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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rune Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh has chosen Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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158 lbs
31 - 30 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rune Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek closes the distance and pushes Haigh back into the cage.
Banchamek is trying to pull guard but Haigh has him pressed against the cage.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Haigh.
Haigh tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Banchamek is looking for a takedown.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haigh controlling the action here for a moment.
Haigh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haigh blocks an uppercut.
Haigh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banchamek jumps guard but Haigh stands there with Banchamek around his waist. Banchamek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rune Banchamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haigh tries to work over Banchamek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banchamek tries to pull guard but Haigh holds him up against the cage and eventually Banchamek drops back down to his feet.
Haigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banchamek rushes Haigh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Banchamek as the two fighters clinch.
Haigh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Banchamek is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Haigh to the mat. Haigh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Haigh controls Banchamek momentarily but Banchamek frees himself.
Haigh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Banchamek haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Banchamek is stalling in the full guard.
Banchamek trying to control but Haigh is working from the bottom.
Banchamek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haigh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haigh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banchamek defends it easily.
Banchamek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haigh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek has gone for a leg lock! Haigh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Banchamek's guard.
Haigh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Banchamek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Banchamek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haigh defends well.
Haigh trying to control but Banchamek is working from the bottom.
Banchamek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banchamek looking for subs off his back but Haigh has passed one foot through into half guard.
Banchamek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Haigh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Haigh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Banchamek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Banchamek tries to reverse the position but Haigh maintains control.
Haigh looking to control but Banchamek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Banchamek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to control but Banchamek is having none of it.
Banchamek is trying to escape the mount.
Banchamek wants to hold on but Haigh pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haigh controlling the pace for now.
Haigh is looking to work his way around to Banchamek's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banchamek working to try and regain half guard.
Haigh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banchamek is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Haigh will probably get the nod.
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.
Banchamek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Haigh works on Banchamek's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haigh.
Banchamek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haigh prevents it.
Haigh stalling against the cage.
Haigh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haigh receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Haigh lands a hook that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek pulls guard successfully.
Banchamek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haigh defends it easily.
Haigh wants to pass the guard but Banchamek is keeping the position.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Banchamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh content to stall in guard here.
Banchamek 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.
Banchamek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haigh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haigh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haigh is continuing to stall.
Banchamek is trying to control the position but Haigh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haigh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banchamek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banchamek wants to sweep here but Haigh controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banchamek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haigh defends it easily.
Haigh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haigh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banchamek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banchamek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haigh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Banchamek keeping moving, preventing Haigh from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Banchamek fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Haigh.
Banchamek gets a clinch.
Banchamek jumps guard and drags Haigh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haigh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banchamek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banchamek working for a triangle but Haigh defends it easily.
Haigh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banchamek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Banchamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banchamek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haigh defends well.
Banchamek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haigh defends well.
Haigh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haigh trying to control but Banchamek is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haigh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Banchamek dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Haigh stops a takedown attempt from Banchamek.
Banchamek is looking to take this one to the mat.
Haigh lands a right hand.
Haigh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Banchamek wants to take the fight to the mat but Haigh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rune Banchamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haigh stalling.
Haigh misses with the head strike.
Haigh prevents the takedown attempt.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Haigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haigh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haigh misses with a punch to the body.
Haigh breaks from the clinch.
Haigh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Banchamek misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Banchamek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haigh.
Banchamek shoots in for a takedown but Haigh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haigh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banchamek looks for a takedown but Haigh sprawls well.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haigh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banchamek forces Haigh back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Haigh.
Banchamek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haigh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haigh tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Haigh is looking to control Banchamek's arms but Banchamek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haigh has his back to the cage.
Haigh misses with a punch on the inside.
Banchamek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haigh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Banchamek off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Haigh.
Rune Banchamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banchamek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banchamek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haigh as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banchamek has managed to clinch.
Banchamek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haigh walks away with a smile on his face. Banchamek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Banchamek dives in and grabs Haigh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haigh pushes down on Banchamek's head and hops out.
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches up with Haigh, looking for a takedown. Banchamek pushes Haigh against the cage but Haigh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banchamek instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haigh avoiding damage.
Haigh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Haigh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haigh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
Haigh swings wildly with an uppercut but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Banchamek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Banchamek wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haigh lands a shot to the body.
Haigh works on Banchamek's body with a couple of short punches.
Banchamek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haigh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Banchamek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haigh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banchamek's elbow.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Haigh.
Banchamek being controlled against the cage.
Haigh manages to break the clinch.
Banchamek doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Haigh to counter with a crisp jab.
Banchamek tries for a takedown but Haigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haigh misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Haigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haigh 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Haigh!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Haigh thanked My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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