with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Breeze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vaziri Jr. does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Breeze prevents Vaziri Jr. from improving his position.
Vaziri Jr. gets back to full guard.
Vaziri Jr. is controlling Breeze's posture.
Vaziri Jr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Breeze's guard.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Breeze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Breeze has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vaziri Jr. is looking to defend but Breeze has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vaziri Jr.! Breeze pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vaziri Jr. taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Breeze!
Ben Breeze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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