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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grado Itsyersel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Grado Itsyersel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Grado Itsyersel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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198 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grado Itsyersel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itsyersel's calf.
Habana misses the shot to the body.
Itsyersel closes the distance and pushes Habana back into the cage.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Itsyersel.
Nice body punch from Itsyersel.
A short left from Itsyersel.
Habana working hard to break the clinch.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
Itsyersel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itsyersel avoiding damage as Habana throws knees to the body.
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itsyersel.
Itsyersel misses with a shot to the body
and Habana counters with a stiff right hand.
Habana has Itsyersel up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Itsyersel.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Habana tries to land a knee to the head but Itsyersel blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Habana.
Habana manages to break the clinch.
Habana moves into the clinch.
Itsyersel managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Itsyersel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Habana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Habana.
Habana taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
Itsyersel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Habana lands a shoulder strike.
Habana scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habana lands an elbow just above Itsyersel 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands a left hand.
Habana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Itsyersel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Habana misses with an elbow strike.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
Itsyersel avoiding damage as Habana throws knees to the body.
Habana gets through Itsyersel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Habana blocks an uppercut.
Itsyersel takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Grado Itsyersel has been cut.
Itsyersel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Habana.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Habana.
Habana breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Habana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Itsyersel is breathing heavily.
Itsyersel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch.
Habana forces Itsyersel back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Itsyersel misses with a body punch.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Habana has Itsyersel pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Itsyersel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Itsyersel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Habana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Habana blocks an uppercut.
Habana slowing the pace effectively.
Habana scores with a shot to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Itsyersel dodges an elbow strike from Habana.
Habana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.
Habana wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Habana scores with a shot to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Habana blocking some punches.
Habana is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Habana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Itsyersel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itsyersel pushes Habana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Habana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Itsyersel avoids the elbow strike from Habana, against the cage.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itsyersel tries a body shot but Habana blocks it.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Habana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Habana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grado Itsyersel's cut.
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.
Itsyersel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Habana. Habana obviously looking to wear him down.
Itsyersel throws a big shot that misses.
Habana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Itsyersel.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itsyersel lands with a cross.
Habana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
Itsyersel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Itsyersel closes the distance and clinches.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itsyersel blocks an elbow strike.
Habana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Habana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Itsyersel.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Itsyersel's defenses.
Itsyersel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsyersel scores with a hook to the body.
Itsyersel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itsyersel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Habana misses with an elbow over the top.
Habana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Itsyersel lands a right hand.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Habana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Habana landing knees to the head.
Habana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Itsyersel is defending well for now.
Itsyersel takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.
Habana tries to land a knee to the head but Itsyersel blocks with his arms.
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Itsyersel's defenses.
Habana blocks an uppercut.
Habana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Itsyersel throws a head kick but Habana moves out of range.
Habana scores with a head kick. Itsyersel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Habana swats away the attempt to clinch by Itsyersel.
Habana clinches.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Itsyersel blocks an elbow strike from Habana.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Habana.
Habana blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Habana clinches with his opponent.
Habana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Habana is struggling to control the position.
Itsyersel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itsyersel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Habana's elbow.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Itsyersel blocks a body shot from Habana.
Itsyersel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Itsyersel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Itsyersel.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habana tries to land a leg kick but Itsyersel saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana scoring well with a low kick there.
Bryan Habana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Habana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Itsyersel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Habana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
Itsyersel has closed the distance and engaged Habana in a clinch.
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!
Habana misses with the head strike.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
Itsyersel lands an uppercut.
Habana working Itsyersel over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Itsyersel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Itsyersel lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Habana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itsyersel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Habana can pounce on him.
Habana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itsyersel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grado Itsyersel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Itsyersel tries to close the distance and clinch but Habana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Itsyersel wants to clinch but Habana slips to the side
and Habana counters with a head kick.
Itsyersel tries a head kick but it misses.
Habana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itsyersel's calf.
Habana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itsyersel.
Habana scores with a decent looking hook.
Grado Itsyersel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itsyersel tries to clinch but Habana moves out of range.
Habana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Itsyersel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Habana can pounce on him.
Itsyersel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Habana moves out of range as Itsyersel strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana scores with a kick to the body.
Habana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Habana connects with a high kick.
Itsyersel is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana seems to be stalking Itsyersel here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Itsyersel drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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