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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 122 p4p, 16 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 107 p4p, 15 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gower throws out a leg kick but Haze moves out of range and Gower only half commits.
Gower tries to land a body kick
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Haze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gower looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Haze. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Haze.
Gower throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Gower.
Haze has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Gower fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haze just manages to avoid it.
Haze checks a leg kick nicely.
Haze steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
Gower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been told by Gower's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Gower does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Gower.
Haze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Haze with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries to work over Gower's front leg with a kick but Gower checks it.
Gower swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haze counters with a nice body kick.
Haze connects with a solid leg kick.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Gower uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Gower tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze throws a head kick but Gower moves out of range.
Haze takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Haze cracks Gower with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gower is looking to wear down Haze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gower throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haze.
Haze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gower will feel that in the morning.
Haze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeff Gower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gower tests Haze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Gower moves out of range easily.
Haze throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Gower is just out of range.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Haze cracks a nice hook into Gower's ribs.
Gower takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gower dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gower connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Haze backs away, Gower returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gower was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Haze thows a body kick. Gower tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Gower tenderised Haze's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haze throws a sloppy body shot
and Gower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
Gower walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gower scoring well with a low kick there.
Haze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gower takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gower feints and then cracks Haze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haze down.
An inside leg kick from Gower misses.
Gower throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haze throws a leg kick that misses.
Haze scores with a nice strike.
Haze gets a double leg takedown into Gower's guard.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze postures up in Gower's guard and throws a big left but Gower blocks it.
Gower trying to control the position.
Haze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gower has Haze pulled in close to control his posture.
Gower wants to stand but Haze is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze slips nicely into half guard.
Gower is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gower avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haze.
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gower is looking to control Haze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gower avoid being mounted?
Gower tries to get to full guard but Haze has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haze thows a huge punch but Gower dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze 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.
Gower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haze looks to throw a body kick
and Gower counters with a straight right hand.
Gower blocks a head kick by Haze.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gower, right into the meat.
Haze throws a leg kick but Gower sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gower manages to avoid it.
Gower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze moves out of range as Gower throws a body kick.
Gower throws a head kick that misses.
Haze throws a big shot that misses.
Gower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Gower avoids it.
Haze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gower takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gower misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Haze as he checks the leg kick.
Gower looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Gower tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Gower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze lands with a slapping head kick.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gower throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Gower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Gower.
Gower tests Haze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gower pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Haze misses.
Gower misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gower.
Gower drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gower ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Haze thuds his right hand into Gower's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haze misses with a body kick.
Gower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jerry Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gower scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Gower there.
Haze lands with a cross.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze misses with a body kick.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gower.
Haze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Haze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haze checks a leg kick.
Gower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a low kick, looking for Haze's leg but Haze calmly moves out of range.
Gower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Gower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Gower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Gower counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gower, right into the meat.
Gower connects with a body shot that sends Haze's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Gower there.
Gower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gower misses with a straight left.
Gower scores with a hook to the body. Haze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gower on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gower there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haze connects with a body shot.
Gower misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gower lands with an uppercut that bounces Haze off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gower.
Gower takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gower scores with a leg kick.
Gower lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gower blocks a head kick by Haze.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gower lands a jab to Haze's midsection.
Gower tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Gower blocks a leg kick.
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 Jeff Gower will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Haze.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Gower moves away from the strike by Haze.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Gower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gower jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Haze throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Gower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Gower moved out of range nicely.
Gower throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.
Gower connects with a body shot.
Gower misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Gower.
Haze lands a jab to the nose.
Haze lands a head kick. Gower smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gower throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Gower looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Gower sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haze throws a head kick but Gower moves out of range.
Haze throws a body punch but Gower moves out of range.
Gower moves out of range as Haze throws a body kick.
Gower throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Gower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Haze.
Gower looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gower tries to work over Haze's front leg with a kick but Haze checks it.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
Gower avoids a kick to the body.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Gower pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haze is out of range and Gower settles back down.
Gower lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gower staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower cracks Haze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gower is out of range.
Gower avoids a kick to the body.
Gower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze checks a leg kick nicely.
Haze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze moves forwards but Gower connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gower throws a front kick aimed at Haze's knee but Haze avoids it well.
Gower connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haze momentarily.
Gower throws a body kick that misses.
Haze throws out a powerful jab.
Gower throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gower.
Haze's corner calls for a 1-2. Haze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gower.
Gower throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Haze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gower defends well and Haze ends up having to push Gower into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gower looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
Gower throws a shot to the body.
Gower lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze lands with a straight right. Gower didn't see that one coming.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Gower throws a body kick that misses.
Gower lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haze lands with a hook. Gower tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gower manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haze.
Gower throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gower throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower misses with a low kick.
Gower tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Haze is looking to score with low kicks.
Haze scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Gower is predictable there
and Haze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze throws a strike but Gower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haze working for a triangle but Gower defends it easily.
Haze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gower manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Haze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haze 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
Jerry Haze seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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