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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Salvatore (ranked 5864 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoda Haka (ranked 3815 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jace Salvatore !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoda Haka!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore darts in looking for a takedown but Haka gets double underhooks and turns Salvatore into the cage.
Salvatore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haka was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatore .
Salvatore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salvatore slips a jab from Haka.
Haka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvatore .
Salvatore dives in for a single leg takedown but Haka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haka throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
Salvatore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haka avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Salvatore . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore is looking to chop away at Haka's legs.
Salvatore tries to clinch there but Haka circles away.
Haka looks to land a right hand but Salvatore moved out of range.
Salvatore closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salvatore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salvatore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haka misses with a looping right.
Yoda Haka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haka misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Haka misses.
It looked like Salvatore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch but Haka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haka is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big right from Haka misses.
Haka throws the left hand but Salvatore avoids the punch easily.
Haka throws out a loose jab but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvatore appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salvatore seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown but Haka shows good takedown defense.
Haka avoids the head kick by Salvatore .
Haka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Haka circles away.
Salvatore ducks under a wild hook from Haka.
The fighters circling - Haka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salvatore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Salvatore misses.
Salvatore slips a straight right by Haka.
Salvatore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Haka misses the target.
Salvatore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salvatore looks for a takedown but Haka sprawls well.
Salvatore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore clinches up with Haka and pushes him back against the cage.
Haka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salvatore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haka looks to land a left hand but Salvatore moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Salvatore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Salvatore .
Haka looks to land a right hand but Salvatore moved out of range.
Salvatore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haka.
Salvatore ducks under a wild hook from Haka.
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haka sprawls well. Haka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salvatore gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore blocks a jab.
Salvatore is looking to clinch but Haka is avoiding it.
Salvatore fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Haka misses.
Haka keeps the fight on the outside.
Haka throws out a loose jab but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore shoots in looking for a takedown but Haka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvatore 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salvatore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haka is fending him off so far but Salvatore persists. Nope, Haka circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvatore is breathing heavily.
Salvatore moves out of range as Haka strikes.
Haka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvatore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haka misses with a hook.
Salvatore tries to clinch but Haka moves out of range.
Salvatore slips under a jab from Haka.
Salvatore slips a jab from Haka.
Haka throws a hook but Salvatore blocks it.
Haka throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
Salvatore defending well as Haka loads up on a big left hand.
Haka throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Haka.
Haka throws a right hand that misses
and Salvatore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haka misses with a left hand
letting Salvatore counter with a right hand.
Haka missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haka shoots in and bounces Salvatore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Salvatore trying to control the position.
Haka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haka with a nice head shot there.
Salvatore looking for a sweep. Not yet Salvatore , not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoda Haka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salvatore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Haka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Salvatore keeping full guard, as Haka tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Haka has picked Salvatore up and slammed him! Salvatore can't keep hold of the triangle and Haka manages to pass to side control!
Salvatore is not content to let Haka control the position.
Salvatore is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Haka's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Haka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haka connects with a nice short shot to Salvatore 's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Salvatore is looking to escape.
Haka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salvatore wants to get back to his feet.
Haka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salvatore holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Haka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salvatore !
Haka controlling his opponent.
Haka looking to control but Salvatore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Haka controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salvatore 's face.
Haka controlling from the full mount.
Haka with the ground and pound from mount.
Haka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haka landing strikes from the mount.
Haka controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvatore ?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoda Haka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Haka misses with a straight right.
Salvatore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Haka.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Salvatore enables Haka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Salvatore manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Salvatore has momentary wrist control but Haka slips an elbow through the middle.
Haka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Salvatore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haka is working Salvatore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haka controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haka lands a couple of elbows.
Haka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haka stands and throws Salvatore 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haka working the ground and pound.
Haka advances to full mount.
Yoda Haka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salvatore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haka controlling the pace for now.
Salvatore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Salvatore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Haka lands a couple of good shots and Salvatore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Haka slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Haka loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Salvatore hold on?
Salvatore fending off the submission attempt from Haka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvatore is trapped and Haka is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Haka keeps control of the position easily here as Salvatore tries to buck him off.
Salvatore is really stuck here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haka has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Salvatore is in real trouble here. Haka gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Salvatore is tapping out! Haka wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoda Haka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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