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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Ponjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



191 cm
36
203 lbs
22 - 13 - 1
185 cm
37
180 lbs
29 - 8 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank


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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 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Ponjev!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponjev avoids the head kick by Habana.
Ponjev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Habana.
Bryan Habana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ponjev misses with a straight left.
As Ponjev backs away, Habana returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Habana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Habana connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ponjev is defended easily by Habana.
Habana misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Habana clinches with his opponent.
Habana can't find room to land a body shot as Ponjev controls the action.
Ponjev blocks an elbow strike from Habana.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ponjev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Habana connects with a knee to the head.
Ponjev letting Habana take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ponjev fails to land.
Habana tries to land a knee to the head but Ponjev blocks with his arms.
Ponjev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Ponjev.
Ponjev is looking to control Habana's arms but Habana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ponjev has his back to the cage.
Habana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponjev is struggling to control the position.
Ponjev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Habana backwards.
Habana taking a breather.
Habana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Habana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Habana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Habana misses with a body punch.
Ponjev lands a nice uppercut.
Habana tries to work over Ponjev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev has Habana pressed against the cage, preventing Habana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Habana tries to stall but Ponjev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ponjev misses with some punches.
Habana pushes Ponjev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habana throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Habana throws an elbow but misses.
Habana misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Habana as the two fighters clinch.
Ponjev pushes off an throws an elbow but Habana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ponjev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Habana wants to get back to striking at distance but Ponjev won't allow it.
Habana blocks a body shot from Ponjev.
Ponjev working aggressively here.
Habana effectively controlling the action here.
Habana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponjev blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana working hard to break the clinch.
Habana avoids the elbow strike from Ponjev, against the cage.
Ponjev effectively controlling the action here.
Habana stalling.
Ponjev has Habana pressed against the cage.
Ponjev lands with a light punch inside.
Ponjev is looking for a takedown.
Habana lands with a left to the head.
Ponjev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Ponjev has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Habana is trying to keep an underhook but Ponjev manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ponjev wants to take a breather but Habana is having none of it.
Habana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ponjev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ponjev's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponjev tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Habana.
Habana lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Habana has the hooks in. Ponjev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Habana biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Habana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Habana lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Habana.
Ponjev looks to land a combination but Habana avoids it well.
Habana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ponjev is out of range.

Habana has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ponjev gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ponjev thows a huge punch but Habana dodges it nicely.
Habana wants to control but Ponjev is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Ponjev there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponjev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ponjev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Habana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ponjev lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ponjev there.
Sam Ponjev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Habana is doing well to control the position and prevent Ponjev from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Ponjev.
Habana wants to control but Ponjev passes into side.
Ponjev trying to control the position but Habana is working away.
Habana is trying to get back to half guard.
Habana wants to control but Ponjev postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ponjev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Habana wants to control but Ponjev postures up.
Ponjev controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Habana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Habana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ponjev.
Ponjev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ponjev tries to score with some ground and pound. Habana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Ponjev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev is looking to take a break and control but Habana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ponjev working away.
Habana is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Habana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Habana is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ponjev throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Habana works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ponjev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Habana trying to control but Ponjev postures up.
Habana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Habana.
Habana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Habana is looking to sweep but instead, Ponjev has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Ponjev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!


Ponjev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ponjev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponjev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habana is looking to chop away at Ponjev's legs.
Habana is looking to clinch.
Ponjev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Habana defends it well.
Habana throws out a powerful jab.
Ponjev misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Ponjev blocks the leg kick.
Ponjev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Habana defends it well.
Ponjev defending well as Habana loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana throws a chopping leg kick but Ponjev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Habana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan Habana is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Habana
and Ponjev counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ponjev closes the distance and clinches.
Habana stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Habana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Habana lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Habana.
Habana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ponjev misses with a takedown attempt - Habana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Habana, right into the meat.
Ponjev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Habana lands with a kick to the temple. Ponjev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Habana clinches with his opponent.
Ponjev misses with some punches.
Ponjev goes for a takedown attempt but Habana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Ponjev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Habana's guard.
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 trying to control the position.
Ponjev wants to control from the top but Habana keeps moving.
Ponjev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Habana manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Ponjev looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Ponjev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Habana is aware though and is defending well.
Ponjev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Habana is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Habana advances position into side control!
Ponjev is trying to control Habana's posture but Habana avoids it.
Ponjev is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ponjev can't do much from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Habana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Habana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Habana!

Bryan Habana bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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G S C G energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
40%
 
 
 
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