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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al-Khaldi has chosen Terror - Shot Of Reality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Malik Al-Khaldi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik Al-Khaldi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al-Khaldi throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Haack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al-Khaldi. That did some damage!
Haack throws a series of punches but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Al-Khaldi misses.
Al-Khaldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
Haack misses the shot to the body.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al-Khaldi throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
Al-Khaldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Al-Khaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haack throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al-Khaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al-Khaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al-Khaldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al-Khaldi throws out the jab.
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!
Haack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack throws a body kick that misses
and Al-Khaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Al-Khaldi.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Haack moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Al-Khaldi.
Haack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Haack.
Al-Khaldi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al-Khaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
Haack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Al-Khaldi finds it's way round the side to connect with Haack's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haack. Al-Khaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al-Khaldi.
A clash of legs there as Haack blocks the low kick.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haack.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haack steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Al-Khaldi. That one must have hurt.
Al-Khaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haack checks it well.
Haack thinks about countering with a head kick.
Al-Khaldi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haack had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Al-Khaldi wants to clinch.
Al-Khaldi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Haack does it's job there.
Al-Khaldi throws a lazy uppercut
and Haack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack lands with a cross.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haack misses with a kick to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Al-Khaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice looking body kick.
Al-Khaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haack tries a low kick but Al-Khaldi avoids it.
Al-Khaldi cracks Haack with an open hand slap.
Al-Khaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al-Khaldi throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Al-Khaldi blocks a jab.
Haack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab to the nose.
Haack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haack looks for the body kick but Al-Khaldi saw that one coming.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack stuns Al-Khaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al-Khaldi misses with a head kick.
Haack misses with a right hand
and Al-Khaldi counters with a left and a right that stings Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Al-Khaldi.
Haack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al-Khaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haack defending well as Al-Khaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Haack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice body kick.
Al-Khaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Al-Khaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haack.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Al-Khaldi.
A quick step to the side and Haack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack is looking to slow Al-Khaldi down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haack throws a push kick but Al-Khaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Haack throws a push kick but Al-Khaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Al-Khaldi avoids it.
Haack moves out of range of the leg kick from Al-Khaldi.
Nice uppercut lands for Haack. That snapped Al-Khaldi's head back.
Haack avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al-Khaldi thuds a left hand into Haack's body.
Al-Khaldi tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack throws a lazy head kick
enabling Al-Khaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Al-Khaldi tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack is looking to counter with head kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Al-Khaldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Al-Khaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi tries to clinch up.
Haack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al-Khaldi lands an overhand right.
Malik Al-Khaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Al-Khaldi closes the distance and clinches.
Al-Khaldi misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi scores with a shot to the side of Haack's head.
Al-Khaldi takes a shot to the head.
Al-Khaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haack's elbow.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Al-Khaldi as he checks the leg kick.
Al-Khaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al-Khaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al-Khaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al-Khaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al-Khaldi, right into the meat.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al-Khaldi's calf.
Al-Khaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Al-Khaldi.
Haack moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Al-Khaldi backs away, Haack returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Haack as he connects with a hook.
Haack throws a head kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
Haack is looking to slow Al-Khaldi down with leg kicks.
Al-Khaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haack.
An attempted straight right counter from Haack misses the target.
Haack throws a head kick that half lands.
Al-Khaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haack.
Al-Khaldi tries a low kick but Haack avoids it.
Haack lands a nice shot that snaps Al-Khaldi's head back.
Haack lands a nice shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Al-Khaldi misses.
Haack is looking for a counter combo.
Haack scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice body kick.
Haack throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al-Khaldi.
Haack misses with a hook.
Haack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haack throws a chopping leg kick but Al-Khaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al-Khaldi.
Haack moves out of range as Al-Khaldi strikes.
Haack misses with a looping left.
Haack will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Al-Khaldi checks the leg kick.
Al-Khaldi ducks under a wild hook from Haack.
Al-Khaldi dodges the punch combination from Haack.
Al-Khaldi avoids the body shot from Haack.
Al-Khaldi unleashes a big counter combination but Haack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Haack avoids it.
Haack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
Haack staying out of range there.
Haack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack blocks a jab.
Al-Khaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al-Khaldi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al-Khaldi is looking to chop away at Haack's legs.
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Haack lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al-Khaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haack throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al-Khaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haack misses with a straight left.
Al-Khaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haack's hands.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Haack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haack is looking to land body kicks.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Haack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range as Haack throws a body kick.
Al-Khaldi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haack misses with a straight right.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi blocks a head kick by Haack.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Haack.
Good standup being displayed there by Al-Khaldi as he connects with a hook.
Haack scores with a head kick. Al-Khaldi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Haack catches Al-Khaldi right on the button with a cross.
Al-Khaldi throws a front kick aimed at Haack's knee but Haack avoids it well.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi staying out of range there.
Al-Khaldi swinging wildly here.
Al-Khaldi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook
and Haack counters with a series of strikes. Al-Khaldi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Al-Khaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Haack moves out of range easily.
Haack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi connects with a single shot there.
Al-Khaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haack blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack misses with a straight left.
Al-Khaldi tried to score with a low kick but Haack checks it.
Haack thumps Al-Khaldi with a low kick.
Haack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al-Khaldi looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
Al-Khaldi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haack slips a jab from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al-Khaldi missing with a left hand there. Haack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Al-Khaldi misses.
Al-Khaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al-Khaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Haack.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haack.
Al-Khaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al-Khaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping right.
Haack scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al-Khaldi blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haack.
Haack scores with a nice strike.
Haack throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Al-Khaldi blocks the low kick.
Al-Khaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haack with a body shot.
Al-Khaldi checks a low kick from Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al-Khaldi checks a low kick from Haack.
Haack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi lands with a shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook.
Al-Khaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al-Khaldi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haack - the referee stops the clock and Al-Khaldi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haack. Al-Khaldi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Al-Khaldi looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al-Khaldi at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Haack there.
Al-Khaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haack.
Al-Khaldi blocks a head kick by Haack.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Haack misses.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Al-Khaldi misses the target.
Haack throws a wild body kick that Al-Khaldi sees coming a mile off.
Al-Khaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Haack is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Al-Khaldi.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al-Khaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al-Khaldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haack.
Haack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haack 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Haack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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