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Event:
SFC22 - Rockerfeller vs Chigg
Date: Nov 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Coleman lands a leg kick that knocks Haze off balance momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haze!
Coleman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Haze.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze checks a low kick from Coleman.
Coleman throws a leg kick
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze throws a counter combo.
Haze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coleman throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Coleman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haze throws a poor cross that misses
and Coleman counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Coleman.
Coleman scores with a hook to the body. Haze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Haze tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman backing away here, and Haze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Haze swinging wildly here.
Coleman misses with the body kick
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Haze tenderised Coleman's leg. Coleman is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Haze misses the jab.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
A swing and a miss from Haze.
Haze lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roosevelt Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haze misses with a looping right.
Coleman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haze moves away from the strike by Coleman.
Haze throws a low kick but Coleman moves out of range easily.
Coleman cracks Haze with a good jab.#KD#
Coleman lands a big uppercut and Haze crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haze looks OK. Coleman waves Haze back to his feet!#ROC#
Haze is rocked!#T3#
A punch combination from Haze misses.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haze throws the left hand but Coleman avoids the punch easily.
Haze avoids the body shot from Coleman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Coleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coleman.
Haze throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Coleman throws a shot to the body.
Coleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
Coleman is looking to slow Haze down with leg kicks.
Coleman misses with a leg kick.
Coleman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Haze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Darryl Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haze shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roosevelt Coleman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Coleman connects with a solid leg kick.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Haze misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haze checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haze checks the leg kick.
Haze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Haze finds it's way through Coleman's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coleman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haze takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
Coleman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haze sprawls and moves away.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Coleman lands with a nice body punch.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
A little feinted left hand from Coleman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coleman digs a good hook to Haze's body.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Haze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coleman jabs Haze right on the nose. Haze blinks but takes it well.
You can see that Haze has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Haze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coleman circles away quickly and effectively.
Coleman tries to land a body kick
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coleman tests Haze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coleman tries to work over Haze's front leg with a kick but Haze checks it.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Coleman goes for a double leg but Haze avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Haze continues to drive forward.#T2#
Coleman connects with a right hand. Haze shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coleman.
Coleman walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Haze drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Coleman swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Haze's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roosevelt Coleman!
Roosevelt Coleman retains his heavyweight title!
Roosevelt Coleman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Darryl Haze stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
SFC20 - Pichushkin v Pendragon
Date: Oct 14, 2017 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Vince. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Vince's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Haze.#CUT2#
It looks like Arnold Vince has been cut.
Vince swings widly with a right hand
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haze throws out a loose jab but Vince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vince connects with a crisp jab.
Vince takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haze, right into the meat.
Vince looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Vince misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Vince looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range. #T1#
Vince fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vince misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a right hand to the body.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Vince counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haze thinking.
Vince takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haze staying out of range there.
Vince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vince misses the jab.
A slow jab from Vince misses its intended target.
Haze flicks out a counter leg kick but Vince steps away.
Vince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze misses with a hook.#T2#
Vince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Vince.
Haze slips a straight right by Vince.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Vince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vince bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haze's head.
Haze throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Vince misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Haze misses with a wild combination.
Vince cracks Haze with a good jab.
Haze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Vince.
Vince throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vince lands with an overhand left.
Vince avoids the body shot from Haze.
Vince takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Vince looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze throws out a counter right but Vince avoids it with no problem.
Haze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vince will feel that in the morning.
Vince misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Vince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze moves out of range as Vince strikes.#T4#
Vince misses with an uppercut
#KD2#
and Haze counters with a nice right hand that sends Vince toppling to the canvas! Vince scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Haze finish him?!#CUT2#
Arnold Vince's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze throws a hook but Vince avoids it easily.
Vince throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Vince looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
A big right from Haze misses.
A little feinted left hand from Vince on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vince. Vince circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#
Arnold Vince's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haze is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vince had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haze cracks Vince with a hook to the temple - Vince is on wobbly legs here! Haze swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Vince falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Haze wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darryl Haze!
Darryl Haze very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
DFN#17 Ibaka vs Feltre
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Haze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Wilson counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haze.
Wilson throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
As Wilson backs off Haze throws a huge counter combo but Wilson manages to avoid it all.
Haze cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Wilson throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Wilson throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson misses with the body kick
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson looks to throw a body kick
and Haze counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses with a takedown
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2##TD#
Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson stops Haze from standing up. #SUB#
Wilson drops back looking for a leg! Haze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haze manages to kick Wilson off! Wilson jumps back into Haze's guard.
Wilson looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Haze is keeping the position.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Haze has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wilson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T4#
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working. #SUB#
Wilson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Haze has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haze is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wilson asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson trying to control the position but Haze is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Haze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilson.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Haze seems unphased.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. Haze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses the jab.#TD#
Wilson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Haze was covering up waiting for the punch and Wilson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving. #T1#
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson postures up in Haze's guard and throws a big left but Haze blocks it.
Wilson stops Haze from standing up.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haze at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Haze throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Haze moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Wilson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3##SUB#
Wilson is trying to get an arm triangle but Haze is defending well.
Haze wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Haze has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB#
Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Wilson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haze has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wilson but great work by Haze.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haze off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that second round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Haze throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson throws a lazy body kick
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze lands an overhand right.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD#
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slade Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Wilson won't allow Haze to get back to his feet.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson stops Haze from standing up. #T2##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haze throws out the jab.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haze defends it nicely.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Haze. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Haze. #TD#
Wilson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Haze napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Wilson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haze is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Wilson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4#
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
Haze regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes. #SUB#
Wilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Slade Wilson.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Wilson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Slade Wilson thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Darryl Haze stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
DUEL#82 Marailov vs Proctor
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hammer misses with a body shot
and Haze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hammer misses with a body shot
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Frank Hammer has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haze.
Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer tries to clinch
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Haze lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darryl Haze!
Darryl Haze took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
DFN #5 Dren vs Vakarchuk
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Haze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Haze pushes him off.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown digs a good hook to Haze's body.
#CL#
Brown moves into the clinch.
Haze blocking some punches.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Haze, against the cage.
Haze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Haze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Haze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown backing away here, and Haze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Haze counters with a leg kick.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Haze misses with the combination.
#T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Haze, which made it look bad.
Haze unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
#CL#
Brown darts in and clinches Haze up against the cage.
Haze leaning against his opponent.
#BC2#
Haze breaks the clinch.
Brown shoots and misses
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Haze avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown. #T2#
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!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haze, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haze is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Brown tries to move into full mount but can't pass Haze's legs. #SUB#
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Haze is defending well.
Haze is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown controls the position.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haze is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown advances nicely into full mount.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Brown trying to control but Haze is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyson Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Brown tries to clinch there but Haze circles away.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Haze's belly button to the back.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Haze circles away.
#TD#
Brown gets a double leg takedown into Haze's guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass. #T1#
Brown prevents Haze from getting back to his feet.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is standing up over Haze. Haze looks to escape but Brown dives into side control.
Haze is being controlled here.
Brown trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haze, who protects the arm well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Haze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haze, who protects the arm well.
Brown wants to control but Haze is keeping him busy.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?#T3##SUB#
Brown goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haze has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brown but great work by Haze.
Brown keeps Haze under control for a moment.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown is trying to control Haze's posture but Haze avoids it.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Haze is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Brown wants to control but Haze is having none of it.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haze wants to stand but Brown is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brown stays in close to Haze's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown scores with the left hand. Haze knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown digs a good hook to Haze's body.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze checks a leg kick.
Brown tries to clinch
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Haze sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown misses the jab.
Haze throws a counter combo.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown dives in and grabs Haze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haze pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haze.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Haze. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haze. Haze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
Brown is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Haze moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Brown slips under a jab from Haze.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haze scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown shoots and misses
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Haze.#CL#
Brown closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown prevents Haze from breaking the clinch.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haze smiles and moves away.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Haze.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Haze is quick to defend against it.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Haze counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Haze to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC2#
Brown is rocked!
Haze connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haze wobbles Brown with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Haze dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Brown to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darryl Haze!
After the big win, Darryl Haze made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
DUEL#68 Muller vs Virastuk
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Haze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Miller misses.
Haze is looking to counter punch.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haze under the eye.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haze.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze slips under a jab from Miller.
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miller.
Miller misses with a kick to the body
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
#T1#
Haze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL2#
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haze leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller lands a left hand.
#BC#
Haze breaks from the clinch.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller with a nice cross.
Marv Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Miller throws a push kick but Haze slaps the foot to one side.
Miller throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
Haze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haze, right into the meat.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T3#
Nice body kick from Miller.
Miller cracks Haze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Haze scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller throws out a counter right but Haze avoids it with no problem.
Haze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haze takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target. #CL2#
Miller closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Miller breaks the clinch.
Haze moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.#T4#
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller lands a nice looking body kick.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller moves away from the strike by Haze.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haze. That's going to slow Miller down.
Nice shot by Miller.
Haze ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marv Miller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haze walks into a jab.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Haze scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haze misses with a straight right.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Haze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Miller looks to move away, Haze throws a big counter combo but Miller just gets out of the way.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Haze.#T1#
Miller stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller throws a push kick but Haze slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Haze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Miller cracks Haze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Haze cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller tries to clinch but Haze moves out of range.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.#T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Miller. #CL2#
Miller darts in and clinches Haze up against the ropes.
Miller pushes Haze back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Haze has been working on his elbows in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze misses with some punches.
Haze blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Miller working aggressively here.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Haze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Miller has Haze up against the ropes in a clinch.
#T3#
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haze blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haze seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Haze taking a breather.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marv Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Haze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miller up against the ropes.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller works on Haze's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haze.
Haze working aggressively here.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Haze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marv Miller 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Miller lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller throws a head kick but Haze moves out of range.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marv Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller throws a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haze throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze misses with a two punch combination.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
#KD2#
Miller lands a big head kick that sends Haze tumbling to the mat! Miller takes a step backwards and waves Haze back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Haze is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller looks to land a combination but Haze avoids it well.
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Miller slips a jab from Haze.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Haze seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Miller moves away from the strike by Haze.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haze. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Haze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Miller misses. #T2#
Haze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller cracks Haze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A big left from Haze misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Haze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller cracks Haze with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Miller rushes Haze and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haze. #T3#
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Miller back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Haze. #BC#
Haze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Haze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haze moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
#KD2#
Miller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Haze sprawling to the canvas! Haze rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Miller finish him?!
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Haze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marv Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marv Miller!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marv Miller waved his t-shirt featuring RAGS of a RONIN's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Darryl Haze stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #57
Date: Apr 23, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Killinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killinger takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Killinger scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killinger.
Haze told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Killinger misses with some punches.
Killinger working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killinger.
Haze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killinger backwards. #BC2#
Haze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killinger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haze wants to clinch.
Haze tries to clinch there but Killinger circles away.
#CL2#
Haze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze wants to stall.
Haze wants to break free but Killinger has control.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Killinger uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Killinger.
Haze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Haze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Killinger.
Killinger cracks Haze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Killinger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haze will feel that in the morning.
Killinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Killinger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Killinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Haze moves into the clinch successfully.
Haze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Killinger tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Killinger back against the cage.
Killinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haze lands an elbow that stopped Killinger in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Buster Killinger has been cut.
Killinger is working Haze over against the cage.
Killinger pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze stalling.
Killinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Killinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killinger backwards.
Killinger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killinger backwards.
Haze lands an elbow just above Killinger 's eye.
Killinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killinger misses with a body punch.
Killinger tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haze has Killinger pressed against the cage.
Killinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killinger misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Killinger.
Killinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killinger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haze jumps guard but Killinger stands there with Haze around his waist. Haze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Killinger on the inside. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Killinger.
Killinger has a couple of punches blocked by Haze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Haze blocking some punches.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Killinger.
Killinger working aggressively here.
Killinger scores with a shot to the side of Haze's head. #BC2#
Haze manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Killinger lands.
Killinger throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Killinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Killinger with a hook.
Killinger scores with a jab. Haze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Killinger throws a low kick but Haze moves out of range easily.
Killinger swings widly with a right hand
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Haze moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Haze manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Haze instigates a clinch.
Haze misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Killinger.
A head punch on the inside from Killinger fails to land.
Killinger misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Haze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Killinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Killinger lands an overhand right.
Killinger cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Killinger loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze doesn't manage to clinch there - Killinger circles away.
Killinger connects with a single shot there.
Killinger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haze unleashes a big counter combination but Killinger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Haze moves into range and clinches up with Killinger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killinger.
Haze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killinger backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killinger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Killinger.
Haze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Killinger.
Haze will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Killinger up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Buster Killinger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buster Killinger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A low kick from Killinger misses
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killinger motions for Haze to come forward. Killinger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze wants to clinch.
Killinger is looking to counter punch.
Killinger throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Haze has closed the distance and engaged Killinger in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze. #BC2#
Haze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Haze gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Killinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Haze manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Haze closes the distance and pushes Killinger back into the cage.#T1#
Killinger scores with a shot to the side of Haze's head.
Killinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
Killinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Killinger blocks an elbow strike.
Haze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Killinger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darryl Haze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Killinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Killinger misses with the head strike.
Haze throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Killinger breaks the clinch.
Haze tries to clinch but Killinger moves out of range.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Haze tries to clinch up.
Buster Killinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze tries to clinch but Killinger moves out of range. #T2#
Killinger thows a body kick. Haze tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Killinger takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Haze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Killinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Killinger throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Killinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killinger stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Killinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killinger missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Killinger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haze moves out of range as Killinger strikes.
Killinger connects with a looping right hand.
#T3#
Haze tries to clinch but Killinger is having none of it.
Killinger misses with a low kick.
Killinger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killinger misses with a wild combination.
Haze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Haze clinches with his opponent.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Killinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Killinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Killinger misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
A big right from Killinger misses.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch but Killinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?#T4##CL2#
Haze moves into the clinch.
Killinger throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killinger is leaning against Haze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Killinger.
Still in the clinch, Haze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
Killinger working aggressively here.
Killinger misses with some punches.
Haze blocks a body shot from Killinger.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haze.
Killinger blocks an uppercut.
Killinger avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killinger.
Killinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haze lands with a left to the head. #CUT2#
Buster Killinger's cut is getting worse.
Haze leaning against his opponent.
Haze has Killinger pressed against the cage.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Killinger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buster Killinger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Haze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch but Killinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killinger misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Haze takes the fight into the clinch.
Killinger throws a head punch that misses.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killinger tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Killinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killinger lands a nice looking body kick.
Killinger circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze wants to clinch.
It looked like Killinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Killinger throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.
Killinger keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Killinger gets tackled into the cage by Haze. Haze maintains the clinch. #T1#
Haze tries to break the clinch but Killinger is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killinger.
Killinger tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Killinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Killinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killinger blocks an elbow strike.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killinger throws a head punch that misses.
Killinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Haze lands an elbow that stopped Killinger in his tracks for a moment.
Haze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze wants to stall.
Killinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killinger misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze.
Killinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Haze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killinger lands with a light punch inside.
Killinger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Killinger.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Killinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killinger blocks an uppercut.
Haze wants to stall.
Killinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killinger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Killinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killinger lands a nice looking body shot.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL#
Killinger closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Killinger.
A shot in the inside from Killinger.
Killinger lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Killinger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haze blocks a body shot from Killinger.
Killinger lands a left hand.
Killinger lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Haze is rocked!
Haze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haze is still on wobbly legs! Can Killinger finish him?
Haze wants to break free but Killinger has control.
Haze seems to have recovered his senses.
Killinger gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killinger. #KD#
Killinger drops Haze onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Haze is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killinger throws a big uppercut that drops Haze! More strikes from Killinger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Haze lies dazed against the cage as Killinger celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Killinger!
Buster Killinger retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Buster Killinger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Darryl Haze spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #54
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Killinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haze circles away quickly and effectively.
Killinger defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Buster Killinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Killinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Killinger misses with a body shot.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Killinger.
Killinger misses with a wild body shot.
Haze dodges the punch combination from Killinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze dodges the punch combination from Killinger.
Haze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Killinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Killinger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#T1#
A slow jab from Killinger misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
We've been informed that Killinger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Killinger misses with a body shot.
Killinger jabs at Haze's body.
Haze moves out of range as Killinger throws a body kick.
Haze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Killinger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Killinger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haze rather than just go for the knockout.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Killinger moves out of range easily.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Killinger.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Killinger scores with a nice body kick.
Killinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Killinger.
Killinger throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Haze looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Killinger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haze under the eye.
Killinger swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Killinger scores with a nice head shot.
Killinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Killinger throws out a powerful jab.
Killinger lands with a nice body kick.
Haze lands with a hook. Killinger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Killinger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Killinger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Killinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T3#
Killinger misses with a wild combination.
Haze is looking to counter punch.
Killinger misses with a body shot.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Killinger misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killinger lands a slapping body shot.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killinger.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Killinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Killinger swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze thinks about countering with a head kick.
Haze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Killinger misses with a combination
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Killinger throws a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Killinger throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.
Killinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left and a right from Haze both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killinger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Killinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killinger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haze had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Killinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Killinger throws out a powerful jab.
Killinger misses with an uppercut
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Killinger there.
Killinger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Killinger 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.
#R2#
Killinger misses with a straight right.
Killinger scores with a nice strike.
Killinger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haze slips under a jab.
Killinger throws an off balance right hand
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Killinger throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze throws a quick counter head kick but Killinger was just out of range.
Killinger looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Killinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killinger throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Killinger 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 Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Killinger misses with a jab to the body
and Haze counters with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Killinger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haze counters with a series of strikes. Killinger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Killinger throws a shot to the body.
Killinger throws a body kick that misses
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Killinger misses with a hook to the body
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Killinger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killinger throws a body kick that misses.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Killinger misses with an uppercut
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze takes one to the chin there.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Killinger backs away, Haze returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haze might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Killinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Haze's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Killinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Haze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T2#
Killinger misses with a hook to the body
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Haze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Killinger swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Killinger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Killinger just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHaze.
Haze lands with a right hand.
Killinger throws a right and a left that Haze avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good work by Haze as he checks the leg kick.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killinger misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Killinger misses with a combination
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Killinger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#T3#
Haze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Killinger.
Killinger catches Haze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Killinger misses with a jab to the body
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Buster Killinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze is looking for a counter combo.
Killinger tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killinger misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Killinger 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 Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left and a right from Killinger both land. Nice combination.
Killinger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Killinger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Killinger throws a low kick but Haze moves out of range easily. #T4#
Killinger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Killinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Killinger scores with a hook.
Killinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killinger misses the shot to the body.
Haze throws a quick counter head kick but Killinger was just out of range.
Killinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Killinger manages to avoid it.
Haze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Killinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Killinger misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killinger tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Killinger manages to avoid it.
Killinger cracks Haze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Killinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Killinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Killinger is looking to slow Haze down with leg kicks.
Haze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Killinger tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Killinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killinger walks into a stiff left hand from Haze.
Killinger misses with a wild body shot.
Killinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killinger misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killinger works Haze's body with a nice hook.
Haze needs to keep his hands up - Killinger had a free shot at his head there.
Killinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Killinger as he connects with a hook.
Killinger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze lands a jab to Killinger's midsection.
Killinger throws a chopping leg kick but Haze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killinger misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Killinger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Killinger tries a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Killinger tests Haze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Killinger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Killinger throws a right and a left that Haze avoids nicely.
As Killinger looks to move away, Haze throws a big counter combo but Killinger just gets out of the way.
Haze connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
Killinger throws an off balance right hand
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Killinger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killinger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Killinger throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Killinger scores with a shot to the body.
Killinger misses with a double jab.
Haze looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Haze avoids the body shot from Killinger.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killinger swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Killinger tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Killinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killinger misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.#T3#
Killinger looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Killinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Killinger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters with a left to the body.
Killinger throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Killinger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haze counters with a three punch combo that has Killinger backing up. Killinger nods at Haze to acknowledge the strikes.
Killinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killinger. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Killinger misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Killinger throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Killinger manages to avoid it.
Killinger misses with the combination.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Killinger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haze counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killinger throws a shot to the body.
Killinger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Killinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Killinger.
Killinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Killinger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Killinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haze on the side of the head.
Haze cracks Killinger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killinger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Killinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Buster Killinger just about did enough to take it.
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.
#R4#
Killinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Killinger.
Killinger misses with a double jab
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Killinger defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Killinger throws an off balance right hand
and Haze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Killinger throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Killinger misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killinger swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Killinger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haze.#CUT#
It looks like Buster Killinger has been cut.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haze misses with an uppercut. Killinger saw that one coming.#T1#
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Killinger.
Killinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Killinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killinger misses the shot to the body.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Killinger connects with a nice looking jab.
Killinger lands a slapping body shot.
Killinger throws an off balance right hand
and Killinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Killinger sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Killinger throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Killinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haze. Haze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Killinger cracks Haze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killinger.
#T2#
Haze needs to keep his hands up - Killinger had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Haze checks the leg kick.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Killinger. Haze shrugs it off though.
Killinger throws a body kick that misses
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Killinger moved out of range.
Killinger misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Killinger thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Killinger throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Killinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Killinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Killinger throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Killinger throws a lazy body kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Killinger does it's job there.
Killinger jabs Haze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Killinger slips under a jab.
A low kick from Killinger misses
and Haze counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Killinger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Killinger swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Haze drops his hands momentarily and Killinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haze throws a head kick but Killinger moves out of range.
Killinger misses with a left hand
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Killinger cracks Haze with a good jab.
Killinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haze scores with a jab.
Killinger connects with a body shot that sends Haze's belly button to the back.
Killinger throws a leg kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buster Killinger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Killinger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killinger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killinger's corner calls for a 1-2. Killinger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Killinger throws a big shot that misses.
Killinger lands a nice hook to Haze's body. Haze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Killinger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Killinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Killinger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haze throws a quick counter kick to the body but Killinger avoids it.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
Haze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Killinger. #T1#
Killinger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haze.
Killinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Killinger misses with an uppercut
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Killinger misses with a wild combination.
Haze is looking to counter punch.
Killinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Killinger misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Killinger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buster Killinger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Killinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze is looking to counter punch.
Killinger throws a shot to the body.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killinger.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killinger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haze moves out of range as Killinger strikes.
Donk. Killinger catches Haze right on the button with a cross.
Killinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Killinger manages to avoid it.
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!
Killinger misses with a looping left.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killinger misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Killinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Killinger. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Killinger misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Haze misses its target.
A shot to the body from Killinger misses
and Haze counters with a one-two to the body.
Killinger tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killinger works the jab nicely.
Haze ducks right into an uppercut from Killinger.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Killinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Killinger swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze's jab looks to have found its range, popping Killinger under the eye.
Haze avoids the body shot from Killinger.
#T4#
Killinger throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killinger.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Killinger looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Killinger looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Killinger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze counters with a low kick, right behind Killinger 's knee.
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!
Haze moves out of range as Killinger throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killinger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haze misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Killinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Killinger 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Killinger!
Buster Killinger is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Buster Killinger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Darryl Haze was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #52
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Haze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock lands a jab.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Haze throws a big counter combination but Shamrock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.#T1#
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze is looking to counter punch.
Haze moves forwards but Shamrock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Haze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haze counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze slips a jab from Shamrock.
Haze jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T2#
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock misses with a body shot
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Haze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Shamrock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haze walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze walks into a jab.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Shamrock finds it's target.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to Haze's body. Haze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Haze avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Shamrock tries to move into range but Haze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shamrock misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a nice body shot.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Haze looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shamrock swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haze.
Haze thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Haze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Haze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haze misses the jab.
As Haze backs off Shamrock throws a huge counter combo but Haze manages to avoid it all.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock tests Haze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Haze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Haze.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haze misses with a looping right.
Shamrock tries to move into range but Haze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4#
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze slips under a jab.
Shamrock just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHaze.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamrock there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock cracks Haze with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Shamrock misses
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Haze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shamrock back to the cage. Haze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the body
and Haze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shamrock thinking.
Haze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Haze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Shamrock misses with a shot to the body
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Haze is looking to counter punch.
Haze walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Haze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Shamrock swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
It looked like Haze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shamrock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tank Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haze's head.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Jab by Shamrock.
Haze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
Shamrock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haze lands with a slapping head kick.
Shamrock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T3#
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Haze counters with a left to the body.
Haze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Shamrock.
Haze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
As Shamrock looks to move away, Haze throws a big counter combo but Shamrock just gets out of the way.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Haze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darryl Haze.
Well Haze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Haze!
After the big win, Darryl Haze made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #49
Date: Feb 26, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Sobis clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sobis missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haze wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobis won't allow it.
Sobis is looking to control Haze's arms but Haze gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sobis has his back to the cage.
Haze told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sobis takes a shot to the head.
Sobis stalling against the cage.
Come on Sobis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sobis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Sobis.
Haze works Sobis's body with a nice hook.
Sobis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Sobis throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sobis. Haze shrugs it off though.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobis throws out the jab.
Haze throws a big counter head kick but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Sobis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
Haze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobis misses with a hook to the body
and Haze counters with an outside leg kick.
Haze throws a jab when Sobis was well out of range.
Haze checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobis sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Sobis misses.
Sobis misses with a hook
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobis throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobis misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a left to the body.
Haze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobis.
Sobis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sobis throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tito Sobis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sobis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Sobis.
Sobis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haze counters with a head kick. That will keep Sobis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T3#
Sobis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haze defending well as Sobis loads up on a big left hand.
Sobis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sobis misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Sobis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobis looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Sobis.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sobis throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobis cracks Haze with an open hand slap.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze unleashes a big counter combination but Sobis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4#
Sobis misses with a looping left.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobis.
A big right from Sobis misses.
A little jabbing left from Haze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobis misses the target.
A solid body kick from Sobis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze avoids the body shot from Sobis.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haze with a nice cross.
Sobis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis misses with a body kick.
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sobis misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sobis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a head kick. That will keep Sobis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Sobis.
Sobis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHaze.
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.#CL#
Sobis darts in and clinches Haze up against the cage.
Sobis wants to stall.
Haze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze tries to break the clinch but Sobis is controlling the position.
Sobis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Haze scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze throws an elbow but it misses.
Sobis tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Sobis back against the cage.
Sobis avoiding damage.
Sobis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Sobis trying to land knees to the body.
Haze slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Sobis.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Haze lands a nice uppercut.
Sobis throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haze.
Haze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Haze tries to circle away but Sobis has him pinned against the cage.
Sobis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Sobis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haze up against the cage.
Sobis blocking some punches.
Sobis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Haze slowing the pace effectively.
Haze leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haze misses with an elbow over the top.
Sobis is trying to stall.
Sobis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
Sobis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haze avoids it.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobis.
Sobis blocks an elbow strike.
Sobis trying to control the position but instead, Haze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobis into the cage.
Sobis lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
Sobis avoiding damage.
Sobis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Haze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sobis up against the cage.
Sobis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sobis dodges an elbow strike from Haze.
Sobis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Sobis.
Sobis blocking some punches.
Sobis trying to stall but Haze improves his position.
#T4#
The referee calls for Sobis to work.
Haze letting Sobis take a breather here.
Sobis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sobis tries to stall but Haze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze.
Haze stalling in the clinch.
Sobis being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Haze's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Darryl Haze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobis controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobis trying to land knees to the body.
Haze wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
A cross from Sobis lands.
Sobis lands an overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sobis, as that shot connected.
Sobis misses with a straight right.
Haze scores with a three punch combo!
Sobis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sobis throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it. #KD#
Sobis sends Haze crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sobis is motioning to the referee to let Haze up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Haze is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sobis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Sobis throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sobis wants to slow Haze down by chopping away at his legs.
Sobis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze.
Haze blocks a head kick by Sobis.
Decent striking displayed by Sobis there.
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobis's head.
Sobis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Sobis throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobis misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2##CL#
Sobis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haze lands with a short shot to the head.
Haze scores with a shot to the side of Sobis's head. #TD2#
Haze pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobis won't allow Haze to get back to his feet.
Sobis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Sobis stands up and waves to Haze to follow him.
Sobis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a one-two to the body. #T3#
Sobis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Haze pushes Sobis up against the cage in a clinch.
Sobis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sobis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haze is trying to break free.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobis stalling in the clinch but Haze improves position.
Sobis avoiding damage.
Haze holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haze avoids it.
Haze is trying to force a seperation but Sobis has the dominant position.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Sobis.
Haze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tito Sobis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Sobis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobis scrambles back to his feet.
Sobis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sobis misses the shot to the body.
Sobis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Haze connects with a nice looking jab.
Tito Sobis is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobis throws a front kick that sends Haze stumbling back into the cage.
Haze avoids the head kick by Sobis.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze blocks a head kick by Sobis.
Haze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sobis with a body shot.#CL#
Sobis has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body. #T1#
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sobis.
Sobis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haze is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sobis with a knee to the head.
Sobis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sobis blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Sobis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
Sobis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Sobis.
Haze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sobis is keeping busy.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
Sobis missing with knees to the body.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
Sobis avoids the elbow strike from Haze, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis. #T3#
Sobis just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
Sobis blocks an uppercut.
Sobis misses with a knee strike.
Sobis is trying to stall.
Sobis effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Sobis.
A swing and a miss from Sobis.
A left lands for Sobis.
Sobis looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sobis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Sobis throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze avoids the body shot from Sobis.
Haze is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Sobis loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobis throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze cracks Sobis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Sobis with a jab.
Haze blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Sobis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobis throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Sobis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze. Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sobis had his way with Darryl Haze in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Haze slips a jab from Sobis.
Sobis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sobis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sobis throws a lazy head kick
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze slips under a jab from Sobis.
Sobis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobis throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobis lands a jab to the head.
Sobis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sobis throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Haze replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sobis blocks it well.
Sobis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Sobis misses with a wild combination.
Sobis misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Haze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haze throws a counter combo.
Sobis jabs at Haze's body.
Sobis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sobis looks to land a combination. Haze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Sobis.
Haze throws out a counter right but Sobis avoids it with no problem.
Sobis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Sobis misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobis throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Sobis.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobis swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze misses with a few strikes there.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobis's corner calls for a 1-2. Sobis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sobis throws a sloppy head kick and Haze moves out of range easily.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Sobis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sobis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobis throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Sobis misses with a body kick.
Haze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Sobis.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sobis throws a right hand that misses
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Sobis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Sobis keeps the fight on the outside.
Sobis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Sobis misses the jab.
Tito Sobis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Sobis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobis feints and then cracks Haze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haze down.
Sobis looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Haze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobis slips under a jab.
Sobis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobis throws an off balance right hand
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Sobis. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Sobis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sobis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Sobis!
Tito Sobis retains his heavyweight title!
Darryl Haze spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #46
Date: Feb 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Haze tries to clinch up but Kruger circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Haze appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
Kruger closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Haze.
Haze pushes Kruger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Dustin Kruger has been cut.#BC2#
Kruger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kruger swings widly with a right hand
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Kruger throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Haze takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Haze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haze throws a head kick that half lands.
Kruger cracks a nice hook into Haze's ribs.#CL#
Haze clinches up with Kruger and pushes him back against the cage.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Kruger.
Haze misses with some punches.
Haze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Haze controls his hands.
Kruger blocking some punches.
#T2#
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Kruger.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
Haze misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruger digs a right hand into Haze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haze's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Kruger.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
A hook to the body from Kruger.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Kruger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kruger - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Kruger.
A short left from Kruger.
Haze looking to throw knees to the head but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Haze wants to break free but Kruger has control.
#T3#
A body shot lands from Kruger.
Kruger is stalling here.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Kruger.
Kruger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruger tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kruger lands a right hand.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards. #KD2#
Kruger drops Haze onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Haze is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Haze is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Kruger.
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Kruger.
Haze seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haze seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kruger can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruger.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Haze controls his hands.
#T4#
Haze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kruger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Haze taking a breather.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
I was talking to Haze's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kruger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haze or not.
Haze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kruger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruger.
Nice body punch from Kruger - that landed with a thud.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Haze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kruger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kruger effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Kruger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#CL2#
Kruger clinches up against the cage.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haze trying to control the position but instead, Kruger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haze into the cage.#KD2#
Kruger drops Haze onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Haze is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruger just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow. #T1#
Kruger tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kruger.
Kruger lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haze taking a breather.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Kruger works on Haze's body with a couple of short punches.
Kruger presses Haze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kruger tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger lands a body punch.
Kruger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kruger.
Kruger lands an uppercut.
Kruger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kruger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Haze to his knees! Kruger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
A victorious Dustin Kruger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Darryl Haze stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #43
Date: Jan 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Mc Elroy slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Haze.
Mc Elroy lands with a nice body punch.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Mc Elroy is out of range.
Danny Mc Elroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mc Elroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Mc Elroy.
Haze connects with the punch.
Mc Elroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mc Elroy misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Elroy misses with a double jab
and Haze counters with a left to the body.
Mc Elroy misses with a double jab
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Mc Elroy works the jab nicely.
Mc Elroy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haze.
Mc Elroy moves to clinch but Haze breaks away
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Mc Elroy misses.
Haze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mc Elroy is looking to counter punch.
Haze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mc Elroy throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mc Elroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mc Elroy. That did some damage!
Haze misses with a head kick.
Mc Elroy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mc Elroy.
Haze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mc Elroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mc Elroy misses with a hook
and Haze counters with a three punch combo that has Mc Elroy backing up. Mc Elroy nods at Haze to acknowledge the strikes.
Mc Elroy misses with a looping right.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mc Elroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mc Elroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Mc Elroy throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Mc Elroy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mc Elroy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mc Elroy scores with the left hand. Haze knows he should have avoided that one.
Mc Elroy throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mc Elroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Mc Elroy looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Mc Elroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Mc Elroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haze is fending him off so far but Mc Elroy persists. Nope, Haze circles away and we're back to standing.
Haze lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
Mc Elroy misses with an uppercut
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mc Elroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haze.
Haze connects with a solid leg kick.
Mc Elroy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mc Elroy scrambles back to his feet.
Mc Elroy fails with the takedown
and Haze counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mc Elroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Danny Mc Elroy has been cut.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Mc Elroy.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mc Elroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mc Elroy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Mc Elroy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mc Elroy throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mc Elroy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mc Elroy stalks Haze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haze's face. Haze staggers backwards, shaken.
Good shot there by Haze.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mc Elroy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haze throws a right and a left that Mc Elroy avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses with a few strikes there.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mc Elroy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze connects with the punch.#T1#
Haze misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mc Elroy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haze lands a nice looking body shot.
Darryl Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze blocks a jab.
Mc Elroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Mc Elroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze tests Mc Elroy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mc Elroy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mc Elroy.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haze tries to bum rush Mc Elroy with a series of wild strikes but Mc Elroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
Mc Elroy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mc Elroy misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mc Elroy throws a nice looking combination but Haze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mc Elroy misses with a hook
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mc Elroy back to the cage. Haze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haze's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mc Elroy under the eye.
Mc Elroy throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mc Elroy clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mc Elroy lands a jab-cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haze.#T3#
Mc Elroy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haze's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Haze misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mc Elroy. That snapped Haze's head back.
Mc Elroy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mc Elroy swings widly with a right hand
and Mc Elroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mc Elroy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze slips under a jab from Mc Elroy.#T4#
Mc Elroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mc Elroy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haze. Haze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mc Elroy misses with a straight left.
Haze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mc Elroy blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Mc Elroy misses
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Mc Elroy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mc Elroy misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a thumping low kick.
Mc Elroy scores with a jab to the head.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darryl Haze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Mc Elroy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mc Elroy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Mc Elroy. Mc Elroy gets slowly back to his feet.
Mc Elroy misses with an uppercut
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Mc Elroy is rocked!
Haze lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Mc Elroy goes down and covers up as Haze starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darryl Haze!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Darryl Haze waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #37
Date: Dec 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Sobis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haze if he has to take too many more of those.
Sobis thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobis swats him away and circles back towards the center. #KD#
Sobis lands a big head kick that sends Haze tumbling to the mat! Sobis takes a step backwards and waves Haze back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Darryl Haze has been cut.#CL2#
Haze pushes Sobis up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Sobis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haze up against the cage.
Haze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobis backwards.
Haze avoids a wild elbow strike from Sobis.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sobis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sobis unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sobis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sobis is struggling to control the position.
Haze lands an elbow that stopped Sobis in his tracks for a moment.
Sobis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobis is pushing Haze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Haze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
Haze closes the distance and clinches.
Sobis tries to land knees in the clinch but Haze avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Sobis tries a knee to the head but Haze blocks it.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sobis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haze's brow.
Sobis stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobis stalling in the clinch.
Haze is trying to force a seperation but Sobis has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Sobis.
Sobis crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Sobis controlling the action here for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Sobis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze trying to stall but Sobis improves his position.
#T3#
Sobis controlling the action here for a moment.
Sobis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobis obliges.
Sobis is struggling to control the position.
Sobis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haze looks winded!
Sobis just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Sobis.#CL2#
Haze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sobis has Haze pushed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sobis.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sobis for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Sobis blocks the elbow strike.
#T4#
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Haze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.
Sobis trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Haze scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.
Haze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Haze has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sobis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haze can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobis trying to stall but Haze improves his position.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
Sobis taking a breather.
Sobis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haze avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sobis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darryl Haze's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Sobis gets tackled into the cage by Haze. Haze maintains the clinch.
Haze avoiding damage as Sobis throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Sobis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Sobis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sobis just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
Haze is looking to control Sobis's arms but Sobis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haze has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobis.
Sobis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haze.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sobis's brow.
Sobis tries to land knees in the clinch but Haze avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Haze misses with some punches.
Haze is trying to break the clinch but Sobis is controlling him.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobis tries to land knees in the clinch but Haze avoids the damage to the body.
Sobis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haze is looking to control Sobis's arms but Sobis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haze has his back to the cage.
Haze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haze managing to block the knees to the body from Sobis.
Sobis trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Sobis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobis is stalling here.
#T2#
Come on Sobis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sobis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Haze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobis effectively controlling the action here.
Sobis missing with knees to the body.
Darryl Haze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobis lands a body shot.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Sobis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Sobis.
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!
Sobis blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sobis stalling.
#T3#
Haze is trying to stall.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Sobis.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Sobis.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobis obliges.
Sobis blocks an uppercut.
Haze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Haze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobis avoids a wild elbow strike from Haze.#BC#
Sobis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Sobis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T4#
Sobis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haze on the side of the head.
Sobis throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darryl Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sobis with a body shot.
Sobis scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobis throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Sobis looks to throw a body kick
and Haze counters with a series of strikes. Sobis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sobis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sobis throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Sobis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haze on the side of the head.
Sobis steps in with a hook that catches Haze right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sobis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Haze looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Sobis!
In defeat, Darryl Haze stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost because I was spat on by a venomous snake on my way to the arena and I had trouble seeing on account of the bright lights in my dressing room. I had blurred vision and numbness in my neck, eyes, arms, and lower torso. No way I would have lost otherwise!'.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #31
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Pott misses with the body kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Pott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a low kick, right behind Pott 's knee.
Haze scores with a leg kick.
Pott slips a straight right by Haze.
Pott throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze tries a quick counter leg kick but Pott is wise to it.
Crunch! Haze slams his shin into Pott's torso.
Haze slips a straight right by Pott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Haze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pott doesn't seem phased though.
Haze blocks a head kick by Pott.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T1#
Pott misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Haze lands a high kick!
Pott throws a lazy body kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Pott throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy left from Pott finds it's target.
Pott avoids the head kick by Haze.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pott misses with the body kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Haze tries to land a front kick but Pott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Pott misses the target.
Haze scores with a sloppy right hand. Pott should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Haze moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Pott controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Pott.
Pott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott. #BC2#
Haze breaks from the clinch.
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Pott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.#CL2#
Haze moves into the clinch successfully.
Haze trying to stall but Pott improves his position.
Haze stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Pott controls his hands.
Pott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Haze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Pott is looking to break free of the clinch but Haze has double underhooks.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Haze has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haze can turn it around.#T4#
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Haze tries to pull guard but Pott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pott pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
Haze lands a left hand.
Haze blocks a body shot from Pott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Pott breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Haze has Pott up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Haze misses with a combination
and Pott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pott.
Haze throws a hook but Pott blocks it.
Pott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Haze throws a leg kick that misses.
Haze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haze tries to clinch
enabling Pott to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze scores with a nice right hand.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Pott.#T2#
Pott throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Haze throws a low kick but Pott moves out of range easily.
Darryl Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Haze closes the distance and clinches.
Pott prevents a body shot from Haze. #BC#
Pott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pott throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Pott is looking to land body kicks.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Pott thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Haze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Pott.
Pott cracks Haze with an open hand slap.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Pott counters with a one-two to the body.
Pott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze jabs at Pott's body.
Haze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pott momentarily.
Haze stuns Pott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Pott missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze tests Pott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Pott misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haze tries to clinch up
letting Pott counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pott is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darryl Haze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Haze closes the distance but Pott moves to the side
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haze tries to clinch there but Pott circles away.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze flicks out a counter leg kick but Pott steps away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.
Pott lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Haze scores with a four punch combination!
Haze avoids the body shot from Pott.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haze works Pott's body with a nice hook.#T1#
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haze.
Pott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze. Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
Pott misses with a straight left.
Haze misses with a jab to the body
and Pott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pott looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze wants to clinch up but Pott keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Haze tries to work over Pott's front leg with a kick but Pott checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze.
Pott throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pott moves out of range as Haze strikes.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pott misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Haze's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T3#
Pott throws a head kick that misses.
Pott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pott looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze is looking for the big counter here.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Pott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CL2#
Haze gets a clinch.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haze cracks Pott with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze misses with a punch to the body.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
Pott's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haze trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haze is struggling to control the position.
Roger Pott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Pott.
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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Haze!
A relieved looking Darryl Haze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Van Leakenstien closes the distance but Haze moves to the side
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch up
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze misses with a double jab.
Haze digs a good hook to Van Leakenstien's body.
Van Leakenstien is looking to clinch but Haze is avoiding it.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Leakenstien misses with a kick to the body
and Haze counters with a low kick, right behind Van Leakenstien 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Leakenstien closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch there but Haze circles away.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Leakenstien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Leakenstien moves to clinch but Haze breaks away
and Haze counters with a head kick.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch up.
Haze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Leakenstien closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Leakenstien darts in trying to clinch
and Haze counters with a nice body shot.
Van Leakenstien closes the distance but Haze moves to the side
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Haze slips a jab and a cross from Van Leakenstien.
Van Leakenstien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Leakenstien fails with the takedown
and Haze counters with a nice leg kick.
Haze stuffs the takedown.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#
It looks like Graham Van Leakenstien has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Leakenstien closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Leakenstien moves to clinch but Haze breaks away
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Van Leakenstien shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haze pinned against the cage. Haze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Van Leakenstien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch
and Van Leakenstien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Leakenstien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Leakenstien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haze swivels and escapes.
Van Leakenstien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haze lands a jab to the nose.
Haze with a jab.#T4#
Van Leakenstien looks to clinch
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Leakenstien darts in trying to clinch
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch up but Haze circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Leakenstien misses with a takedown
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
Graham Van Leakenstien's cut is getting worse.
Van Leakenstien tries for a takedown but Haze circles away easily
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Van Leakenstien misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Leakenstien misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Leakenstien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Leakenstien is breathing heavily.
Van Leakenstien throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch up
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham Van Leakenstien's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Van Leakenstien misses with a takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Leakenstien tries for a takedown but Haze circles away easily
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Leakenstien's knee momentarily.
Van Leakenstien closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Leakenstien misses with a combination
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Leakenstien takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT2#
Graham Van Leakenstien's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Leakenstien closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Van Leakenstien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Leakenstien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Van Leakenstien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Leakenstien tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Leakenstien darts in trying to clinch
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
Jeez, Graham Van Leakenstien's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Van Leakenstien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graham Van Leakenstien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Leakenstien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haze.#T2#
Van Leakenstien wants to clinch
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch up
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Darryl Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Leakenstien wants to clinch
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Graham Van Leakenstien's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darryl Haze!
A relieved looking Darryl Haze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Haze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mofumofuko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Haze. Those never looked like landing.
Haze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mofumofuko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mofumofuko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mofumofuko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mofumofuko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Jeffrey Mofumofuko has been cut.#CL2#
Haze has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Mofumofuko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haze dodges the punch combination from Mofumofuko .
Mofumofuko takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Haze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mofumofuko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC2#
Mofumofuko is rocked!
Haze circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mofumofuko to the canvas! Mofumofuko doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Haze keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darryl Haze!
A very excited looking Darryl Haze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
BFT-458: Hymen vs Singh
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Robinson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haze's half guard.
Robinson working Haze over with strikes.
Haze is not content to let Robinson control the position.#SU#
Robinson decides to return to a standing position.
Haze misses with a body shot.
#TD#
Robinson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Robinson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Robinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Robinson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Robinson stands up. #TD#
Robinson scores with a takedown into Haze's guard.#T1#
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze managing to control the position. #SU#
Robinson stands up from Haze's guard - Robinson perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Haze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haze gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2##BC2#
Haze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haze goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Chris Robinson has been cut.
Robinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Haze enables Robinson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Haze manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully. #SU#
Robinson stands up from Haze's guard - Robinson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chris Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
Haze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robinson in his tracks.
Nice takedown defense from Haze. No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Haze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson tries to clinch but Haze is having none of it. #TD#
Robinson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haze is trying to defend but Robinson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Haze manages to get to full guard.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T4#
A lazy left from Haze finds it's target.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haze.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD#
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson trying to control from Haze's half guard. Haze has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Robinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Haze scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Haze does it's job there.
A jab from Haze does it's job there.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darryl Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haze swivels and escapes.
Chris Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.#KD2#
Haze lands a big uppercut and Robinson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Robinson looks OK. Haze waves Robinson back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haze drops Robinson with a naaaaasty hook - Robinson is in real trouble here! Haze dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darryl Haze!
During a confident post fight interview, Darryl Haze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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