Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C297: Albatross vs Payer III
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1##TD#
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haggar controlling the action here.
Bozic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bozic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Haggar controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Bozic dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Haggar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bozic defends it well.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but Bozic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bozic is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bozic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bozic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Bozic is defending well.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bozic is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Bozic is in trouble now - Haggar has advanced to mount!
Bozic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haggar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Haggar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bozic looks a forlorn figure.
Bozic tries to hold on but Haggar pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar lands a big elbow.
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!
Bozic wants to control but Haggar is having none of it.
Haggar breaks from Bozic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Haggar 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.
Haggar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haggar with good strikes from the mount here!#T3#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Haggar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Haggar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Haggar with shots to the head and body - Bozic looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC#Bozic is rocked!
Haggar softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bozic is out cold! Haggar jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: C293: Matsuzaka vs Diaz
Date: Apr 07, 2024

#R1#
Haggar 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.
Haggar scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Lehto leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.#TD#
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lehto's guard.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Lehto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lehto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lehto wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him. #T1#
Lehto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lehto wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Lehto has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haggar has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Haggar avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Haggar won't want to take too many of those.
Haggar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haggar jumps guard but Lehto stands there with Haggar around his waist. Haggar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD#
Haggar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar working Lehto over with strikes.
Haggar prevents Lehto from standing back up. #T2#
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehto is trying to stand back up but Haggar is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Haggar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lehto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haggar.
Haggar working Lehto over with strikes.
Haggar is controlling the pace.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar 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.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar working over Lehto with some ground and pound. Lehto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Haggar is trying to control. Lehto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lehto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lehto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lehto's head.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lehto pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar prevents Lehto from standing back up.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ES2#
Lehto has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Haggar is on him like a limpet, forcing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haggar. #T4#
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Haggar lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Haggar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lehto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Haggar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haggar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lehto is trying to buck Haggar off.
Haggar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lehto pushes Haggar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Haggar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Haggar lands an elbow.
Haggar trying to control the position but Lehto is working away.
Lehto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Haggar.
Lehto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haggar thuds his right hand into Lehto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haggar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lehto's waist but Lehto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggar off to one side.
Haggar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lehto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Haggar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL2#
Lehto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haggar, pushing him back against the cage.
Lehto lands a shot to the body.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haggar is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Lehto scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lehto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Lehto has Haggar pressed against the cage, preventing Haggar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haggar.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haggar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Haggar wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehto prevents it.
Haggar wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
Haggar tries to break free but Lehto pushes him back against the cage.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lehto presses Haggar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haggar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehto tries a body shot but Haggar blocks it.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Lehto manages to break the clinch.
Lehto wants to clinch.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Lehto avoids it well and moves away.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Haggar avoids it.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Lehto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haggar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch but Haggar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Lehto drives through and clinches with Haggar against the cage. #T3#
Haggar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lehto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lehto.
Charon Lehto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Haggar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haggar is looking to control Lehto's arms but Lehto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haggar has his back to the cage.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lehto - that landed with a thud.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haggar managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto. #BC2#
Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lehto pushes Haggar off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Haggar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lehto throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T4#
Lehto lands a jab to Haggar's midsection.#CL2#
Lehto pushes Haggar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Lehto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Haggar is trying to break the clinch but Lehto has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lehto - that landed with a thud.
Lehto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.
Lehto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehto lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Lehto circles away easily
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehto throws a head kick but Haggar moves out of range.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
A little jabbing left from Lehto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haggar takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Haggar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.#ES2#
Lehto pushes Haggar off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Lehto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Lehto. #T1##CL2#
Lehto moves into the clinch successfully.
Haggar working aggressively here.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a right hand.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Haggar controls the action.
Haggar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehto pushes Haggar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands an uppercut.
Lehto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Haggar controls the action.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haggar.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Lehto.
Lehto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haggar or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a hook that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haggar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T3#
Lehto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Haggar avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lehto.
Good body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lehto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lehto digs a right hand into Haggar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haggar's gas tank.
Lehto with a knee to the head.
Lehto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehto is working Haggar over against the cage.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Lehto with a knee to the head. #ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Haggar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lehto cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto maintains plum control as Haggar tries to back straight out! Lehto connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Haggar blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: C289: Albatross vs Cheese
Date: Mar 24, 2024

#R1#
Haggar dives in and grabs Torvik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torvik pushes down on Haggar's head and hops out.
Torvik only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torvik has time to react.
Haggar misses with a body punch
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Torvik takes one to the side of the head.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Haggar misses with a looping left.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Haggar as he checks the leg kick.#TD#
Haggar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torvik wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Torvik has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torvik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Torvik keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Torvik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Torvik passes to full mount!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Haggar is looking to get to half guard.#T1#
Haggar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Torvik prevents Haggar from improving his position.
Torvik wants to free his trapped foot but Haggar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torvik thows a huge punch but Haggar dodges it nicely.
Haggar won't allow Torvik to pass to mount.
Torvik wants to take a breather but Haggar is having none of it.
Torvik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torvik trying to control the action but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Torvik trying to control the pace.
Haggar regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2#
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Torvik tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torvik trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torvik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Torvik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Torvik from controlling successfully.
Torvik won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torvik manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Torvik.#T3#
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Torvik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar is in close to Torvik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torvik is on top in guard. #REVB##SU2#
Torvik stands up from Haggar's guard - Torvik perhaps looking for a knockout.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torvik counters with a nice uppercut.
Torvik moves out of range as Haggar strikes.
Torvik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torvik sprawls well. Torvik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
Torvik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haggar.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Torvik defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Torvik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Torvik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torvik struggles to land a body shot inside as Haggar controls his hands.
Torvik lands a body shot. #T4#
Torvik lands a nice shot to the body.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Torvik works on Haggar's body with a couple of short punches.
Torvik works on Haggar's body with a couple of short punches.
Torvik works on Haggar's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Torvik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Torvik misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Haggar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torvik connects with a looping right hand.
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Torvik counters with an inside leg kick.
Torvik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torvik throws a body punch but Haggar moves out of range.
Torvik looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar misses with a hook. Torvik ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Haggar as he checks the leg kick.
Haggar scores with a nice head shot.
Haggar looks to land a combination but Torvik avoids it well. #TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Torvik manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Torvik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
That kick from Torvik tenderised Haggar's leg. Haggar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haggar connects with a body shot.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torvik sprawls well. Torvik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
Torvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Torvik counters with a nice uppercut.
Torvik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haggar defending well as Torvik loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haggar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haggar shoots in but no luck this time.
Haggar misses with a jab to the body
and Torvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Torvik.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Torvik avoids it well and moves away.
Torvik misses with a low kick as Haggar jumps back.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haggar lands a nice hook to Torvik's body. Torvik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torvik throws a leg kick which misses Haggar's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggar tries to avoid it.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Torvik counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Haggar misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torvik cracks a nice hook into Haggar's ribs.
Torvik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haggar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torvik avoids it really well and circles away.
Torvik appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torvik with the inside leg kick.
Torvik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torvik throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Haggar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Torvik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
Torvik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torvik moves out of range as Haggar strikes.
Torvik looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.#T2#
Torvik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Torvik avoids the body shot from Haggar.
Haggar swings away with a body shot that misses #KD2#
and Torvik counters with a nice right hand that sends Haggar toppling to the canvas! Haggar scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Torvik finish him?!#ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torvik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haggar will feel that in the morning.
Oh Haggar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torvik thuds his shin into the meat of Haggar's side.
Haggar seems to have got his legs back now.
Haggar blocks a jab.
Torvik measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Haggar! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sven Torvik!
In his post fight interview, Sven Torvik started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: C286: Gunnarsson vs Martin II
Date: Mar 10, 2024

#R1#
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD2#
Haggar shoots in and bounces Olsen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Olsen blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Olsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olsen keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Olsen is pulling down on Haggar's head to control his posture. #T1#
Olsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olsen is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving. #ES#
Olsen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haggar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Olsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haggar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#TD2#
Olsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haggar to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Olsen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Olsen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Haggar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olsen pulls Haggar in close to his closed guard and prevents Haggar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Haggar works over Olsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
Olsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haggar manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Haggar trying to strike off his back.
Olsen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Olsen trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olsen manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Haggar cracks Olsen with a solid left hand.
Haggar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Haggar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but Olsen defends.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Olsen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
Olsen is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape. #T4#
Olsen controlling from the back.
Haggar rolls, trying to escape but Olsen keeps control of the position.
Haggar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Olsen's guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olsen controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar stands up over Olsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olsen's head.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
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#
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Olsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Olsen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#TD2#
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olsen's guard.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.
Olsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet. #T1#
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Olsen trying to control the position here.
Olsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haggar on the ground.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar distracts Olsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Olsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olsen tries to get out of the position.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Olsen's brow.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Olsen is keeping the position.#T2#
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar is working Olsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Olsen pulls Haggar in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen looking to control.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Olsen.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar cracks Olsen with a solid left hand.
Haggar is working Olsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Olsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haggar trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC2#Olsen is rocked!
Olsen controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Olsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Haggar stands up over Olsen, holding on to his feet. Haggar throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Olsen is out cold! Haggar lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
The defeated Kjetil Olsen had this to say: 'Owie!'.

Event: C282: Marley vs Haggar
Date: Feb 25, 2024

#R1#
Haggar lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haggar, as that shot connected.
A punch lands to the side of Marley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar shoots in looking for a takedown. Marley tries to sprawl out of it but Haggar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haggar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haggar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marley circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Haggar catches Marley right on the button with a cross.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marley but Marley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ezekiel Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.#T1#
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haggar shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haggar staying out of range there.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Haggar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haggar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Haggar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Marley walks into a jab.
Haggar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marley's hands.
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!
Haggar thuds a left hand into Marley's body.
Haggar scores with a jab to the head.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Marley.
Haggar scores with a jab to the head.
Haggar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haggar shoots for a takedown but Marley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haggar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marley is out of range and Haggar settles back down.
Haggar shoots for a takedown but Marley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marley throws a big counter combination but Haggar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haggar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Marley avoids the body shot from Haggar.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar looks for a takedown but Marley sprawls well.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Marley finds it's target.
Marley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haggar. #T4#
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haggar scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley. #KD#
Marley lands a big uppercut and Haggar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haggar looks OK. Marley waves Haggar back to his feet!#ROC#Haggar is rocked!
Haggar missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haggar is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Marley lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Haggar head around and knocks him out cold! Marley hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
Ezekiel Marley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 222: Steve v Simone
Date: Feb 10, 2024

#R1#
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Hightower counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haggar thinking.
Haggar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar goes for a double leg but Hightower avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hightower continues to drive forward.
Haggar works on Hightower's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haggar. #TD#
Haggar manages to pull guard.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Hightower has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hightower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hightower is controlling Haggar's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Hightower keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Hightower tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar stands up over Hightower, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hightower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hightower working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Hightower's brow.
Haggar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hightower is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Hightower avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar. #T2#
Hightower gets back to full guard.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hightower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar postures up in Hightower's guard and throws a big left but Hightower blocks it.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hightower works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
Hightower is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hightower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hightower avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hightower is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Hightower lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hightower is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Hightower controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggar wants to hit a sweep here but Hightower passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Haggar there!
Haggar tries to reverse the position but Hightower maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Haggar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hightower prevents Haggar from improving his position.
Haggar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hightower slows the pace down in half guard.
Haggar 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.
Hightower prevents Haggar from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hightower keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
The fighters circling - Hightower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar misses the body punch
and Hightower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haggar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hightower pinned against the cage. Hightower gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haggar digs a good body shot into Hightower's ribs.
Haggar slips a jab from Hightower.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hightower can do to turn this around?
Hightower misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower jabs Haggar to the body, keeping him at a distance.#TD#
Hightower gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haggar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haggar throws a strike but Hightower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T1#
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hightower is one step ahead there.
Hightower passes into half guard.
Hightower is pressing down on Haggar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haggar is holding on for now.
Hightower prevents Haggar from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Haggar tries to get to full guard but Hightower has control of the leg. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haggar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haggar.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Hightower got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haggar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hightower has managed to get both his arms back between Haggar's legs - danger averted.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Hightower really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Hightower keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hightower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Hightower keeps moving.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hightower keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hightower is adopting a defensive guard.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar trying to control but Hightower is working from the bottom.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hightower's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hightower working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Hightower takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haggar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hightower pinned against the cage. Hightower gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hightower looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice combination there by Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Hightower takes one to the side of the head.
Haggar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Hightower is out of range. #T1#
Haggar dodges the punch combination from Hightower.
Haggar lands a lovely overhand right.
Hightower bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hightower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hightower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haggar.
Hightower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haggar sizes up Hightower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hightower sprawls well. Hightower wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Hightower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jason Hightower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Haggar - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haggar.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar scores with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Haggar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Hightower misses its intended target.
Haggar lands with an uppercut that bounces Hightower off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Hightower throws the kick towards the body but Haggar avoids it.
Haggar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hightower swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hightower! But no joy.
Hightower misses with a body kick.#TD#
Haggar scores with a takedown into Hightower's guard.
Haggar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Hightower keeps moving.
Hightower looking to control.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar trying to control but Hightower is working from the bottom.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Hightower wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Hightower utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar is looking to pass into half guard but Hightower pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hightower is in guard.#REVB#
Hightower preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Haggar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hightower can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haggar 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: WVT 213: Haggar v Seanoa
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1#
Haggar lands a nice shot to the body.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seanoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seanoa.
Seanoa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Seanoa has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Haggar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD2#
Seanoa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seanoa wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Seanoa forces his way into half guard.
Seanoa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seanoa looks to land a strike but Haggar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haggar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seanoa tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard. #T1#
Haggar wants to sweep here but Seanoa controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haggar is on top in guard. #REVR#
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Seanoa keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seanoa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar stays in close to Seanoa's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Seanoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Seanoa is looking for a triangle but Haggar pushes his legs off easily.
Seanoa working a defensive guard here. #T2#
Seanoa has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar postures up. #SUB2#
Seanoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haggar defends it easily.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Seanoa keeps moving.
Seanoa wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Seanoa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seanoa's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seanoa looking to control. #SUB2#
Seanoa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haggar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haggar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Seanoa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Haggar should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Seanoa has tightened it up now! Haggar should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nuufo Seanoa!
Nuufo Seanoa is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Nuufo Seanoa 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.

Event: WVT 207: Haggar v Le Franc
Date: Jan 06, 2024

#R1#
Le Franc wants to clinch.
Haggar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Franc swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been informed that Haggar 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.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Franc with a nice cross.
Le Franc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar. #TD2#
Haggar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Le Franc to the ground. Haggar is now in Le Franc's guard.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Le Franc wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Le Franc blocks nicely.
Le Franc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Le Franc 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.#T1#
Le Franc wants to stand and escape but Haggar is having none of it.
Le Franc wants to get back to his feet but Haggar passes into half guard.
Le Franc tries to kick Haggar off but Haggar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar is controlling the pace.
Le Franc is trying to stand up here but Haggar is controlling him well.
Le Franc might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Haggar with the ground and pound but Le Franc uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Le Franc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Le Franc wants to get back to his feet but Haggar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Le Franc has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Haggar wants to control from the top but Le Franc keeps moving.
Haggar stands up over Le Franc, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Le Franc wants to stand and escape but Haggar is having none of it.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Haggar there. #T3#
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Franc avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar wants to control but Le Franc is keeping him busy.
Haggar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Le Franc looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haggar wants to take a breather but Le Franc is having none of it.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Le Franc's temple.
Le Franc wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar is keen to just control but Le Franc is a slippery customer.
Le Franc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Le Franc dodges it nicely.
Le Franc is looking to escape.
Le Franc has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Le Franc has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Le Franc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Haggar is working for a kimura but Le Franc is defending it quite comfortably.
Haggar works his way into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar cracks Le Franc with a big right hand but Le Franc just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Le Franc is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haggar connects with a decent elbow.
Le Franc is not content to let Haggar control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Le Franc catches Haggar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Franc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Haggar is avoiding it.
Le Franc sizes up Haggar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Haggar misses.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haggar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Franc's hands.
Haggar cracks a nice hook into Le Franc's ribs.
Le Franc misses with a hook.
Le Franc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar throws a hook but Le Franc avoids it easily.
Le Franc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Le Franc misses its intended target. #T1##TD2#
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Le Franc's guard.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Le Franc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Franc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Le Franc is looking to stand up but Haggar isn't so interested in that idea.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Le Franc's brow. #T2#
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Franc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Le Franc has wrist control.
Haggar is working Le Franc over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Franc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar prevents Le Franc from getting back to his feet.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Le Franc blocks nicely.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Le Franc keeps moving. #T3#
Haggar won't allow Le Franc to get back to his feet.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Le Franc wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Le Franc keeps moving.
Le Franc wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Le Franc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him. #T4#
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Le Franc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Le Franc has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Le Franc wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar cracks Le Franc with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Franc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Le Franc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Franc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haggar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Franc scrambles back to his feet.
Le Franc looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
Haggar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haggar with a poor takedown
and Le Franc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mike Haggar seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Haggar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Le Franc is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Le Franc is looking to escape.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar passes the guard and advances to mount!
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 big strike lands for Haggar! That's really hurt Le Franc and he's turned his back - Haggar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Haggar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar! Mike Haggar retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: WVT 202: Haggar v Anderson
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
Haggar scores with a shot to the body.
Haggar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD#
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard. #CUT#It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar 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.
Anderson is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Haggar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1##SUB2#
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #CUT#The cut above Noah Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haggar cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.#ROC#Anderson is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: WVT 195: Hagger v Zakharov
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1##TD#
Haggar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zakharov's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Zakharov's temple.
Zakharov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Zakharov pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Haggar is working for a kimura but Zakharov is defending it quite comfortably.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zakharov tries to kick Haggar off but Haggar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar winds up and cracks Zakharov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zakharov is trying to stand up here but Haggar is controlling him well.
Zakharov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar. #SUB#
Haggar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zakharov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar tries to pass to full mount but Zakharov defends it.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Zakharov defends it.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zakharov pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Zakharov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Zakharov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Zakharov wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar trying to control the action but Zakharov is working from the bottom.
Zakharov has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zakharov wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar is trying to control. Zakharov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zakharov is trying to stand back up but Haggar is controlling him
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Zakharov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zakharov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Haggar is looking for a kimura here.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zakharov tries to kick Haggar off but Haggar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC#Zakharov is rocked!
Zakharov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zakharov is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Zakharov! More strikes land and this one is all over! Haggar jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: WVT 189: Andrei v Hagger 3
Date: Nov 25, 2023

#R1#
Kersikov throws a head kick but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar scores with a nice head shot.
Haggar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kersikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KFA in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar's corner calls for a 1-2. Haggar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haggar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kersikov. Kersikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Haggar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haggar scores with a hook.
Haggar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Haggar with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar avoids a kick to the body.
Andrei Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haggar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kersikov sprawls well. Kersikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrei Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
A cross from Haggar lands.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kersikov sprawls well. Kersikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
Haggar lands with an overhand left.#T2#
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Haggar lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kersikov swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kersikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haggar's head.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Haggar is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Kersikov's hands, connecting with Kersikov's forehead.
Kersikov gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Kersikov's brow.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haggar is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar postures up in Kersikov's guard and throws a big left but Kersikov blocks it.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov is pulling down on Haggar's head to control his posture.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haggar distracts Kersikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Kersikov blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Haggar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kersikov momentarily.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Kersikov as Haggar shoots in.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Haggar saw that one coming.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Kersikov avoids it easily.#TD2#
Haggar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kersikov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kersikov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Kersikov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kersikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar wants to pass to mount but Kersikov is defending the position.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Kersikov defends it.
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar. #T1#
Haggar throwing shots but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Kersikov tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Kersikov manages to get to full guard.
Haggar postures up in Kersikov's guard and throws a big left but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov trying to keep a closed guard but Haggar is proving a slippery customer.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar postures up in Kersikov's guard and throws a big left but Kersikov blocks it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Kersikov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Kersikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kersikov punishes Haggar's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Haggar.
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haggar if he has to take too many more of those.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Haggar moves out of range easily.
Haggar has a takedown stuffed.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Haggar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Haggar trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haggar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar misses with a low kick.
Haggar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kersikov circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haggar connects with a single shot there.
Haggar shoots in looking for a takedown. Kersikov tries to sprawl out of it but Haggar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kersikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Haggar avoids it.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kersikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haggar somewhat.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Haggar's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Haggar lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar throwing shots but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haggar is controlling the pace.
Haggar is nestled in close to Kersikov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Haggar working Kersikov over with strikes.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar working over Kersikov with some ground and pound. Kersikov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar controlling the pace.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kersikov's head.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar not doing much here.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kersikov defending well though.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar throwing shots but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Kersikov's hands, connecting with Kersikov's forehead.#T4#
Haggar working over Kersikov with some ground and pound. Kersikov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Kersikov dodges it nicely.
Kersikov is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kersikov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Kersikov dodges it nicely.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Haggar lands an overhand right.
Haggar catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kersikov pinned against the cage. Kersikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov takes one on the button.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
so Haggar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haggar on the ground.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kersikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar controlling from the top position.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
Haggar advances position into side control!
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T2#
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
Kersikov regains half guard, as Haggar was trying to land strikes.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar working Kersikov over with strikes.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Kersikov dodges it nicely.
Haggar working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kersikov's thigh. Kersikov counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T3#
Haggar works over Kersikov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
Haggar trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kersikov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Haggar has passed into side control.
Kersikov is looking to regain half guard here but Haggar keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
A lazy left from Haggar finds it's target.
Andrei Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggar fails to land the takedown.
Haggar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haggar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kersikov on the side of the head.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Kersikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
Horrible takedown attempt by Haggar or perhaps it was just good defense by Kersikov, which made it look bad.
Andrei Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Mike Haggar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov misses with a head kick. #T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kersikov.
Haggar looks for a takedown but Kersikov sprawls well.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Haggar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kersikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haggar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Haggar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Haggar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haggar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Haggar scores with a nice strike.
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Haggar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar blocks a low kick nicely.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haggar momentarily.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Kersikov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haggar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Haggar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haggar shoots and misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haggar checks it well.
Haggar shoots in looking for a takedown but Kersikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haggar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haggar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kersikov misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Haggar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kersikov!
Haggar throws an elbow but Kersikov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Haggar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #T3#
Haggar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kersikov some visible discomfort.
Kersikov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov can't do much from the bottom here.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov avoids it well.
Haggar scoring with punches from side control.
Haggar working the body and head with strikes.
Haggar wants to control but Kersikov is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike. #T4#
Haggar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Kersikov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haggar grinds an elbow into Kersikov's temple.
Haggar works to advance to full mount. Kersikov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Haggar looking to control but Kersikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haggar lands a nice shot to the head.
Haggar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kersikov?
Haggar scoring with strikes but Kersikov is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar with good strikes from the mount here!
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar wants to control the pace but Kersikov is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haggar 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar is the new super heavyweight champion!

Event: WVT 183: Haggar v Railio
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Haggar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haggar moves out of range as Railio strikes.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Railio moves away.
Haggar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Haggar misses with a lunging right hand
and Railio counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD2#
Railio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Haggar sprawling to the canvas! Haggar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Railio finish him?! #CUT2#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
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!
Railio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haggar at a distance.
Haggar dives in and grabs Railio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Railio pushes down on Haggar's head and hops out.
Railio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Railio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Railio drops his hands momentarily and Haggar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Railio.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Railio is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haggar.#T1##TD#
Haggar shoots in and gets a takedown into Railio's guard.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Railio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Railio blocks nicely.
Haggar is working Railio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar postures up in Railio's guard and throws a big left but Railio blocks it.
Railio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Railio is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar throwing shots but Railio is blocking nicely.
Haggar working over Railio with some ground and pound. Railio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar wants to control but Railio is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Railio has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Railio's hands, connecting with Railio's forehead.
Haggar throwing shots but Railio is blocking nicely.
Haggar working Railio over with strikes. #T3#
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Railio is trying to get back to full guard.
Railio taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
Haggar 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.
Haggar misses with a head shot. Railio uses the momentum to regain guard.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Railio has wrist control.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Railio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Railio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar stands up over Railio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Railio is keeping the position for now.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Railio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Railio keeps moving.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Railio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar stands up over Railio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Haggar works the jab nicely.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Railio can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Haggar - just one landing.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donk. Haggar catches Railio right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Haggar.
Haggar tests Railio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haggar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Railio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Railio momentarily.
Railio takes one on the button.
Railio misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.
Railio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Railio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar scores with the left hand. Railio knows he should have avoided that one.
Haggar lands the left hand.#T1#
Haggar cracks Railio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haggar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Antti Railio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Railio.#TD#
Haggar gets a double leg takedown into Railio's guard.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Railio keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Railio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar works over Railio with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Railio is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Haggar throws a strike but Railio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Haggar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
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!
Railio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar tries to pass to full mount but Railio defends it.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Railio dodges it nicely.
Railio preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Railio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Haggar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Railio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Railio wants to get back to full guard.
Railio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Railio defending well though.
Haggar with the ground and pound but Railio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Railio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Haggar misses with a takedown
enabling Railio to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Haggar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Railio quickly recovers to half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar is taking a breather. Railio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Haggar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Railio defends it well.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar stalling.
Railio trying to control from the bottom. #T1#
Haggar is nestled in close to Railio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Railio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haggar with the ground and pound but Railio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haggar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar postures up.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar is in close to Railio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Haggar is pushing down on Railio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Railio is fighting to maintain full guard but Haggar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Haggar is looking for a kimura here.
Railio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar working over Railio with some ground and pound. Railio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Railio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar working over Railio with some ground and pound. Railio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Railio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Railio's temple.
Railio is in trouble now - Haggar has advanced to mount!
Haggar looking to finish Railio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Railio!
Railio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haggar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haggar with good strikes from the mount here!
Antti Railio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haggar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haggar is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Railio goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Haggar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: C240: Dracul vs Kahn III
Date: Oct 15, 2023

#R1#
Haggar connects with a single shot there.
Haggar clobbers Matti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haggar scores with a one two! Matti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matti blocks a jab.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Matti moves away and avoids it.
Matti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haggar checks a leg kick nicely.
Haggar connects with a crisp jab.
Haggar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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!
Haggar throws a jab when Matti was well out of range.
Matti throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but Matti is quick to defend against it.
Matti misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but Matti shows good takedown defense.
Matti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1##TD#
Haggar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matti's guard.
Haggar preventing the sweep.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar trying to control but Matti is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haggar cracks Matti with a solid left hand.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Matti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Matti's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar trying to control but Matti is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Matti pulls Haggar in close to prevent any damage.
Matti wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar won't allow Matti to sweep him here. #T3#
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Matti trying to keep a closed guard but Haggar is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Matti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matti has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Matti is keeping the position.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#CUT#It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.#T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Matti keeps moving.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matti wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #CUT#The cut above Parta Matti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haggar 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matti holds on and takes a little breather.
Matti wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parta Matti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Matti slips under a jab from Haggar.
Haggar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matti can do to turn this around?
Haggar scores with a nice strike.#TD#
Haggar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matti quickly recovers to half guard.
Haggar is just content to waste time from the top position. Matti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar with a nice head shot there.#CUT#Parta Matti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Parta Matti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!
In defeat, Parta Matti stepped up to the mic, saying 'PARTY PARTY PARTY!!! Did I really lose if I get to PARTY?'.

Event: C234: Hoost vs Haggar II
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Hoost blocks a jab.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar shoots in for a double leg but Hoost sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've been informed that Haggar 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.
Haggar lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Haggar.
Haggar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoost tries to move into range but Haggar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoost moves forwards but Haggar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haggar lands with a shot to the body.
Haggar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost walks into a left hand.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoosts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Haggar misses with a shot to the body
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.
Haggar with a nice cross.
Haggar connects with the punch.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haggar lands a lovely overhand right.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoost blocks a jab.
Haggar lands a jab-cross combination.
Haggar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarence Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hoost counter with a right hand.
Haggar lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoost's head.
Haggar with a poor takedown
and Hoost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haggar's knee momentarily.
Haggar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haggar lands with an overhand left.
Haggar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoost counters with an outside leg kick.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost blocks a jab.
It appears Hoost was looking to counter with a kick there.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoost has time to react.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Haggar.
Hoost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haggar lands a jab to Hoost's midsection.#T3#
Haggar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoost tries to avoid it but Haggar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoost to the ground. Hoost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Haggar shoots and misses
and Hoost counters with a good, hard body kick but Haggar shrugs it off.
Haggar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haggar looks winded!
Haggar misses with a straight right.
Haggar dips to his left and cracks Hoost with an uppercut!
Haggar shoots for a takedown but Hoost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoost throwing a counter right hand but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Haggar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haggar throws a series of punches but Hoost avoids them all with ease.
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoost counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clarence Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Haggar has a takedown stuffed.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hoost counter with a right hand.
Haggar misses with a body shot
and Hoost counters with a nice body kick.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoost is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoost lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hoost. No joy for Haggar on that attempt.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A jab from Haggar misses.
Haggar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHoost.
It looks like Hoost has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hoost takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoost finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoost counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Haggar out cold! What a finish! Hoost is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clarence Hoost!
Clarence Hoost retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Clarence Hoost thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: C231: Haggar vs Mumu
Date: Sep 17, 2023

#R1#
Haggar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Mumu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar lands with a straight right. Mumu didn't see that one coming.
Haggar throws a body punch but Mumu moves out of range.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mumu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Mumu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haggar lands a jab to the nose.
Haggar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mumu stuffs the takedown attempt from Haggar. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
Haggar shoots and misses
and Mumu counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Good exchange - Mumu coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Mumu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mumu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Mumu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Mumu.
Mumu flicks out a counter leg kick but Haggar steps away.
Mumu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haggar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haggar scores with a shot to the body.
Alborz Mumu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mumu misses the jab.
Mumu scoring well with a low kick there.
Mumu leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Mumu 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mumu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Mumu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.#T2#
Haggar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mumu under the eye.
Haggar missing with a left hand there. Mumu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumu misses with a hook.#TD#
Haggar shoots in and gets a takedown into Mumu's guard.
Mumu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar postures up in Mumu's guard and throws a big left but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mumu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Mumu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Haggar preventing the sweep.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Mumu is keeping the position.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mumu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mumu is pulling down on Haggar's head to control his posture.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Mumu keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haggar.#T4#
Haggar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haggar takes a swing at Mumu's ribcage but misses.
Mumu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mumu there as he acknowledges the shot.#TD#
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mumu sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haggar is keen to just control but Mumu is a slippery customer.
Haggar 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.
Haggar is just content to waste time from the top position. Mumu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mumu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Mumu gets caught napping as Haggar dives in and scores a takedown. Mumu manages to retain guard.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Mumu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mumu can do to turn this around?
Mumu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mumu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mumu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Mumu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Mumu is pulling down on Haggar's head. It's preventing any offense from Haggar, at least for the moment.
Mumu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mumu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Mumu blocks nicely.
Mumu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haggar is one step ahead there.
Haggar postures up in Mumu's guard and throws a big left but Mumu blocks it. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mumu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mumu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar throws a strike but Mumu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Haggar has his foot on Mumu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mumu works his way back into a safe position though.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mumu is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Haggar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mumu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mumu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haggar is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mumu wants to slow Haggar down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target. #TD#
Haggar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mumu is not content to let Haggar control the position.#T4#
Mumu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mumu defending well though.
Mumu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots but Mumu is blocking nicely.
Mumu keeping hold of Haggar's head, controlling as best he can.
Haggar wants to control but Mumu is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Mumu dodges it nicely.
Haggar throwing shots but Mumu is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Haggar thows a leg kick but Mumu checks it
and Mumu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Haggar there.
Jab by Haggar.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but Mumu is quick to defend against it.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Mumu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mumu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mumu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Mumu avoids it well and moves away.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu.
Mumu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD#
Haggar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Mumu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar. #T1#
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mumu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mumu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Mumu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mumu controlling the position for now.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mumu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mumu's head.
Mumu wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well. #T2#
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar throwing shots but Mumu is blocking nicely.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Mumu is working away.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mumu tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar wants to take a breather but Mumu is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Mumu throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Haggar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mumu pinned against the cage. Mumu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haggar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #TD#
Haggar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mumu was covering up waiting for the punch and Haggar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mumu keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Mumu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Mumu blocks nicely.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Mumu keeps moving.
Mumu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Mumu has wrist control.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mumu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Haggar connects with a body shot that sends Mumu's belly button to the back.
Haggar stuns Mumu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haggar scores with a body shot.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar misses the body punch
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haggar checks the leg kick.
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haggar cracks Mumu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Haggar.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Mumu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haggar lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mumu counters with a nice body kick. #T1#
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mumu lands with a good body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Haggar misses with a straight right.
Mumu unleashes a big counter combination but Haggar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mumu swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar fails to land the takedown.#TD#
Mumu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mumu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mumu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Mumu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Mumu!#REVB#
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mumu is one step ahead there. #T3#
Mumu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mumu is continuing to stall.
Mumu preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Haggar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mumu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mumu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mumu takes one to the chin there.
Mumu throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Haggar lunges at Mumu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mumu's hand.
Mumu looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mumu throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Mumu throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar lands a nice hook to Mumu's body. Mumu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mumu slips under a jab from Haggar.
Mumu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mumu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar had his way with Alborz Mumu in that round.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Haggar misses with a hook.
Alborz Mumu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggar scores with a hook.#TD#
Mumu gets caught flat footed, as Haggar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Mumu has his hands on Haggar's head, controlling the position.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar trying to control but Mumu is working from the bottom. #T1#
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mumu keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haggar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mumu throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
Haggar throws a body punch but Mumu moves out of range.
Mumu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haggar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat. #T2#
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mumu is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Mumu defending against the ground and pound.
Haggar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mumu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haggar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mumu defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T3#
Haggar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Haggar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Haggar misses with the ground and pound.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Mumu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Mumu's head but Mumu avoids it well.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Mumu's head but Mumu avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Mumu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Haggar misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Haggar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mumu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haggar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: C225: Ji Woo vs Perkele II
Date: Aug 27, 2023

#R1#
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Hoost moves away and avoids it.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Haggar manages to step out the way in time.
Hoost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar misses with a looping left.
Hoost throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Hoost tries to work over Haggar's front leg with a kick but Haggar checks it.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Hoost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Haggar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoost doesn't seem phased though.
Hoost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Haggar.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Haggar.
Hoost follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Haggar looks to land a left hand but Hoost moved out of range nicely.
Hoost throws a head kick that Haggar semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar lands the left hand.
Haggar connects with a right hand. Hoost shakes it off.
Hoost leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoost defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Hoost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoost won't allow it. #TD#
Haggar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Haggar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #SUB#
Haggar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoost content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoost's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T3#
Haggar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoost.
Haggar misses with a takedown
and Hoost counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoost's waist but Hoost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggar off to one side.
Despite the aggression on Hoost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hoost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoost misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Haggar misses.
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoost sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Hoost dodges it nicely.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoost is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haggar is stalling here. Hoost is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Haggar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hoost has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Haggar is looking for a sweep.#SU2#
Hoost decides to stand back up.
Haggar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but Hoost shows good takedown defense.
Hoost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haggar.
Haggar misses with a looping left.
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Haggar shoots and misses
and Hoost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Haggar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Haggar misses.
A jab from Haggar finds it's way through Hoost's defenses.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoost on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but Hoost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoost doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haggar throws a series of punches but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Hoost lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Hoost slips under a jab from Haggar.
Hoost scores with a head kick. Haggar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Haggar as he connects with a hook.
Haggar takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
Hoost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haggar shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoost tries to sprawl out of it but Haggar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Hoost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar backing away here, and Hoost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hoost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Hoost throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Hoost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haggar finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoost's head. #T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoost darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Hoost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Haggar manages to step out the way in time.
Haggar scores with a jab.
Hoost looks to land a body kick but Haggar moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoost lands a jab to the nose.
Haggar misses with a hook. Hoost ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Haggar does no damage.
Hoost slips under a jab from Haggar.
and Hoost counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Haggar! He's just covering up as Hoost starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Hoost!
Clarence Hoost is the new heavyweight champion!
Clarence Hoost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C223: Haggar vs Kersikov II
Date: Aug 20, 2023

#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Haggar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haggar.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haggar takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Haggar blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #TD#
Haggar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov taking a bit of punishment here - Haggar scoring with strikes.
Kersikov is looking to reverse the position.
Haggar advances to full mount.
Kersikov wants to hold on but Haggar pushes him away.
Haggar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kersikov is trying desperately to improve position.
Haggar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kersikov hang on?
Kersikov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T1#
The referee warns Kersikov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Kersikov manages to avoid easily.
Haggar working Kersikov over with strikes here.
Kersikov tries to hold on but Haggar pushes him away.
Kersikov is bucking up trying to escape but Haggar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haggar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Haggar 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.
Kersikov tries to reverse the position but Haggar maintains control.
Haggar tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
Kersikov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haggar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kersikov is looking to get to half guard.
Haggar thowing shots but they're missing. #T2#
Haggar misses with a head shot.
Haggar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar looking to ground and pound but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar lands a heavy elbow.
Kersikov working to try and regain half guard.
Haggar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Haggar lands a heavy elbow.
Haggar lands a nice shot to the head.
Haggar landing strikes from the mount.
Kersikov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T3#
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound.
Haggar landing strikes from the mount and Kersikov is in trouble!
Haggar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kersikov is desperately trying to improve his position but Haggar has a good base and remains in mount.
Haggar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kersikov tries to hold on but Haggar pushes him away.
Haggar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #ROC#Kersikov is rocked!
A big strike lands for Haggar! That's really hurt Kersikov and he's turned his back - Haggar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Haggar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his heavyweight title!

Event: SYN 1008 Maluga vs Haggar
Date: Aug 04, 2023

#R1#
Maluga slips a straight right by Haggar.
Maluga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haggar connects with a jab.
Haggar lands a glancing blow to the side of Maluga's head.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Maluga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haggar misses with a body punch
and Maluga counters with a nice leg kick.
Maluga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haggar throws a hook but Maluga blocks it.
Maluga tried to counter with a leg kick but Haggar avoided it.
Haggar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maluga circles away.
Maluga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Haggar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maluga. Maluga obviously looking to wear him down.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haggar moves away.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haggar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Haggar misses.
Haggar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maluga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maluga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maluga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maluga throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar. #T1#
Haggar misses with a hook
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maluga slips under a jab.
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maluga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Maluga.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maluga was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Maluga misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar shoots in and drives through. Maluga sprawls well.
Kilo Maluga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
A punch combination from Haggar misses.
Kilo Maluga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar throws a body punch but Maluga moves out of range.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Maluga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haggar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maluga.
Maluga looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T2#
Haggar throws out a powerful jab.
Maluga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Maluga.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar misses with a hook
and Maluga counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maluga has time to react.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maluga stuffs the takedown attempt from Haggar. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maluga throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Haggar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maluga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Maluga pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Maluga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar controlling the pace.
Maluga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar throwing shots but Maluga is blocking nicely.
Haggar working over Maluga with some ground and pound. Maluga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maluga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haggar on the ground.
Haggar slows the pace down in half guard.
Maluga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar. #T4#
Haggar is trying to control. Maluga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Haggar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maluga defends it well.
Maluga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but Maluga defending well.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar throwing shots but Maluga is blocking nicely.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt
and Maluga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maluga misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Maluga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haggar shoots in looking for a takedown but Maluga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haggar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maluga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maluga wants it to stay on the feet.
Kilo Maluga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Maluga tests Haggar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haggar connects with a body shot.
A big left from Maluga misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throws an off balance right hand
and Maluga counters with a nice body kick.
Maluga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haggar throws a hook but Maluga blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Maluga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Haggar with that takedown attempt. #T1#
Haggar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Maluga.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
and Maluga counters with a straight right hand.
Maluga blocks a jab.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maluga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Haggar takes a swing at Maluga's ribcage but misses.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by Maluga.
A counter left hand to the body from Maluga misses its target.
Haggar misses with a straight right. #TD2#
Haggar looking to score a takedown here. Maluga is defending well but Haggar drives through and ends up in Maluga's guard.

Maluga has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haggar has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back 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!
Maluga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Haggar trying to stall but Maluga improves his position. #BC2#
Haggar breaks the clinch.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Maluga is out of range.
Maluga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haggar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maluga avoids it really well and circles away.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Maluga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
Maluga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Maluga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Maluga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haggar is breathing heavily.#T3#
Maluga misses with an uppercut.
Maluga misses with a kick to the body.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maluga counters with a nice body shot.
Haggar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD#
and Maluga counters with a crisp one two that drops Haggar! Maluga thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Haggar to his feet! Haggar is in big trouble!#ROC#Haggar is rocked!
Haggar is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Maluga doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Haggar crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Haggar's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Kilo Maluga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: C214: Haggar vs Chukwuma
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Chukwuma leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chukwuma flicks out a counter leg kick but Haggar steps away.
Chukwuma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haggar scores with a nice right hand.
Haggar connects with a body shot that sends Chukwuma's belly button to the back.
Chukwuma takes one on the button.
No luck for Haggar with that takedown attempt.
Haggar lands a nice shot that snaps Chukwuma's head back.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Chukwuma blocks the low kick.
Haggar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haggar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Chukwuma's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chukwuma has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Haggar lands a lovely overhand right.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chukwumas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haggar connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Haggar.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chukwuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
Chukwuma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chukwuma.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chukwuma ducks right into an uppercut from Haggar.
Haggar lands a glancing blow to the side of Chukwuma's head.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but Chukwuma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haggar fails with the takedown
and Chukwuma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chukwuma moves away.
Chukwuma only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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!
Chukwuma stuffs the takedown attempt from Haggar. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet.
Chukwuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Haggar or perhaps it was just good defense by Chukwuma, which made it look bad.
Chukwuma thinks about the counter body kick.
Haggar swings for the body but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma jabs at Haggar's body.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Haggar misses with a hook.
Haggar misses the jab.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haggar looks for a takedown but Chukwuma sprawls well.
Chukwuma drops his hands momentarily and Haggar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Chukwuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. #TD#
Haggar gets a takedown into half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chukwuma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chukwuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Chukwuma is concentrating on defense, preventing Haggar from advancing position.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chukwuma's head.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Chukwuma dodges it nicely.
Haggar 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.
Chukwuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar. #T4#
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Chukwuma defends it.
Chukwuma preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Chukwuma dodges it nicely.
Chukwuma has his hands clasped together around Haggar's back. He's all about the action.
Haggar wants to advance to full mount but Chukwuma doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chukwuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A punch lands to the side of Chukwuma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haggar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Haggar.#TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Chukwuma has wrist control.
Haggar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chukwuma keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chukwuma trying to control the position here.
Haggar postures up in Chukwuma's guard and throws a big left but Chukwuma blocks it. #T1#
Chukwuma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chukwuma is pulling down on Haggar's head. It's preventing any offense from Haggar, at least for the moment.
Chukwuma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chukwuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Chukwuma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Chukwuma!#REVB#
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chukwuma manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Haggar wants to control from the top but Chukwuma keeps moving. #T2#
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Chukwuma blocks nicely.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Chukwuma has wrist control.
Chukwuma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chukwuma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chukwuma is keeping the position for now.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Chukwuma blocks nicely.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Chukwuma has wrist control.#T3#
Chukwuma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Chukwuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chukwuma has his hands on Haggar's head, controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chukwuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Chukwuma has wrist control.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chukwuma swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chukwuma. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar misses with a double jab.
Chukwuma ducks right into an uppercut from Haggar.
Chukwuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chukwuma clobbers Haggar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.#TD#
Haggar looking to score a takedown here. Chukwuma is defending well but Haggar drives through and ends up in Chukwuma's guard.
Chukwuma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Chukwuma has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chukwuma keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Chukwuma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar'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.#R3#
Haggar cracks Chukwuma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chukwuma misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haggar scores with a punch to the head.
Chukwuma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haggar checks it well.
Chukwuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haggar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chukwuma thuds his shin into the meat of Haggar's side.
Haggar cracks Chukwuma with an open hand slap.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Chukwuma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar checks a leg kick.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Chukwuma moved out of range.
Chukwuma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Haggar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haggar.
Haggar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #SUB#
Haggar tries for a kimura but Chukwuma is defending well.
Haggar throws an elbow but Chukwuma slips to the side and avoids it well.
Haggar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chukwuma sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Haggar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chukwuma stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Haggar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chukwuma's legs. #T2#
Haggar throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chukwuma works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chukwuma controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haggar working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Chukwuma's thigh. Chukwuma counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Chukwuma has wrist control.
Chukwuma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chukwuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar postures up in Chukwuma's guard and throws a big left but Chukwuma blocks it.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chukwuma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haggar.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
Haggar avoids a kick to the body.
Haggar misses the body punch
and Chukwuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Chukwuma.
Nice sprawl there from Chukwuma as Haggar shoots in.
Chukwuma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chukwuma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD#
Chukwuma gets caught flat footed, as Haggar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chukwuma seems keen to control Haggar's posture.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chukwuma holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Chukwuma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chukwuma can do to turn this around?
Haggar throws a jab when Chukwuma was well out of range.
Chukwuma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chukwuma! But no joy.#TD#
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chukwuma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chukwuma desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Haggar is trying to control. Chukwuma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar misses with a head shot. Chukwuma uses the momentum to regain guard.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Chukwuma managing to control the position.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chukwuma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tinashe Chukwuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chukwuma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #TD#
Haggar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chukwuma was covering up waiting for the punch and Haggar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Haggar tries to free his leg and advance position but Chukwuma is retaining full guard.
Chukwuma managing to control the position.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar is looking to pass into half guard but Chukwuma pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chukwuma is in guard.#REVB##T3#
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Chukwuma trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Chukwuma connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Haggar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chukwuma passes into side control.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haggar is looking to regain half guard here but Chukwuma keeps moving and retains side control.
Haggar on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chukwuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Chukwuma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haggar lands a jab to the head.
Chukwuma slips a jab from Haggar.
And Chukwuma responds with a good body kick, but Haggar manages to step out the way in time.
Chukwuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
Haggar punishes Chukwuma's body with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Haggar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chukwuma's half guard.
Haggar throwing shots but Chukwuma is blocking nicely.
Haggar is looking to advance position but Chukwuma won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar had his way with Tinashe Chukwuma in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Chukwuma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
Chukwuma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggar works the jab nicely.#TD#
Chukwuma tries to sprawl but Haggar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chukwuma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Chukwuma defends it.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chukwuma defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Chukwuma defends it.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chukwuma's head.
Chukwuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Chukwuma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chukwuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Chukwuma is working away.
Chukwuma is controlling Haggar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chukwuma's head.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chukwuma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tinashe Chukwuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Chukwuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chukwuma is holding on to half guard well.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Chukwuma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haggar blocks it well.
Chukwuma misses the jab.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haggar lands the left hand.
Haggar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haggar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Chukwuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#TD#
Chukwuma tries to sprawl but Haggar drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T3#
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chukwuma's head.
Haggar with the ground and pound but Chukwuma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar postures up in Chukwuma's guard and throws a big left but Chukwuma blocks it.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
Haggar throws a strike but Chukwuma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chukwuma stops Haggar from standing up.
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chukwuma's guard. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chukwuma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chukwuma throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haggar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his heavyweight title!

Event: C212: Kersikov vs Haggar
Date: Jul 16, 2023

#R1#
Good shot there by Haggar.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haggar lands a jab to the head.
Kersikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haggar scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar misses the shot to the body.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haggar.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haggar is defended easily by Kersikov.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Haggar looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar fails to land the takedown.
Andrei Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##TD2#
Haggar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kersikov!
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haggar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kersikov tries to buck Haggar off but Haggar is having none of it.
Haggar landing a few strikes.
Haggar landing a few strikes.
Haggar lands some shots froms side control.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kersikov!
Haggar with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haggar lands a heavy elbow. #T2#
Kersikov wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar working Kersikov over with strikes here.
Kersikov 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.
Haggar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kersikov looks a forlorn figure.
Haggar looking to control but Kersikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haggar looking to finish Kersikov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kersikov!
Haggar avoids the attempt from Kersikov to control.
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haggar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar looking to finish Kersikov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kersikov!#T3#
Haggar lands a big elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Haggar lands a big shot there that rocks Kersikov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Haggar! Kersikov is hurt baaadly! Haggar is firing away with more strikes - Kersikov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: C206: Kersikov vs Blank
Date: Jul 02, 2023

#R1##TD#
Haggar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Feynman did well to prevent Haggar getting side control.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #CUT#It looks like Richard Feynman has been cut.
Feynman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Feynman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Feynman's head.
Feynman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar working over Feynman with some ground and pound. Feynman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Feynman is looking to improve his position.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar is just content to waste time from the top position. Feynman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Feynman has wrist control.#T1#
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Feynman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar 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.
Haggar postures up in Feynman's guard and throws a big left but Feynman blocks it.
Haggar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Feynman looking for a sweep. Not yet Feynman, not yet.
Haggar postures up in Feynman's guard and throws a big left but Feynman blocks it.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.#CUT#That has opened up Richard Feynman's cut even more.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2#
Haggar postures up in Feynman's guard and throws a big left but Feynman blocks it.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Feynman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.#CUT#The cut above Richard Feynman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Feynman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar is working Feynman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound. #CUT#Richard Feynman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Feynman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: C202: Kahn vs Ochoa II
Date: Jun 18, 2023

#R1#
Haggar lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie clobbers Haggar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD#
Haggar feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Haggar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Haggar prevents Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Haggar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Haggar is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haggar works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Haggar is having none of it. #T1#
Haggar 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.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar gets to his feet and stands over Gracie, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gracie felt that one! Haggar unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gracie from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: C197: Blank vs Walton
Date: Jun 04, 2023

#R1#
Haggar throws a hook but Fuentes blocks it.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuentes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fuentes blocks a jab.
Fuentes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fuentes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haggar.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
Fuentes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haggar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fuentes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Fuentes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fuentes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Haggar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fuentes!
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar raining down hammerfists from mount.#T1#
A nice elbow there by Haggar.
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haggar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuentes is looking to escape.
Fuentes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Haggar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuentes is looking to escape.
Fuentes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#CUT#It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar lands a big shot there that rocks Fuentes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily. #T2#
Haggar lands with some strikes.
Haggar unloads with some shots from mount but Fuentes bucks and avoids them well.
Haggar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily.
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily.
Haggar scoring with strikes but Fuentes is staying in there.
Haggar throwing strikes here but Fuentes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Haggar scores with a couple of good head shots there. #CUT#That has opened up Pedro Fuentes's cut even more.
Haggar scores with a couple of good head shots there. #CUT#Pedro Fuentes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: C194: Nakagawa vs Adam II
Date: May 21, 2023

#R1#
Line sizes up Haggar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haggar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Line. Line circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haggar with a poor takedown
letting Line counter with a right hand.
Line slaps away a takedown attempt from Haggar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haggar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Line throwing a counter right hand but Haggar manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Haggar 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.
Gothic Line has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Haggar as he connects with a hook.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line missing with a left hand there. Haggar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Line defends it well.
Haggar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Line swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar with a hook.#TD2#
Line gets caught napping as Haggar dives in and scores a takedown. Line manages to retain guard.#T1#
Haggar throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Line controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Line from controlling successfully.
Line is stalling in the full guard.
Line won't allow Haggar to sweep him here. #T2##SUB2#
Haggar looking for a guillotine here but Line defends easily. #SUB2#
Haggar looking for a guillotine here but Line defends easily.
Haggar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Line controls the pace.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Haggar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Line's guard. #REVB#
Line wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Line uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Line!#REVR##SUB2#
Haggar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Haggar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Line has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Line is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Line trying to control the position from guard on top but Haggar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Line is stalling in the full guard.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment.
Line slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Line's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Line throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Haggar defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand. #TD2#
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Line sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Line's head.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Line defends it.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Line is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haggar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haggar's back!
Haggar is really stuck here.
Haggar trying to get back to his feet but Line is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Line is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Haggar has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Haggar is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Haggar is still trying to improve position.
Haggar breaks Line's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Line is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Line has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar distracts Line with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar distracts Line with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Line wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Line has his hands on Haggar's head, controlling the position.
Line looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Line pulls Haggar in close to his closed guard and prevents Haggar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Haggar won't allow Line to sweep him here.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Line is keeping the position.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Haggar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haggar throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Haggar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Line sitting in guard here, content to control.
Line prevents Haggar from getting back to his feet.
Line won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Line connects with a body shot that sends Haggar's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Line 's head but he takes it in his stride.#TD2#
Haggar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Line looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Line parries the strikes from Haggar easily there. Haggar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Line to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Haggar working the ground and pound but Line is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Line's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but Line defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throwing strikes but Line manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar is trying to improve his position.
Gothic Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Line keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Line prevents Haggar from improving his position.#T2#
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.
Haggar moves into full guard.
Haggar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Line manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Line seems keen to control Haggar's posture.
Haggar forces his way into half guard.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Line's hands, connecting with Line's forehead.#T3#
Line gets full guard.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Line swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Line is controlling Haggar's posture.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Line working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Haggar striking off his back but it's not causing Line any problems.
Line throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Line is one step ahead there.
Haggar wants to stand but Line is controlling the position.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haggar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: C189: Taneyev vs Ochoa
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1#
Haggar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haggar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Haggar slips a jab from Wayne.
Haggar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wayne tries to avoid it but Haggar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wayne to the ground. Wayne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Haggar had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Haggar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar scores with a hook.
Haggar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Haggar's belly button to the back.
Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Haggar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Wayne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haggar swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Haggar moved away.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haggar moves away.
Haggar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Haggar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Haggar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.
Haggar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haggar eats them both and turns towards Wayne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haggar.
Wayne bucks up and tries to throw Haggar off but instead Haggar has got his back!
Haggar is throwing shots to the body but Wayne manages to wriggle free. Haggar pounces on him again and ends up in Wayne's guard.#T2#
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely.
Haggar stands and throws Wayne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haggar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wayne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T3#
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wayne is avoiding damage well.
Haggar cracks Wayne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wayne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Wayne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Haggar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wayne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wayne is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working. #T4#
Wayne is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Haggar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haggar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wayne defending against the ground and pound.
Wayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wayne is avoiding damage well.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Wayne's head but Wayne avoids it well.
Haggar wants to control but Wayne is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Haggar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wayne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Haggar landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Haggar lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne walks into a straight right hand from Haggar.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Wayne circles away easily
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Haggar.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throws a one two combo.
Haggar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wayne is fending him off so far but Haggar persists. Nope, Wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Haggar gets the takedown into side control.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Wayne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wayne regains half guard, as Haggar was trying to land strikes. #T1#
Ground and pound from Haggar. #CUT#It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Wayne is working away.
Haggar working Wayne over with strikes. #SUB#
Haggar seems to be looking for submissions.
Haggar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wayne is bucking up trying to escape but Haggar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T2#
Haggar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wayne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wayne tries to buck Haggar off but he can't manage it.
Haggar trying to control but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Haggar's lack of action.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head.
Haggar 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.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wayne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar prevents Wayne from standing back up.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head. #T3#
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wayne defending well though.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Wayne is in trouble now - Haggar has advanced to mount!
Wayne suckers Haggar into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Wayne is now in Haggar's guard!
Haggar wants to sweep here but Wayne controlling him for the moment.
Haggar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wayne is one step ahead there.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
Haggar is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Haggar is trying to control the position but Wayne postures up.
Haggar is looking to sweep but instead, Wayne has passed into half guard.
Haggar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wayne is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Wayne's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Haggar moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Haggar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wayne swivels and escapes.
Wayne misses the jab.
Haggar needs to keep his hands up - Wayne had a free shot at his head there.
Wayne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haggar.
Haggar slips a straight right by Wayne.
Haggar scores with a nice strike.
Haggar looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Haggar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haggar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haggar shoots in and drives through. Wayne sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on Haggar's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haggar has a takedown stuffed.
Wayne throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Wayne swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Haggar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Haggar stuns Wayne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Haggar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wayne sprawls and moves away.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Wayne is predictable there #TD#
and Haggar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wayne's guard.
Haggar postures up in Wayne's guard and throws a big left but Wayne blocks it.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely. #SUB#
Haggar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haggar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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!
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Wayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar postures up in Wayne's guard and throws a big left but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #ES2#
Wayne has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haggar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Haggar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haggar slips a jab from Wayne.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anthony Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggar moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haggar. That did some damage!
Haggar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wayne misses the jab.
Haggar catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anthony Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar misses the jab.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD#
Haggar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wayne wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #CUT#That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.#T4#
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Wayne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#CUT#The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haggar postures up in Wayne's guard and throws a big left but Wayne blocks it.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haggar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Wayne.
I think Haggar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
In defeat, Anthony Wayne stepped up to the mic, saying 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.

Event: C181: Bonaparte vs Haggar
Date: Apr 09, 2023

#R1#
Bonaparte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haggar finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonaparte's head.
Haggar lands an overhand right.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonaparte!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar avoids a kick to the body.
Haggar throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
Bonaparte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Haggar avoids it.#TD2#
Haggar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bonaparte!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haggar connects with a decent elbow. #T1#
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Bonaparte's head but Bonaparte avoids it well.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Haggar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bonaparte is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar cracks Bonaparte with a big elbow.
Haggar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bonaparte sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bonaparte's coaches at Ice Cream Parlour have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#T2#
Haggar cracks Bonaparte with a big elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bonaparte prevents Haggar from moving into mount.
Haggar grinds an elbow into Bonaparte's temple.
Bonaparte dodges the ground and pound from Haggar.
Bonaparte parries the strikes from Haggar easily there. Haggar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonaparte to escape.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Haggar wants to control but Bonaparte is keeping him busy.
Haggar cracks Bonaparte with a big elbow.
Bonaparte manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg. #T3#
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar winds up and cracks Bonaparte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bonaparte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar moves into full mount! Bonaparte won't be happy about that!
Haggar looking to control but Bonaparte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonaparte avoids a series of strikes thrown by Haggar. #T4#
Haggar looking to finish with strikes here!
Haggar looking to ground and pound but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Haggar landing punches.
Haggar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Haggar thowing shots but they're missing.
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Haggar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Haggar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bonaparte because Haggar loaded up on that one.
Haggar landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
That's time! Bonaparte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Haggar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonaparte finds it's way round the side to connect with Haggar's head.
Haggar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonaparte avoids it really well and circles away.
Haggar 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.
Haggar dives in and grabs Bonaparte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonaparte pushes down on Haggar's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haggar is defended easily by Bonaparte.
Maximilian Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Bonaparte counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonaparte momentarily.
Maximilian Bonaparte is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Haggar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haggar throws out a leg kick but Bonaparte moves out of range and Haggar only half commits.
Bonaparte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.
Haggar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Haggar.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
Haggar scores with a kick to the body.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonaparte counters with a series of strikes. Haggar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Bonaparte as Haggar shoots in.#T2#
Haggar shoots in but no luck this time.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonaparte misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar connects with a crisp jab.
Haggar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haggar.
Bonaparte scores with a nice strike.
Bonaparte lands with a right hand.
Bonaparte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haggar scores with a nice strike.
Haggar lands with a straight right. Bonaparte didn't see that one coming.
Bonaparte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Bonaparte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haggar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haggar throws a good cross that connects.
Bonaparte slips under a jab from Haggar.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown.
Bonaparte thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bonaparte leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonaparte thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bonaparte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haggar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4#
Haggar avoids the body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to move into range but Haggar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bonaparte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Haggar misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonaparte misses its target.
Haggar with a poor takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a solid body kick.
Haggar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonaparte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haggar lands the left hand.
Haggar misses with a left hand
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonaparte counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Bonaparte scores with a push kick.
Haggar throws a leg kick
and Bonaparte counters with a right hand to the body.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Bonaparte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Bonaparte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick.
Haggar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonaparte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#KD#
Bonaparte cracks Haggar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bonaparte has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haggar to stand back up!#ROC#Haggar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar with a poor takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haggar is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Bonaparte thumps Haggar with a low kick.
Bonaparte 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 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Au Revoir Bitch - now my next fight must be Jimmy Granite. I took him lightly last time so he is due. '.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 240
Date: Mar 22, 2023

#R1#
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Haggar's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggar tries to avoid it.
Darongo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haggar shoots in for a double leg but Darongo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darongo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haggar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darongo slaps away a takedown attempt from Haggar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haggar backing away here, and Darongo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darongo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darongo connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Haggar misses.
Darongo needs to keep his hands up - Haggar had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Darongo.
Darongo lands a jab.
Haggar looks for a takedown but Darongo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Darongo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darongo misses with a body shot
and Haggar counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darongo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown attempt by Haggar or perhaps it was just good defense by Darongo, which made it look bad.
Darongo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haggar scores with a jab to the head.
Darongo tries to land a front kick but Haggar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Darongo misses the target.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Haggar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Haggar throws the left hand but Darongo avoids the punch easily.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
enabling Darongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darongo as he avoids it easily.
Darongo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T2#
Haggar throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Haggar misses with a hook
and Darongo counters with a straight right hand.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Darongo moved out of range.#TD#
Haggar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Darongo to the ground. Haggar is now in Darongo's guard.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Darongo has wrist control.
Darongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Darongo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Darongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar is in close to Darongo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Darongo looking for a sweep. Not yet Darongo, not yet.
Haggar throws a strike but Darongo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Darongo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar is working hard here to advance position.
Darongo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Darongo won't allow Haggar to sweep him here. #T4#
Haggar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haggar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darongo tries to avoid it but Haggar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darongo to the ground. Darongo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darongo feints a counter leg kick.#TD#
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darongo's guard.
Darongo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darongo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar 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.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronan Darongo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Haggar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darongo works Haggar's body with a nice hook.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar tries to move into range but Darongo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Darongo is just out of range.
Haggar fails with the takedown.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Darongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Darongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Haggar misses with a head kick.
Haggar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Darongo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darongo is fending him off so far but Haggar persists. Nope, Darongo circles away and we're back to standing.
Darongo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haggar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darongo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Haggar misses with a takedown
and Darongo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darongo blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Darongo misses.
Haggar misses with a body kick.
Darongo cracks a nice hook into Haggar's ribs.
Darongo scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haggar at a distance.
Ronan Darongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haggar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haggar shoots for a double leg takedown but Darongo sprawls well. He's pushed Haggar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haggar swings for the body but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haggar rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darongo.
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darongo on the side of the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Darongo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haggar on the side of the head.
Haggar scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darongo in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darongo.
Haggar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Darongo. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
A countering left hand to the body from Darongo misses.
Donk. Haggar catches Darongo right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Darongo coming out on top.
Haggar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Haggar throws a nice looking combination but Darongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Darongo. No joy for Haggar on that attempt.
Darongo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haggar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haggar moves forwards but Darongo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darongo throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darongo misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Darongo catches Haggar right on the button with a cross.
Haggar misses with a hook
enabling Darongo to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Haggar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darongo.
Darongo throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darongo.
Haggar takes one to the side of the head. #ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo misses with a body shot. #T4#
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darongo.
Haggar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darongo on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo lands a brutal head kick. Haggar looks out on his feet and Darongo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ronan Darongo!
Ronan Darongo is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ronan Darongo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 236
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1#
Wrecks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haggar scores with a punch to the head.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wreckss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haggar swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrecks.#TD#
Haggar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wrecks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Wrecks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Wrecks's head but Wrecks avoids it well.
Wrecks struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrecks is looking to regain half guard here but Haggar keeps moving and retains side control.
Wrecks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T1#
Wrecks takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #SUB#
Haggar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haggar trying to control the action but Wrecks is working from the bottom.
Haggar moves into full mount!
Wrecks is in a horrible position here. Haggar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Haggar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wrecks?
Wrecks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T2#
Wrecks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Wrecks is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Wrecks quite badly. Wrecks pulls Haggar in close trying to recover. Haggar postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Wrecks on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Wrecks doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his heavyweight title!

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 229
Date: Feb 08, 2023

#R1#
Good leg kick by Slam.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar moves out of range of the strikes.
Haggar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slam scores with a jab. Haggar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slam doesn't seem bothered though. #TD2#
Slam tries to sprawl but Haggar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Haggar stops Slam from getting back to his feet.
Haggar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Slam!
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!
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Haggar.
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haggar breaks from Slam's wrist control and lands an elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Haggar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haggar working the ground and pound effectively. #T1#
Haggar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar is in the full mount, landing strikes. #CUT2#Ben Slam's cut is getting worse.
Slam is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Haggar working Slam over with strikes here. #CUT2#Ben Slam's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haggar raining down hammerfists from mount.#CUT2#Jeez, Ben Slam's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Slam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 222
Date: Jan 11, 2023

#R1#
Lampi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haggar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lampi. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Lampi counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar dives in and grabs Lampi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lampi pushes down on Haggar's head and hops out.
Lampi connects with a single shot there.
Jab from Lampi.
Haggar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lampi misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haggar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lampi.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haggar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Lampi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.#TD2#
Haggar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Lampi is being controlled here.
Haggar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lampi keeps working.
Haggar working the ground and pound.#T1#
Haggar is putting a hurting on Lampi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lampi is looking to reverse the position.
Haggar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lampi regains half guard, as Haggar was trying to land strikes. #SUB2#
Haggar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haggar trying to mount his opponent but Lampi defends it.
Lampi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Lampi's head.
Haggar winds up and cracks Lampi with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lampi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lampi taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lampi's head.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lampi has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lampi pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lampi defending well though. #SUB2#
Haggar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lampi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Haggar wants to take a breather but Lampi is having none of it.
Haggar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lampi's head.
Lampi is refusing to be controlled, as Haggar sits in half guard.
Lampi has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar prevents Lampi from improving his position.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lampi taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
Lampi controlling the position for now.#T4#
Haggar is thwarting Lampi's attempts to control the position.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Lampi is defending well.
Lampi is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Lampi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar throwing shots but Lampi is blocking nicely.
Lampi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Lampi tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Haggar lands a glancing blow to the side of Lampi's head.
Lampi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haggar scores with a nice head shot.#TD2#
Haggar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lampi wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Lampi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lampi.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throws a strike but Lampi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar wants to hit a sweep here but Lampi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Haggar there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. #T1#
Haggar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Haggar looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Haggar is trying to stand back up.
Haggar tries to roll but Lampi sticks to his back.
Haggar turns into Lampi and is now in his guard.
Lampi managing to control the position. #SUB#
Lampi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haggar is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Lampi is keeping the position.
Lampi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar stands up over Lampi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lampi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar trying to control but Lampi is working from the bottom.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Lampi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Lampi!#REVR#
Lampi won't allow Haggar to sweep him here. #T3##SUB2#
Haggar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haggar keeping full guard, as Lampi tries to pass.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Lampi controlling him for the moment.
Haggar working a defensive guard here.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lampi manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lampi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haggar slips nicely into half guard.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lampi defending well though. #SUB2#
Haggar wants to work for an arm triangle but Lampi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lampi to regain full guard.
Lampi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lampi to regain full guard.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lampi's guard.#SUB#
Lampi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lampi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Lampi's brow.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lampi has wrist control.#T1#
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lampi's head.
Lampi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Lampi's brow.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Lampi blocks nicely.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar postures up in Lampi's guard and throws a big left but Lampi blocks it. #T2#
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Lampi has his foot on Haggar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haggar works his way back into a safe position though.
Lampi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Haggar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Lampi keeps moving.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lampi has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lampi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Haggar is in close to Lampi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Lampi.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar is working Lampi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar postures up in Lampi's guard and throws a big left but Lampi blocks it.
Eemeli Lampi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lampi being controlled here, momentarily.
Haggar slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Haggar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haggar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 214
Date: Dec 14, 2022

#R1#
Anderson swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haggar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Haggar lands a jab to the nose.#CUT2#It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
A left lands for Anderson.
Haggar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson slips under a jab from Haggar.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haggar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Haggar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haggar drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Haggar connects with a body shot.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson scores with a kick to the body.
Haggar shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haggar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.#TD2#
Anderson tries to sprawl but Haggar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Anderson's temple.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson is pressing down on Haggar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Haggar passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson keeping hold of Haggar's head, controlling as best he can.
Haggar prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Ground and pound from Haggar. #SUB2#
Haggar is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
Haggar is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Haggar sits in half guard.
Anderson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Haggar winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Anderson enables Haggar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anderson looking to control.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #CUT2#Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.#CUT2#Noah Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 204
Date: Nov 16, 2022

#R1#
Haggar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Outlaw misses with a takedown
and Haggar counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Outlaw.#TD2#
Haggar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haggar showed some decent athleticism there.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haggar wants to take a breather but Outlaw is having none of it.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Outlaw defending well though.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Outlaw dodges it nicely.
Outlaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar working over Outlaw with some ground and pound. Outlaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Outlaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Outlaw pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control. #T1#
Outlaw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Outlaw is defending well.
Outlaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Outlaw pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control. #T2#
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Haggar is working for a submission of some sort.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
Haggar with the ground and pound but Outlaw uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Outlaw keeps moving.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Outlaw is keeping the position.
Outlaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar. #T3#
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Outlaw is keeping the position.
Haggar trying to control but Outlaw is working from the bottom.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Outlaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Outlaw!#REVR#
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet. #T4#
Outlaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haggar's guard.
Haggar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Outlaw puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haggar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar moves into full guard.
Haggar is looking to sweep but instead, Outlaw has passed into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Outlaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Outlaw. No joy for Haggar on that attempt.
Outlaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outlaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haggar to score with a decent uppercut.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown but Outlaw shows good takedown defense.
Outlaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haggar throws a body punch but Outlaw moves out of range.
A jab from Haggar does it's job there.
Outlaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haggar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haggar cracks a nice hook into Outlaw's ribs.
Outlaw throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD2#
Haggar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Outlaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Outlaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Outlaw keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar postures up in Outlaw's guard and throws a big left but Outlaw blocks it. #T1#
Outlaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar stands up over Outlaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Outlaw to see if he's OK.#ROC2#Outlaw is rocked!#T2#
Haggar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oh Outlaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Outlaw is avoiding damage well.
Outlaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haggar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Haggar cracks Outlaw with a big right hand but Outlaw just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Outlaw looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Haggar turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 193
Date: Oct 12, 2022

#R1#
Haggar lands with a hook. Amir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amir avoids the head kick by Haggar.
Amir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amir.
Haggar digs a good hook to Amir's body.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Amir seems unphased.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Amir moves away and avoids it.
Amir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amir looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haggar lands with a hook. Amir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amir misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Amir misses with a head kick.
Haggar connects with a body shot that sends Amir's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Amir is out of range.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Haggar 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.
Amir misses with a straight right. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Amir. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar blocks a jab.#TD2#
Amir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haggar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Amir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Amir!#REVR#
Amir wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar is looking to stand back up but Amir counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Haggar.
Haggar tries to get to full guard but Amir has control of the leg. #T2#
Amir wants to pass the guard but Haggar is defending well.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
Haggar is not content to let Amir control the position.
Haggar manages to get to full guard.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amir manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Haggar works over Amir with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Amir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.#SUB#
Amir working for a triangle but Haggar defends it easily. #SUB#
Amir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar cracks Amir with a solid left hand.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar stands and throws Amir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Amir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haggar trying to control the position but Amir is working away.
Amir is trying to get back to half guard.
Haggar working the body and head with strikes.
Amir is looking to reverse the position.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Haggar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Amir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
That's time! Amir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Haggar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mike Haggar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar throws the left hand but Amir avoids the punch easily.
Haggar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amir lands the left hand.
Amir swinging wildly here.
Haggar loads up on a big right hand but Amir slips the punch.
Amir slips a straight right by Haggar.
Amir is looking to counter the offense by Haggar and move into the clinch.
Amir throws a leg kick but Haggar moved away.#TD2#
Haggar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amir did well to prevent Haggar getting side control.
Amir is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amir is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.#T1##SUB#
Amir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amir is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Amir is working away.
Amir is trying to control but can't.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Amir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Amir is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Amir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haggar pulls his head out easily.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
Amir is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar winds up and cracks Amir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Amir's head.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar trying to control from Amir's half guard. Amir has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Amir has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Amir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing good reports from Amir'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.
Amir has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar cracks Amir with a solid left hand.#T3#
Amir keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Amir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Haggar is not content to let Amir control the position.#T4#
Amir prevents Haggar from standing back up.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar manages to get to full guard.
Amir advances to half guard. #SUB#
Amir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
Haggar is in trouble now - Amir has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Amir misses the shot to the body.
Amir blocks a jab.
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Haggar swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Amir is looking for a counter combo.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Haggar misses. #TD2#
Haggar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haggar showed some decent athleticism there.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Amir's hands, connecting with Amir's forehead.
Amir has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Amir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amir keeps working.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Amir wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar working over Amir with some ground and pound. Amir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Amir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Amir is defending well.
Haggar is trying to control. Amir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Amir tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Haggar winds up and cracks Amir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Amir!
Haggar landing strikes from the mount and Amir is in trouble! #CUT2#It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.#T2#
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haggar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amir looks a forlorn figure.
A big strike lands for Haggar! That's really hurt Amir and he's turned his back - Haggar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Haggar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 184
Date: Sep 18, 2022

#R1#
Riker takes one to the chin there.
Haggar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
A counter left hand to the body from Riker misses its target.
Jab from Riker.#TD2#
Haggar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haggar lands in his opponent's guard.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riker keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Riker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Riker keeps moving.
Haggar throws a strike but Riker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Riker stops Haggar from standing up. #T1#
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggar looking to control but Riker passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar wants to get back to full guard but Riker has passed into side control.
Riker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Haggar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Riker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Riker lands strikes from half guard.
Riker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riker drops an elbow to the side of Haggar's head.
Riker is just content to waste time from the top position. Haggar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Riker wants to pass the guard but Haggar is keeping the position.#T2#
Riker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riker is one step ahead there.
Haggar looking to control.
Riker is working Haggar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar is trying to hold Riker in close to prevent damage but Riker has managed to pass into half guard.
Riker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riker passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riker working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Haggar is looking for a sweep.
Haggar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Riker presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Haggar can't escape the position.
Riker wants to control the pace but Haggar is squirming around nicely.
Haggar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haggar is squirming around, avoiding Riker's attempts to control the action.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar can't escape the position.
Haggar keeps trying to improve his position.
Riker unloading with bombs!
Riker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #T4#
Haggar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riker trying to control but Haggar is having none of it.
Riker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haggar is desperately trying to improve his position but Riker has a good base and remains in mount.
Riker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riker cracks Haggar with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Riker!
A relieved looking William Riker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 172
Date: Aug 17, 2022

#R1#
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Kocak.
Haggar connects with a nice looking jab. #TD2#
Haggar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kocak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Kocak is keeping the position.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar postures up in Kocak's guard and throws a big left but Kocak blocks it.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar looking to pass the guard. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kocak has his hands on Haggar's head, controlling the position.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Kocak blocks nicely.
Kocak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kocak seems keen to control Haggar's posture.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kocak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kocak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar trying to control but Kocak is working from the bottom.
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Kocak blocks nicely.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kocak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kocak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kocak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar trying to control but Kocak is working from the bottom. #T3#
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kocak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haggar trying to control but Kocak is working from the bottom.
Kocak pulls Haggar in to control the position.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Kocak controlling the position.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Kocak's brow.
Kocak keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar is fighting to break Kocak's control of his arms but Kocak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haggar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kocak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kocak.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kocak has wrist control.
Kocak seems keen to control Haggar's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Kocak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar slips a straight right by Kocak.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Kocak is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kocak misses the target.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.
Kocak throws a series of strikes that have Haggar backpedaling.
Haggar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kocak staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Haggar scores with a takedown into Kocak's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Kocak controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself. #T1#
Kocak has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kocak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kocak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kocak trying to control the position here.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kocak controlling Haggar's posture.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kocak has control of Haggar's left arm, preventing Haggar from doing any damage.
Haggar stands up over Kocak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Haggar stands and throws Kocak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T3#
Haggar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Haggar wants to control but Kocak is keeping him busy.
Haggar taking a breather here.
Kocak prevents Haggar from improving position.
Haggar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #SUB2#
Haggar swings around for an armbar but Kocak sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Haggar's guard.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Kocak controlling him for the moment.
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kocak's guard. #REVB##T4#
Haggar throwing strikes from guard but Kocak blocks nicely.
Kocak is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar is pushing down on Kocak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kocak is fighting to maintain full guard but Haggar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kocak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kocak wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kocak is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kocak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Haggar's corner calls for a 1-2. Haggar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kocak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haggar loads up on a big right hand but Kocak slips the punch.
Haggar dives in and grabs Kocak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kocak pushes down on Haggar's head and hops out.
Kocak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Kocak moves away and avoids it.
Kocak throws a quick counter kick to the body but Haggar avoids it.
Kocak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haggar cracks Kocak with a good jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kocak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Haggar gets a double leg takedown into Kocak's guard.
Haggar trying to control but Kocak is working from the bottom.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Haggar forces his way into half guard.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Kocak's head.
Kocak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar working over Kocak with some ground and pound. Kocak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kocak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kocak tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar trying to control the pace.
Haggar prevents Kocak from improving his position.
Demir Kocak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kocak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kocak defending well though.
Kocak has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kocak is doing well to control the position and prevent Haggar from advancing to side control.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kocak trying to control here.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
Ground and pound from Haggar. #SUB#
Kocak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haggar pulls his head out easily.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kocak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Haggar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kocak defends it well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Haggar working Kocak over with strikes.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC2#Kocak is rocked!
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Kocak dodges it nicely.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kocak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar working Kocak over with strikes.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Kocak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haggar moves nicely into side control.
Kocak seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haggar 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: CFC 501
Date: Jul 17, 2022

#R1#
Haggar shoots in for a double leg but Viking sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Viking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viking looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Haggar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Viking has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Viking misses the target.
Haggar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haggar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Viking throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar catches Viking with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viking circles away.
Viking takes one on the button.
Haggar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viking throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Viking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar looks to land a combination. Viking sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Techno Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.#TD2#
Haggar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Viking is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Haggar is controlling him well.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Haggar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar throws an elbow but Viking slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar scoring with punches and elbows.
Viking avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar landing a few strikes.
Viking takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Viking wants to control but Haggar postures up.
Haggar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Viking is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Viking tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haggar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Haggar scoring with punches and elbows.
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Viking is avoiding damage well.
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!
Haggar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Viking is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haggar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB2#
Haggar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viking knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Viking down. #T3#
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar prevents Viking from escaping the position.
Viking is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
Viking tries to keep control of the position but Haggar is staying busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Viking controlling well, preventing Haggar from escaping the position.
Viking wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Viking is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape. #T4#
Viking controlling the position well here. Haggar rolled but Viking kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Haggar tries to escape but Viking has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Viking just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Viking keeps control of the position as Haggar tries to break free.
Haggar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Viking keeps control of the position easily here as Haggar tries to buck him off.
Haggar tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Viking.
Viking slips under a jab from Haggar.
Viking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viking slips a jab from Haggar.
Viking throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haggar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Viking can pounce on him.
Haggar misses with a right hand
and Viking counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haggar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar with a jab.
Viking throws a solid leg kick but Haggar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Viking.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Viking slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vikings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haggar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Viking under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking tries to clinch up.
Haggar scores with a jab. Viking acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viking connects with the punch.#T1#
Haggar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viking lands a jab to the head.
Haggar lands a lovely overhand right.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viking was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
An attempted straight right counter from Viking misses the target.
Viking throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Haggar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Viking sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haggar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Viking in his tracks.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Viking throws a big counter combination but Haggar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haggar slips a straight right by Viking.
Viking throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Viking.
Techno Viking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viking lands a jab.#T2#
Haggar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD#
and Viking counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haggar! Viking lets Haggar back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Haggar takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
Viking tries to clinch there but Haggar circles away.
Viking misses with a low kick as Haggar jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Haggar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Techno Viking is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viking circles away.
Techno Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Viking takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Viking takes one on the button.
Viking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haggar. That did some damage!
Viking throws a sloppy head kick and Haggar moves out of range easily.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Viking, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haggar misses with a lunging right hand
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut.
Viking swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haggar cracks Viking with an open hand slap.
Viking walks into a jab.#T3##TD2#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Viking napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Viking controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Viking down.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Viking avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
Viking is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Haggar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Haggar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Haggar throwing strikes but Viking manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Viking staying calm.#T4#
Haggar tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking controlling from side mount.
Haggar is looking to regain half guard here but Viking keeps moving and retains side control. #SU#
Viking decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Viking leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viking throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viking takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Techno Viking will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Viking throws a body shot but no joy.
Viking moves out of range of the strikes.
Viking fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haggar just manages to avoid it.
Viking throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
so Haggar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haggar distracts Viking with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Viking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viking wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar is working Viking over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Viking has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viking is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Viking wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Viking.
Haggar being controlled here momentarily.
Haggar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Viking's guard.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viking defending well though.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viking defending well though.
Viking tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Viking regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Haggar. #T2#
Haggar cracks Viking with a solid left hand.
Haggar trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Viking is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Viking keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Viking is on top in guard. #REVR#
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viking's guard. #REVB##T3#
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Viking.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Viking is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Viking trying to control the position here.
Haggar stands up over Viking, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Viking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar cracks Viking with a solid left hand.
Haggar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar fails to land a wild elbow strike. #T4#
Haggar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes. #ROC2#Viking is rocked!#ES#
Viking explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Viking works the jab nicely.
Haggar misses with a hook to the body
and Viking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Haggar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Viking manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viking trying to control the position. #ES#
Viking has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haggar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No luck for Haggar with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haggar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: CFC 495: Jimenez v Bang
Date: Jun 26, 2022

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Haggar.
Haggar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xe misses with an uppercut.
Haggar thuds his right hand into Xe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD#
Haggar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Haggar scoring with punches from side control.
Haggar is working Xe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Haggar 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.
Xe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Xe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xe tries to buck Haggar off but Haggar is having none of it.
Xe is trying to escape the position but Haggar is controlling the position.
Xe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Haggar wants to control but Xe is keeping him busy.
Xe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Xe is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Xe wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Xe's hands, connecting with Xe's forehead.
Xe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Xe works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Xe is looking for a triangle but Haggar pushes his legs off easily.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Haggar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xe is looking for a triangle but Haggar pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Xe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haggar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haggar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Xe is looking for a triangle but Haggar pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Xe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haggar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Xe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haggar has passed into half guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xe is refusing to be controlled, as Haggar sits in half guard.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Xe manages to get to full guard.
Haggar passes into half guard.
Haggar is pressing down on Xe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xe is holding on for now.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar is nestled in close to Xe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Xe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haggar is looking to advance position but Xe won't allow it.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Xe actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Xe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Haggar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xe is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Xe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Xe's hands, connecting with Xe's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Xe misses with a body shot.
Xe misses with a right hand
letting Haggar counter with a right hand.
Xe slips a jab from Haggar.
Haggar fails with the takedown.#TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Xe has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Xe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haggar is one step ahead there.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xe can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.#CUT#It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Xe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xe is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Haggar is in close to Xe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar trying to control but Xe is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Xe is looking for a triangle but Haggar pushes his legs off easily.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xe's head.#SUB2#
Xe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haggar is in close to Xe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar passes into half guard.
Haggar not doing much here. #T2#
Haggar winds up and cracks Xe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar working over Xe with some ground and pound. Xe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar is trying to control. Xe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar is thwarting Xe's attempts to control the position.
Xe taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
Xe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.
Haggar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xe!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar with the ground and pound from mount. #CUT#That has opened up Professor Xe's cut even more.
Haggar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xe?
Haggar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Xe hang on?#CUT#The cut above Professor Xe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T3#
Haggar looking to finish Xe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xe!#ROC#Xe is rocked!#CUT#Professor Xe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Professor Xe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: SFL 158 | Conor vs Wanker III
Date: May 18, 2022

#R1#
Haggar defending well as Samsonov loads up on a big left hand.
Samsonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haggar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haggar throws a body punch but Samsonov moves out of range. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haggar.
Samsonov regains half guard, as Haggar was trying to land strikes. #SUB2#
Samsonov looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar stalling away here and it's allowed Samsonov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Haggar 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Samsonov controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Haggar'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.
Samsonov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samsonov's head.
Samsonov pulls Haggar in close to prevent any damage.
Haggar cracks Samsonov with a solid left hand.#T2#
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar postures up.
Haggar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Samsonov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samsonov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samsonov won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samsonov's head.#T3#
Samsonov controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Samsonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Samsonov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haggar's guard. #REVB#
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samsonov stays in close to Haggar's body and controls the position.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Samsonov controlling from the top position.
Haggar lands a decent punch to the body there.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samsonov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Haggar wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Samsonov has taken Haggar's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Haggar has been forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Samsonov!
Ivan Samsonov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SFL 154 | Just Bleed
Date: Apr 29, 2022

#R1#
Bone misses with a low kick.
Haggar walks into a stiff left hand from Bone.
Bone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone lands a nice hook to Haggar's body. Haggar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt.
Haggar is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Bone misses
and Haggar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haggar scores with a decent looking hook.
Haggar lands a nice shot that snaps Bone's head back.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bone defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Bone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone has a couple of punches blocked by Haggar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haggar.
Haggar jumps guard but Bone stands there with Haggar around his waist. Haggar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD#
Haggar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bone regains guard. #T1#
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haggar forces his way into half guard.
Haggar throwing shots but Bone is blocking nicely.
Bone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bone has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Bone is doing well to control the position and prevent Haggar from advancing to side control.
Bone is looking to control Haggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bone avoid being mounted?#T2#
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bone wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar is pressing down on Bone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bone is holding on for now.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Bone's hands, connecting with Bone's forehead.
Haggar working Bone over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Haggar seems content to control.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Bone is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bone keeping control of the position. #SUB#
Haggar is looking for a kimura but Bone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haggar to get the leverage.
Bone wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar is thwarting Bone's attempts to control the position.
Bone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing good reports from Haggar'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.
Haggar prevents Bone from improving his position.#T4#
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Bone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar wants to free his trapped foot but Bone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haggar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bone is controlling Haggar's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar 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.
Bone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bone keeping hold of Haggar's head, controlling as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Bone misses with a low kick.
Haggar darts in looking for a takedown but Bone gets double underhooks and turns Haggar into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Bone gets underhooks to prevent Haggar's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Bone. #BC2#
Bone manages to break the clinch.
Bone moves forwards but Haggar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Bone.
A right-left combo lands from Bone.
Kay Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Haggar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Bone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bone lands with a good body shot.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone tries a low kick but Haggar avoids it.
Bone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Bone as Haggar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone throws out a powerful jab.
Bone digs a good body shot into Haggar's ribs.
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Bone walks into a stiff left hand from Haggar.
Bone avoids the body shot from Haggar.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
Bone is looking to slow Haggar down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haggar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Haggar misses. #T2#
Bone is looking to chop away at Haggar's legs.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Bone misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Bone.
Bone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Bone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haggar rather than just go for the knockout.
Bone throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Haggar misses with a body punch
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Bone misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Bone misses.
Haggar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Bone misses.
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone. #T3#
Haggar with a hook.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Bone with a nice cross.
Bone throws a low kick but Haggar moves out of range easily.
Bone throws out a leg kick but Haggar moves out of range and Bone only half commits.
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
and Haggar counters with a straight right hand.
Bone slips a jab from Haggar.
Bone throws a counter combo.
Haggar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#TD#
Bone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bone pushes Haggar off and scrambles back to his feet. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Bone throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Bone wants to slow Haggar down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Bone.
Bone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haggar.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bone as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.#TD#
Haggar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haggar lands in his opponent's guard.
Haggar trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kay Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Haggar has his takedown stuffed
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Haggar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Haggar dives in for a single leg takedown but Bone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bone lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar takes a shot to the head.
Bone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haggar wants to break free but Bone has control.
Haggar is trying to force a seperation but Bone has the dominant position.#T1#
Bone lands a nice uppercut.
Haggar wants to take the fight to the mat but Bone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone lands a nice uppercut.
Haggar is working for takedown but Bone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Bone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Bone.
Haggar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bone prevents the takedown attempt.
Bone lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bone.
Bone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haggar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bone can turn it around.
Bone scores with a shot to the side of Haggar's head.
Bone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haggar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bone has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bone lands with a light punch inside. #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!
Haggar is trying to pull guard but Bone has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bone.
A short right from Bone on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bone.
Bone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bone.
Bone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bone stalling against the cage.
Haggar wants a takedown.
Bone lands a shoulder strike.
Bone lands a right hand. #ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
Bone dips a shoulder and cracks Haggar with a mighty uppercut! Haggar falls back against the cage and Bone unloads with a barrage of strikes! Haggar is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bone screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kay Bone!
Kay Bone thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SFL 150 | Unconquered
Date: Apr 08, 2022

#R1#
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Spanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spanner looks to land a combination but Haggar avoids it well.
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haggar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spanner in his tracks.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Spanner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haggar cracks Spanner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#TD2#
Haggar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spanner did well to prevent Haggar getting side control.

Spanner has one foot on Haggar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanner takes a swing at Haggar's ribcage but misses.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Spanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Spanner.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses
and Haggar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spanner takes one to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Spanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haggar moves away.
Haggar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spanner's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Spanner. No joy for Haggar on that attempt.
Haggar looks to land a left hand but Spanner moved out of range nicely.
Spanner lands a head kick. Haggar smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T1#
Haggar connects with the punch.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Spanner moved out of range.
Spanner moves away from the strike by Haggar. #KD#
Spanner sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Haggar to the ground! Spanner dives into full mount looking to finish!#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner controlling his opponent.
Haggar tries to hold on but Spanner postures up.
Haggar can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Spanner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Haggar has managed to escape the submission attempt. #T2#
Haggar is trying desperately to improve position.
Spanner controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spanner looking to control but Haggar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haggar tries to reverse the position but Spanner maintains control.
Haggar is still trying to improve position.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggar wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Haggar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Spanner.
Haggar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Spanner's guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Spanner is keeping the position.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Spanner keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spanner is on top in guard. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haggar is on top in guard. #REVB#
Haggar cracks Spanner with a solid left hand.#T4##SUB#
Spanner is looking for a triangle here but Haggar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Spanner tries to buck Haggar off but Haggar is having none of it.
Haggar looks up at the clock and then as Spanner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haggar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Haggar trying to control the action but Spanner is working from the bottom.
Spanner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spanner taking a bit of punishment here - Haggar scoring with strikes.
Haggar gets to mount! Spanner was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Haggar unloading with bombs!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bleeding Spanner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Spanner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
Spanner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haggar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Spanner.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Spanner looking for a guillotine here but Haggar defends easily.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Spanner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar is in close to Spanner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spanner trying to strike off his back.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spanner's head.#T1#
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar is pushing down on Spanner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spanner is fighting to maintain full guard but Haggar has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Spanner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haggar pulls his head out easily.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Spanner is working away.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spanner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Spanner's hands, connecting with Spanner's forehead.
Ground and pound from Haggar. #SUB#
Spanner actively working from the bottom here.
Haggar wants to take a breather but Spanner is having none of it.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC2#Spanner is rocked!#T2#
Haggar working Spanner over with strikes.
Oh Spanner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haggar lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Spanner quite badly. Spanner pulls Haggar in close trying to recover. Haggar postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Spanner on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Spanner doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Bleeding Spanner was interviewed post fight and said 'That was fucking bullshit!'.

Event: SFL 145 | Barbarian vs Slam II
Date: Mar 16, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haggar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Duif controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Haggar cracks Duif with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haggar cracks Duif with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haggar is putting a hurting on Duif here, landing some big shots from side control.
Duif gets back to half guard.
Duif on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Duif's hands, connecting with Duif's forehead.
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!
Duif tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar is just content to waste time from the top position. Duif takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Duif keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Duif is keeping the position.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar stands and throws Duif's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haggar trying to control the position but Duif is working away.
Haggar working the body and head with strikes.
Duif sneaks back into half guard.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Haggar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Haggar winds up and cracks Duif with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duif defending well though.
Duif has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duif wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Duif dodges it nicely.
Haggar throws a strike but Duif avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Duif has wrist control.
Haggar is fighting to break Duif's control of his arms but Duif is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haggar postures up in Duif's guard and throws a big left but Duif blocks it.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Duif.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Duif uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Duif!#REVR#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Duif wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Duif won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Duif wants to pass the guard but Haggar is keeping the position.
Haggar can't keep his opponent in guard - Duif advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Duif content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duif is just content to waste time from the top position. Haggar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duif is one step ahead there.
Duif controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duif trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Duif's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duif controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duif's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Duif is just out of range.
Duif looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Haggar scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Duif walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggar shoots for a double leg takedown but Duif sprawls well. He's pushed Haggar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar clobbers Duif with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Haggar.
Duif tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haggar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haggar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duif's head.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duif as he jumps to the side.
Duif takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duif throws a head kick but Haggar moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Haggar.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Duif.
Duif keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Haggar or perhaps it was just good defense by Duif, which made it look bad.
Fernand Duif has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.#TD2#
Duif tries to sprawl but Haggar drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T1#
Duif avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Duif dodges it nicely.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duif has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar trying to control the action but Duif is working from the bottom.
Haggar wants to advance to full mount but Duif doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T2#
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Duif.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duif is keeping the position for now.
Duif lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haggar is on top in guard. #REVB#
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duif preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Duif wriggles free and stands up. #T3##TD2#
Haggar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haggar trying to control the position but Duif is working away.
Haggar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Duif regains half guard, as Haggar was trying to land strikes.
Duif won't allow Haggar to pass to mount.
Duif is looking to improve his position.
Duif has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Duif dodges it nicely. #T4#
Duif wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Duif's hands, connecting with Duif's forehead.
Haggar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haggar is trying to control. Duif wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Duif is refusing to be controlled, as Haggar sits in half guard.
Duif keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar throwing shots but Duif is blocking nicely.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Duif to regain full guard.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Duif's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
No joy there for Haggar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haggar scores with a nice right hand.
Haggar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#TD2#
Haggar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duif manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duif wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Haggar manages to pass to side control.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duif does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar misses with a head shot. Duif uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Haggar stands and throws Duif's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Duif is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haggar connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but Duif defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duif is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haggar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Duif is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haggar is trying to ground and pound but Duif uses the momentary lack of control by Haggar to regain half guard.
Haggar winds up and cracks Duif with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fernand Duif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Duif is looking to improve his position.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar is looking to stall here but Duif recovers full guard.
Haggar is in close to Duif's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duif looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Duif keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar postures up in Duif's guard and throws a big left but Duif blocks it. #T3#
Haggar throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Duif is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duif's head.
Duif controlling Haggar's posture.
Duif is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duif swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duif preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Duif is keeping the position.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duif works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duif utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar cracks Duif with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haggar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: SFL 135 | Akinwande vs Wanker
Date: Feb 04, 2022

#R1##KD#
Slam lands a big head kick that sends Haggar tumbling to the mat! Slam takes a step backwards and waves Haggar back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Slam throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and Slam counters with an inside leg kick.
Slam throws a big shot that misses.
Slam throws a front kick that sends Haggar stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Slam does no damage.
Haggar ducks right into an uppercut from Slam.
Slam lands a nice looking body shot.
Haggar looks winded!
Haggar slips a jab from Slam.
Haggar ducks into an uppercut from Slam and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Slam!
An out of breath Ben Slam thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFL 130 | Emminence
Date: Jan 09, 2022

#R1#
Haggar with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Uber Hammerfall has been cut.#TD#
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammerfall sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Hammerfall dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Haggar is working for a submission of some sort.
Hammerfall wants to get back to his feet.
Hammerfall has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Panda Sprawl n Brawl. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Hammerfall's head.
Haggar controlling the action here. #T1#
Haggar winds up and cracks Hammerfall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar is keen to just control but Hammerfall is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haggar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haggar's back!
Hammerfall has the hooks in. Haggar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hammerfall is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar tries to break free.
Haggar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hammerfall's guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him. #T2#
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfall wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Hammerfall is keeping the position.
Hammerfall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar preventing the sweep.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfall has wrist control.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Haggar trying to control but Hammerfall is working from the bottom.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammerfall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfall has wrist control.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position. #T4#
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar works over Hammerfall with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar won't allow Hammerfall to get back to his feet.
Haggar looking to sit in guard and control but Hammerfall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Haggar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfall is looking to stand up but Haggar won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uber Hammerfall's cut.
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#
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammerfall lands with a straight right. Haggar didn't see that one coming.
Hammerfall throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Hammerfall - just one landing.
Haggar fails with the takedown.
Haggar jabs Hammerfall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haggar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Haggar.
Haggar slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Haggar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hammerfall throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerfall.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammerfall. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
A jab from Haggar finds it's way through Hammerfall's defenses. #T1#
Hammerfall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammerfall! But no joy.
Hammerfall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot
enabling Haggar to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haggar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Haggar lands.
Hammerfall connects with a nice looking jab.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammerfall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hammerfall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Hammerfall is out of range.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haggar throws a body punch but Hammerfall moves out of range.
As Haggar backs off Hammerfall throws a huge counter combo but Haggar manages to avoid it all.
Hammerfall throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfall misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar swings for the body but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Hammerfall slips a straight right by Haggar.
Hammerfall looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar connects with the punch.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Hammerfall misses.
Haggar throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD#
Haggar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Haggar throws a strike but Hammerfall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Hammerfall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Haggar distracts Hammerfall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar stops Hammerfall from standing up.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar trying to control but Hammerfall is working from the bottom.
Hammerfall is looking to stand up but Haggar isn't so interested in that idea. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammerfall can do to turn this around?
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uber Hammerfall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Haggar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hammerfall throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerfall manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD#
Haggar gets the takedown into side control.
Haggar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hammerfall tries to bench press Haggar off him but Haggar keeps the position.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar working the ground and pound but Hammerfall is defending the strikes.
Haggar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hammerfall is avoiding damage well.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Hammerfall's head but Hammerfall avoids it well.#T1#
Haggar throws an elbow but Hammerfall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hammerfall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Hammerfall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammerfall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Hammerfall is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape.
Uber Hammerfall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hammerfall trying to control momentarily.
Hammerfall keeps control of the position easily here as Haggar tries to buck him off.
Haggar is trying to break free. #SUB2#
Hammerfall is persistently looking for the submission but Haggar is defending it well.
Haggar is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T3##SUB2#
Hammerfall working for the choke.
Haggar can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Haggar fending off the submission attempt from Hammerfall. #SUB2#
Hammerfall looking for the RNC.
Hammerfall throwing sloppy strikes.
Haggar turns into Hammerfall and is now in his guard.
Haggar prevents Hammerfall from getting back to his feet. #T4#
Haggar stands up over Hammerfall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Hammerfall keeps moving.
Hammerfall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Hammerfall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Hammerfall throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Haggar escapes and throws Hammerfall's legs to the side, diving into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haggar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: SFL 125 | Mumu vs Viking II
Date: Dec 19, 2021

#R1#
Haggar throws a jab when Fusi was well out of range.
Fusi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haggar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
Haggar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haggar needs to keep his hands up - Fusi had a free shot at his head there.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fusi throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Fusi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fusi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar misses the jab.
Fusi is looking to counter punch.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Haggar slips the punch.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Fusi is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fusi looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.#T1#
Fusi defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar moves out of range of the strikes.
Fusi scores with a jab. Haggar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Haggar.
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Haggar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Haggar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haggar lands a jab to the head.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Fusi throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#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 telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Fusi throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar moves out of range of the strikes.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fusi is just out of range.
Haggar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fusi defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Fusi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Haggar.
James Fusi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Haggar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Haggar darts in and clinches Fusi up against the cage.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fusi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haggar tries to work over Fusi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haggar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fusi.
Haggar lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Fusi fails to land. #T3#
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haggar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haggar misses with a body punch.
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fusi misses with some punches.
Haggar is trying to maintain a safe position but Fusi gets an underhook and turns Haggar into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haggar.
Fusi prevents a body shot from Haggar.
Haggar struggles to land a body shot inside as Fusi controls his hands.
Fusi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haggar is working Fusi over against the cage.
Fusi trying to stall but Haggar improves his position.
Haggar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fusi or not.
Fusi is breathing heavily.
Fusi has a couple of punches blocked by Haggar.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haggar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fusi backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fusi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haggar doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Haggar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haggar misses with a body punch.
Fusi throws a head punch that misses.
Haggar misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Fusi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Haggar slips the punch.
Fusi moves out of range of the strikes.
Haggar throws a hook but Fusi avoids it easily.
Fusi misses with a straight left.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Haggar slips a jab from Fusi.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fusi clobbers Haggar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fusi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fusi wants it to stay on the feet.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Fusi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Fusi finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Fusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
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#
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Haggar lands with a shot to the body.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fusi.
James Fusi is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
A slow jab from Fusi misses its intended target.
Haggar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Fusi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar slips a straight right by Fusi.
Haggar misses with an uppercut. Fusi saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Fusi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
Haggar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fusi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Haggar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fusi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fusi.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Fusi avoids it easily.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Fusi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar digs a good body shot into Fusi's ribs.
Fusi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusi needs to keep his hands up - Haggar had a free shot at his head there.
Haggar connects with a body shot.
Fusi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar lands with a good body shot.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fusi.
Nice body punch from Haggar.
Haggar tries to bum rush Fusi with a series of wild strikes but Fusi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Fusi avoids it easily.
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Fusi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haggar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar moves away from the strike by Fusi.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Fusi pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Fusi misses the target.
Fusi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fusi throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar punishes Fusi's body with a nice straight punch.
Fusi slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fusi throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Fusi there.
Haggar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
A jab from Fusi misses.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar misses with a hook.#T3#
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Haggar catches Fusi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haggar blocks a jab.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
Fusi misses with a straight left.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
Haggar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Haggar connects with a jab.
Fusi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fusi looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fusi manages to avoid it.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar lands with a cross. #T4#
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi cracks Haggar with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fusi but Fusi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fusi is looking to counter punch.
Fusi throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Haggar throws a nice looking combination but Fusi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Fusi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Haggar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haggar.

Fusi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Haggar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haggar pushes Fusi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Fusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Fusi seems unphased.
A big right from Haggar misses.
Fusi swats away the attempt to clinch by Haggar.
Fusi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haggar slips under a jab from Fusi.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fusi defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Fusi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.
Haggar slips a jab from Fusi.
Haggar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fusi's waist but Fusi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggar off to one side.
Fusi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Haggar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Haggar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fusi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haggar somewhat.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fusi blocks a jab.
Haggar misses the jab.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Haggar slips the punch.#T1##CL2#
Haggar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fusi, pushing him back against the cage.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Haggar wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haggar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haggar.
Haggar blocking some punches.
Fusi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haggars head.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haggar.
Haggar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haggar throws a head punch that misses.
Fusi gets through Haggar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fusi is looking to control Haggar's arms but Haggar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fusi has his back to the cage.
Fusi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fusi blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Fusi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haggar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fusi swings wildly with an uppercut but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Haggar.
Haggar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi takes a shot to the head.
Fusi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Fusi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haggar tries to clinch up but Fusi circles away and keeps his distance.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
James Fusi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Fusi blocks a jab.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
Haggar shoots in and drives through. Fusi sprawls well.
Fusi misses with an uppercut.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Haggar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fusi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fusi misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Haggar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fusi on the side of the head.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.#T4#
Fusi slips under a jab from Haggar.
Fusi cracks Haggar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.
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!
Fusi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fusi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fusi misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Fusi misses.
Mike Haggar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fusi throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.
Haggar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Haggar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fusi is fending him off so far but Haggar persists. Nope, Fusi circles away and we're back to standing.
Haggar throws a body punch but Fusi moves out of range.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Fusi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fusi is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Fusi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fusi 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Fusi!
A very excited looking James Fusi 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.

Event: SFL 120 | Mumu vs Wanker
Date: Dec 01, 2021

#R1#
Barrels throws an off balance right hand
and Haggar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barrels throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Haggar connects with a single shot there.#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barrels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Haggar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barrels.
Barrels misses with a straight left. #KD#
Haggar bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Barrels! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haggar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barrels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haggar throws a strike but Barrels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar 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.
Barrels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barrels scoring with some ground and pound.
Barrels stands and throws Haggar's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Haggar is trying to get back to half guard.
Haggar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barrels tries to pass to full mount but Haggar defends it.
Barrels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrels lands a nice short elbow.
Barrels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barrels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haggar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haggar.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Barrels landing with the ground and pound.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Barrels has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Haggar keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
Haggar striking off his back.
Barrels won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Barrels works over Haggar with some ground and pound from guard.
Barrels tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard.
Haggar striking from his own guard.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barrels manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels stands up over Haggar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Haggar is keeping the position.
Barrels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels stands up over Haggar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barrels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrels lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Haggar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Barrels's temple.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barrels is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Barrels tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Haggar working over Barrels with some ground and pound. Barrels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but Barrels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barrels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barrels.#SUB2#
Barrels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tu Barrels's cut.
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#
Barrels thuds a left hand into Haggar's body.
Barrels throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Haggar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Barrels staying out of range there.
Haggar defending well as Barrels loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Barrels closes the distance and pushes Haggar back into the cage.
Haggar tries to pull guard but Barrels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barrels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrels.
Haggar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barrels smiles and moves away.
Barrels wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Haggar misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Barrels moved out of range.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrels tries to counter with a clinch but Haggar shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
Barrels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Barrels steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haggar.
Barrels throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
An attempted straight right counter from Haggar misses the target.
Barrels misses with a right hand
and Haggar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barrels thinking.
Barrels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haggar counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrels scores with a jab to the body.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
Haggar throwing a counter right hand but Barrels manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Barrels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haggar doesn't seem phased though.
Barrels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haggar on the side of the head.
Barrels throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrels lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Barrels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haggar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barrels throws an elbow but misses.
Haggar has a couple of punches blocked by Barrels.
Barrels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.#TD#
Haggar gets control of Barrels's arms and successfully pulls guard. Haggar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barrels passes into half guard.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haggar's head.
Barrels scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barrels working the head and body with strikes.
Barrels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haggar's head.
Barrels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barrels trying to mount his opponent but Haggar defends it.
Haggar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barrels pushes down on Haggar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barrels slips a nice elbow through Haggar's hands, connecting with Haggar's forehead.
Haggar tries to roll over but Barrels keeps him under control.
Barrels works his foot free and advances to mount.
Haggar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Barrels.#ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
Barrels lands a big shot to the head and Haggar winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tu Barrels!
Tu Barrels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFL 112 | Boss Level
Date: Nov 03, 2021

#R1#
Puno with a nice cross.#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Puno lands a nice looking body shot.
Haggar misses with a straight right.
Puno is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've been told by Puno's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Puno misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Haggar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haggar scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
A jab lands there for Haggar.
Puno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haggar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Puno throws a body kick that misses.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Puno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haggar thuds his right hand into Puno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Haggar misses with a right hand
and Puno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haggar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decent striking displayed by Haggar there.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Puno misses the target.
Puno clobbers Haggar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Haggar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Puno's guard.
Puno keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Puno wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
Haggar trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom. #T2#
Puno trying to keep a closed guard but Haggar is proving a slippery customer.
Haggar won't allow Puno to sweep him here.
Puno has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Puno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haggar's guard. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno stays in close to Haggar's body and controls the position.
Puno wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving. #T3#
Haggar is looking to sweep but instead, Puno has passed into half guard. #SUB#
Puno is looking for a kimura but Haggar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Puno to get the leverage.
Haggar wants to get back to full guard.
Puno trying to control from half guard but Haggar is working away.
Puno is looking to advance position but Haggar won't allow it. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar trying to hold on to Puno's head to control him but Puno postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Haggar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puno doesn't seem bothered though.
Haggar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puno. That one must have hurt.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeronimo Puno will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Puno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
Jeronimo Puno is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar scores with a nice right hand.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Puno slips a straight right by Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar loads up on a big right hand but Puno slips the punch.
Puno is looking to counter with a body kick.
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haggar to score with a decent uppercut.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puno fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haggar just manages to avoid it.
Puno looks for the body kick but Haggar saw that one coming. #T1#
Haggar checks a low kick from Puno.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haggar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haggar lands a jab.
Haggar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haggar fails to land with a series of punches.
Puno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puno gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Haggar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Haggar misses with a hook to the body #KD#
and Puno counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haggar! Puno lets Haggar back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
A little feinted left hand from Puno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puno at a distance.
Haggar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Puno stuns Haggar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Puno throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puno can pounce on him.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puno tries to score with a low kick but Haggar moves his leg out of the way.
Puno takes one on the button.#T3#
Puno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Puno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Puno throws a front kick that sends Haggar stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick lands for Puno. #KD#
Puno drops Haggar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Haggar looks back up at him and smiles so Puno waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Haggar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puno counters with a right hand from hell and Haggar is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeronimo Puno!
A very excited looking Jeronimo Puno 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.

Event: SFL 105 | Vikings Are Emerging
Date: Oct 03, 2021

#R1#
Haggar punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Svensson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Svensson misses with a combination #TD#
and Haggar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Svensson's guard.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svensson working a defensive guard but Haggar manages to pass into side control anyway.
Svensson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Haggar's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Svensson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svensson defending well though.
Svensson wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Haggar throwing shots but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Haggar content to control rather than advance.
Svensson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Svensson is trying to stand up here but Haggar is controlling him well.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Svensson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Haggar. #CUT#It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Haggar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Svensson!
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Svensson tries to lock up and control but Haggar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haggar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haggar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #ROC#Svensson is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Sven Svensson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sven Svensson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: SFL 97 | Mumu vs Laine
Date: Sep 05, 2021

#R1#
Haggar throws out a powerful jab.
Haggar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Viking to score with a decent uppercut.
Haggar tests Viking's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viking smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viking gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Haggar misses with a lunging right hand
and Viking counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Haggar falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Techno Viking!
A relieved looking Techno Viking thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SFL 91 | McGuire vs Sasaki
Date: Aug 08, 2021

#R1#
Haggar lands with a good body shot.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but The Barbarian is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from The Barbarian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Barbarian misses with a straight right.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Barbarian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
and The Barbarian counters with a thumping low kick.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and The Barbarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on The Barbarian's shoulder, as The Barbarian tries to avoid the shot.
The Barbarian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Barbarian 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 Haggar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haggar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by The Barbarian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Barbarian.
We've been informed that Haggar 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.
The Barbarian throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Barbarian throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.#T1#
The Barbarian connects with a solid leg kick.
Haggar lands a jab to The Barbarian's midsection.
The Barbarian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haggar.
Haggar clobbers The Barbarian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haggar.
Haggar lands with an overhand left.
Haggar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Barbarian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Barbarian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haggar misses with a hook
and The Barbarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar misses the body punch
and The Barbarian counters with a stiff right hand.
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Barbarian pounces like a tiger and cracks Haggar with a vicious hook! Haggar is down but not out! The Barbarian follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Conor The Barbarian!
During a confident post fight interview, Conor The Barbarian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SFL 84 | Mumu vs Sasaki
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Haggar fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Babinski misses the target.
Haggar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Babinski - just one landing.
Haggar scores with a shot to the body.
Babinski walks into a straight right hand from Haggar.
Haggar is looking to clinch but Babinski is avoiding it.
Haggar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar misses the shot to the body.
Babinski looks for the body kick but Haggar saw that one coming.
Haggar misses with a straight right.
Babinski staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Babinski misses the target.#T1#
Babinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Babinski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haggar cracks Babinski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Haggar.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babinski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haggar at a distance.
Babinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Babinski.
Babinski throwing a counter right hand but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Haggar connects with a crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haggar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Babinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.
Haggar misses with a few strikes there.
Babinski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haggar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babinski throws out the jab.
Haggar scores with a nice strike.#T2#
Haggar misses with a hook. Babinski ducked under it nicely.
Babinski throwing a counter right hand but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Babinski ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Alexei Babinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Babinski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Haggar defending well as Babinski loads up on a big left hand.
Babinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Babinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haggar.
Haggar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haggar throws a hook to the side of Babinski's head but Babinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babinski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Babinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Babinski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#KD#
Babinski drops Haggar with a beautiful combination! Haggar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babinski is looking for the KO!#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babinski.
Babinski thinks about countering with a body kick.#T3#
Nice cross by Haggar.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Babinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar tries to move into range but Babinski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Babinski has knocked Haggar down with a huge combo! Babinski steps away and waves a wobbly Haggar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Haggar is rocked!
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Babinski counters with a nice body kick.
Haggar is still on wobbly legs! Can Babinski finish him?
Haggar looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babinski connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Haggar out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Babinski!
After the fight, Alexei Babinski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: SFL 77 | Bangin vs Brawler
Date: Jun 13, 2021

#R1#
Haggar missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasaki throws a body punch but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Haggar has managed to clinch.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haggar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki .
Sasaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Haggar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haggar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sasaki lands an elbow that stopped Haggar in his tracks for a moment.
Sasaki tries to work over Haggar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sasaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Haggar takes a shot to the head.
Sasaki lands an elbow just above Haggar 's eye.
Haggar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haggar tries a body shot but Sasaki blocks it.
Haggar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sasaki walks away with a smile on his face. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sasaki throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Haggar 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. #CUT2#It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Sasaki .
Haggar cracks Sasaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sasaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sasaki takes a swing at Haggar's ribcage but misses.
Sasaki misses with a double jab.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haggar jabs Sasaki right on the nose. Sasaki blinks but takes it well.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasaki .
Sasaki throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Haggar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sasaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haggar cracks Sasaki with a solid left hand.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sasaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sasaki has wrist control.
Sasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haggar trying to control but Sasaki is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haggar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.
Sasaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sasaki throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice shot lands for Sasaki .#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Sasaki throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Sasaki 's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Sasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggar lands with a right hand.
Haggar tests Sasaki 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sasaki pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4##KD#
Sasaki lands a big head kick that sends Haggar tumbling to the mat! Sasaki takes a step backwards and waves Haggar back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Haggar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Haggar covering up! Sasaki comes in with a big uppercut and Haggar goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Haise Sasaki !
Haise Sasaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: SFL 67 | Babinski vs Mumu II
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1#
Haggar throws a hook but Samsonov blocks it.
Haggar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.#TD2#
Haggar gets the takedown into side control.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Samsonov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar scores with a couple of short elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Samsonov sneaks back into half guard.
Samsonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Samsonov's temple.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Samsonov dodges it nicely. #T1#
Samsonov is looking to control Haggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Samsonov avoid being mounted?
Samsonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar with the ground and pound but Samsonov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Samsonov keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Samsonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samsonov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Samsonov is pulling down on Haggar's head. It's preventing any offense from Haggar, at least for the moment.
Samsonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Samsonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Samsonov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Samsonov misses the target.
Haggar misses with a jab to the body
and Samsonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haggar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Samsonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samsonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Samsonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Haggar cracks Samsonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haggar fails with the takedown.#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Samsonov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Samsonov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samsonov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Samsonov dips to his left and cracks Haggar with an uppercut!
Samsonov throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar misses the shot to the body.
Samsonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samsonov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haggar cracks a nice hook into Samsonov's ribs.
Samsonov ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Haggar shoots for a takedown but Samsonov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samsonov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Haggar.
Mike Haggar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar cracks Samsonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samsonov. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Samsonov defends it well.
Samsonov ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Samsonov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Haggar lands a body shot.
Samsonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands a body shot.
Haggar throws a jab when Samsonov was well out of range.
Samsonov thinks about countering with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Samsonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Samsonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Haggar scores with a body shot.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samsonov doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivan Samsonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samsonov staying out of range there.
Samsonov throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samsonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samsonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Haggar.
Donk. Haggar catches Samsonov right on the button with a cross.
Samsonov avoids the body shot from Haggar.
A little feinted left hand from Samsonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haggar throws an off balance right hand
and Samsonov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
Samsonov looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samsonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Samsonov is out of range.
Haggar cracks Samsonov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haggar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samsonov throws out the jab.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Samsonov takes one on the button.
Samsonov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Samsonov is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Samsonov misses its target.#T3#
Haggar misses with a shot to the body
and Samsonov counters with a left to the body.
Samsonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Samsonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haggar moves out of range as Samsonov strikes.
Samsonov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haggar.
Samsonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
and Samsonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Samsonov defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Haggar there.
Haggar missing with a left hand there. Samsonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samsonov throws a counter high kick but Haggar was just alert enough to avoid it.#T4#
Haggar misses with a hook
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Haggar misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samsonov doesn't seem bothered though.
Samsonov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by Samsonov.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Samsonov throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Samsonov defends it well.
Haggar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samsonov.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
Haggar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samsonov throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Samsonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Haggar misses the body punch
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haggar lands a nice hook to Samsonov's body. Samsonov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Samsonov counters with a straight right hand.
Haggar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samsonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Samsonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haggar throws the left hand but Samsonov avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Samsonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samsonov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Samsonov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haggar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Samsonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samsonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
An attempted straight right counter from Samsonov misses the target.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar punishes Samsonov's body with a nice straight punch.
Haggar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samsonov swinging wildly here.
Samsonov misses with a straight left.
Haggar throws a series of punches but Samsonov moves out of range.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Samsonov moved out of range.
Samsonov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Haggar tries for a takedown but Samsonov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haggar with a poor takedown
and Samsonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haggar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Samsonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Samsonov is just out of range.
Haggar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samsonov counters with a left to the body.
Haggar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haggar lands a nice looking body shot.
Haggar misses the body punch
and Samsonov counters with a straight right hand.
Haggar scores with a body shot.
Samsonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samsonov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Samsonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar throws the left hand but Samsonov avoids the punch easily.
Samsonov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Samsonov looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haggar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Samsonov looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
Haggar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Samsonov.
Samsonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Haggar misses.
Samsonov is looking to counter punch.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Samsonov ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Samsonov misses the target.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Samsonov misses the target.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Samsonov is just out of range.
Haggar lands with a cross.
Samsonov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samsonov misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samsonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Samsonov moved out of range.
Ivan Samsonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haggar lands a nice looking body shot.
Haggar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Samsonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samsonov is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haggar 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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Event: SFL 61 | Extravaganza
Date: Apr 03, 2021

#R1#
Nice body punch from Haggar.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Spanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spanner misses with an uppercut.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar loads up on a big right hand but Spanner slips the punch.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
As Haggar backs away, Spanner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spanner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haggar moves away from the strike by Spanner.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spanner 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.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Spanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Spanner tries to land a leg kick but Haggar saw it coming and moves away.
Haggar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar throws a hook but Spanner avoids it easily.
Spanner throws a right hand that misses
and Spanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spanner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanner manages to avoid it.#T1#
Spanner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spanner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spanner throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haggar misses the shot to the body.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Spanner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD2#
Haggar gets the takedown into side control.
Haggar trying to control the action but Spanner is working from the bottom.
Spanner is trying to escape the position but Haggar is controlling the position.
Spanner parries the strikes from Haggar easily there. Haggar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spanner to escape.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Haggar is working Spanner over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Spanner's face as Haggar controls the position.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Haggar throws an elbow but Spanner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Spanner defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar working the ground and pound but Spanner is defending the strikes.
Spanner is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Spanner to see if he's OK.#T3#
Spanner is looking to regain half guard here but Haggar keeps moving and retains side control.
Spanner is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spanner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haggar scores with punches from side control.
Spanner regains half guard there - taking advantage of Haggar's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Spanner tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.#T4#
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spanner is refusing to be controlled, as Haggar sits in half guard.
Haggar is controlling the pace.
Spanner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Spanner reverses the position - he's now on top in Haggar's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Haggar takes a swing at Spanner's ribcage but misses.
Spanner takes one to the chin there.
Haggar misses the jab.
As Haggar backs away, Spanner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spanner lands a nice hook to Haggar's body. Haggar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haggar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Spanner catches Haggar right on the button with a cross.#CUT#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Bleeding Spanner is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Haggar clinches up with Spanner and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Spanner.
Haggar blocking some punches.
Spanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haggar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spanner digs a right hand underneath Haggar's ribcage. Haggar let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1##BC2#
Haggar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haggar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spanner is looking to counter punch.
Haggar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spanner.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Spanner ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Spanner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Spanner throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Haggar counters with a shoot takedown. Spanner fights it but they end up in guard.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Haggar trying to control but Spanner is working from the bottom. #T2#
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar is stalling in the full guard.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Spanner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Spanner!#REVR##T3#
Spanner stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
Spanner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haggar trying to keep a closed guard but Spanner is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spanner drops his hands momentarily and Haggar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Spanner counters with a leg kick.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haggar misses the body punch
and Spanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spanner just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spanner delivers a nice body kick.
Spanner slips under a jab.
Spanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bleeding Spanner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Spanner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spanner throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
Spanner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haggar has time to react.
Haggar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spanner in his tracks.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Spanner ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar blocks the body kick.
Haggar swings for the body but Spanner moves out of range.
It looked like Spanner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Spanner circles away easily
and Spanner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
It looked like Spanner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spanner pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Haggar lands a nice hook to Spanner's body. Spanner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Spanner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haggar misses with a body punch
and Spanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Spanner.
Haggar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haggar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spanner staying out of range there.
A jab from Haggar misses.
A little feinted left hand from Spanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Spanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Spanner. #T2#
Haggar lands with an uppercut that bounces Spanner off the cage and back into range.
Haggar misses with a body punch
enabling Spanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar thuds a left hand into Spanner's body.
Nice defenses there by Spanner.
Spanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haggar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haggar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spanner throws a low kick but Haggar avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Spanner there.
That kick from Spanner tenderised Haggar's leg. Haggar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spanner misses with a low kick.#T3#
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Spanner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spanner.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar 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.
Spanner throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Spanner avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Spanner as he connects with a hook.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Haggar throws out a counter right but Spanner avoids it with no problem.
Spanner looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Spanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Spanner avoids it easily.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spanner. Spanner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
Spanner staying out of range there.
Spanner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haggar checks it well.
Haggar misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Spanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Haggar.
Haggar lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar dips to his left and cracks Spanner with an uppercut!
Haggar jabs at Spanner's body.
Haggar scores with a jab to the body.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Haggar lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Haggar.
I think Haggar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
The defeated Bleeding Spanner had this to say: 'That was fucking bullshit!'.

Event: SFL 45 | Return of the King
Date: Jan 31, 2021

#R1#
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Haggar scores with a sloppy right hand. Donowitz should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Haggar does it's job there.
Haggar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Haggar connects with a body shot that sends Donowitz's belly button to the back.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Haggar backing away here, and Donowitz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz walks into a straight right hand from Haggar.
Donowitz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haggar finds it's way round the side to connect with Donowitz's head.
Haggar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haggar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haggar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T1#
Donowitz is trying to improve his position.
Haggar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Donowitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haggar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Donowitz struggling a bit here.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Donowitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donowitz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Donowitz struggling a bit here.
Donowitz is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Donowitz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Donowitz can't do much from the bottom here.
Donowitz sneaks back into half guard.#T3#
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Donowitz dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar is trying to control. Donowitz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donowitz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Donowitz wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Donowitz managing to control the position. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Donowitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Donowitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Donowitz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar trying to control but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Donowitz seems unphased. #CUT#It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
It seemed like Donowitz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haggar cracks Donowitz with a good jab.
Haggar scores with a nice strike.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz throws a leg kick #TD#
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donowitz won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar working the ground and pound but Donowitz is defending the strikes.
Donowitz tries to bench press Haggar off him but Haggar keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Haggar working away.
Donowitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donowitz struggling a bit here.
Donowitz dodges the ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar wants to control for a moment but Donowitz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar is trying to control. Donowitz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donowitz controlling the position for now.#T2#
Donowitz is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donowitz can do to turn this around?
Haggar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Donowitz tries to reverse the position but Haggar maintains control.
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Donowitz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Donowitz blocking the ground and pound.
Haggar prevents Donowitz from getting the reversal.#T3#
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haggar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #CUT#The cut above Donny Donowitz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haggar controlling his opponent.
Haggar lands a big elbow. #CUT#Donny Donowitz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donny Donowitz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: SFL 33 | Fusi vs Simard
Date: Dec 13, 2020

#R1#
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haggar to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab from Haggar.
Haggar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Haggar fails to land the takedown.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Haggar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Haggar lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Johnson!#REVB#
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haggar is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson misses with a hook.#T3#
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Haggar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haggar lands with a right hand.
Haggar scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haggar with a body shot.
Good shot there by Haggar.
Johnson defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a jab to the body #TD#
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T4#
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Haggar blocks a jab.
Haggar lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haggar.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
Johnson wants to stall.
Haggar cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Haggar improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Haggar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Haggar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haggar lands an uppercut.#BC#
Haggar breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haggar lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Haggar 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.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson jabs at Haggar's body.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haggar swings widly with a right hand
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson feints and then cracks Haggar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haggar down.
Haggar connects with the punch.
Haggar moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar with a nice cross.
LaTroy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haggar throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Haggar misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Haggar's legs.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Haggar to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar throws a good cross that connects.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Haggar scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Haggar counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Haggar dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Haggar staying out of range there.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haggar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Haggar moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Haggar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haggar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haggar misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Haggar lands a jab to the head.
Haggar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
A jab from Haggar misses.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haggar avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haggar throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Haggar doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haggar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
LaTroy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice cross by Haggar.
Haggar walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haggar with a jab.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Haggar checks it #TD#
and Haggar counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.

Johnson wriggles free and stands up. #T3#
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haggar circles away.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Haggar.
Haggar connects with a body shot.
Haggar's corner calls for a 1-2. Haggar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haggar thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Haggar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haggar 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. #T4#
Haggar sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
Haggar misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haggar scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haggar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: SFL 28 | Lomax vs Taneyev III
Date: Nov 25, 2020

#R1#
Haggar scores with a punch to the head.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Haggar 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.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.#CL2#
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar effectively controlling the action here.
Haggar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Haggar can't get the takedown.
Haggar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Haggar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire pushes Haggar away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
McGuire moves out of range as Haggar strikes.
McGuire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haggar cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haggar sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haggar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
Haggar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Haggar takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
McGuire wants to counter with a clinch but Haggar pushes him away.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#TD2#
McGuire closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haggar did well to prevent McGuire getting side control.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Haggar is looking to control McGuire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haggar avoid being mounted?#T3##SUB2#
McGuire is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haggar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGuire.
McGuire moves nicely into side control. #SUB2#
McGuire goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haggar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McGuire but great work by Haggar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar trying to control the position but McGuire is working away.
Haggar lands some shots froms side control.#T4#
Haggar wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGuire keeps working.
McGuire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
McGuire looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGuire's head.
McGuire is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
McGuire staying out of range there.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Haggar misses the body punch
and McGuire makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haggar really felt that one!
Haggar works the jab nicely.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.#KD2#
McGuire sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Haggar to the ground! McGuire dives into full mount looking to finish!#CUT2#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire with the ground and pound from mount.
Haggar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McGuire working Haggar over with strikes here.
McGuire with shots to the head and body - Haggar looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC2#Haggar is rocked!
McGuire connects with a bit shot that sees Haggar covering up! More strikes from McGuire and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McGuire is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McGuire!

Event: SFL 21 | Gold Rush
Date: Oct 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
Haggar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhapuro. That snapped Haggar's head back.
Murhapuro scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Murhapuro.#TD#
Haggar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murhapuro's guard.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Murhapuro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haggar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Murhapuro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Murhapuro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haggar looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Murhapuro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haggar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Murhapuro looking for a triangle here. Haggar is fighting it but it looks tight! Murhapuro pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Haggar is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pauke Murhapuro!

Event: SFL 13 | Redemption
Date: Sep 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haggar misses with a hook. Akinwande ducked under it nicely.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akinwande feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haggars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haggar throws out a powerful jab.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Akinwande.
Nice cross by Haggar.
Haggar checks a low kick from Akinwande.
Akinwande walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haggar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but Akinwande is quick to defend against it.
Akinwande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akinwande ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Akinwande holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T1#
Akinwande'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.
Haggar has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande.
Haggar blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Akinwande.
Haggar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haggar lands a hook that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
A short body shot lands from Akinwande as the two fighters clinch.
Haggar has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande. #BC2#
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Akinwande.
Akinwande ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Akinwande counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Akinwande lands a left hand.
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but Akinwande avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
Haggar throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande. #T2#
The referee calls for Akinwande to work.
Akinwande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haggar's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akinwande.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar is looking to control Akinwande's arms but Akinwande gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haggar has his back to the cage.
Haggar lands a hook that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Haggar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
Haggar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akinwande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akinwande lands a nice shot to the body.
Akinwande misses with some punches.
Haggar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Akinwande.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akinwande.
Akinwande prevents the takedown attempt.
Akinwande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haggar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
A shot in the inside from Haggar.
Akinwande lands a left hand.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akinwande.
Haggar misses with some punches.
Akinwande stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akinwande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haggar lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Akinwande fails to land.
Akinwande leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akinwande works on Haggar's body with a couple of short punches.
Akinwande presses Haggar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Akinwande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akinwande lands a damaging elbow.
Haggar throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Akinwande on the inside.
Haggar throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande. #T4#
Akinwande takes a shot to the head.
Akinwande is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Haggar fails to land.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Akinwande.
Haggar misses with some punches.
Haggar misses with the head strike.
Haggar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haggar lands with a right to the head.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haggar working aggressively here.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haggar has Akinwande pushed against the cage.
Haggar tries a body shot but Akinwande blocks it.
Haggar has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar'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.#R2#
Akinwande misses with a looping left.
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinwande.
Akinwande scoring well with a low kick there.
Akinwande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinwande misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry Akinwande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akinwande works Haggar's body with a nice hook.
Akinwande misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande lands with a slapping head kick.
Akinwande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akinwande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Haggar misses with a looping left.
Haggar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akinwande's hands.
Akinwande misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haggar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haggar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Akinwande sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Akinwande. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Akinwande is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Haggar wants to take a breather but Akinwande manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Haggar.
Haggar cracks Akinwande with a solid left hand.#T2#
Haggar prevents Akinwande from getting back to his feet.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Akinwande keeps moving.
Akinwande is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar won't allow Akinwande to get back to his feet.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar won't allow Akinwande to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Akinwande lunges at Haggar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haggar's hand.
Akinwande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akinwande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akinwande scores with a kick to the midsection.
Akinwande tries to work over Haggar's front leg with a kick but Haggar checks it.
Akinwande pushes Haggar away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut there from Akinwande.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Akinwande throws a wild body kick that Haggar sees coming a mile off.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Akinwande misses with an attempted mid kick. #T4#
Akinwande swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinwande.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but Akinwande is quick to defend against it.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haggar moves away.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akinwande manages to avoid it.
Akinwande misses with a few strikes 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!
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Akinwande moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Akinwande.
Haggar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haggar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Akinwande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinwande.
Haggar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akinwande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Akinwande counters with a body kick.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Akinwande counter with a right hand.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Akinwande walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haggar moves away.
Haggar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akinwande stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Akinwande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Haggar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haggar takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Akinwande moved out of range.
Akinwande ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
A big right from Akinwande misses.
Haggar swings for the body but Akinwande moves out of range.
Akinwande appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Akinwande misses.
Haggar tries to clinch up but Akinwande circles away and keeps his distance.
Haggar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akinwande.
Haggar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry Akinwande is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Akinwande throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinwande uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haggar has time to react.
Akinwande digs a good hook to Haggar's body.
Haggar swings for the body but Akinwande moves out of range.
Akinwande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
Akinwande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haggar. Haggar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinwande throws a shot to the body.
Haggar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haggar swings for the body but Akinwande moves out of range. #T3#
A solid body kick from Akinwande.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akinwande.
Haggar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Akinwande is just out of range.
Haggar stuns Akinwande with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akinwande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akinwande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haggar ducks right into an uppercut from Akinwande.
Haggar ducks right into an uppercut from Akinwande.
Haggar misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Haggar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Akinwande misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Akinwande. That snapped Haggar's head back.
Haggar takes one on the button.
Mike Haggar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Akinwande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akinwande connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akinwande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akinwande thuds his shin into the meat of Haggar's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Akinwande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Akinwande winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Akinwande!
During a confident post fight interview, Henry Akinwande thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RRFC 48: Gunn vs Mitchell
Date: Jul 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Haggar thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haggar finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head. #CUT#It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall lands a jab to Haggar's midsection.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Haggar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hall!
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hall is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Hall told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.
Haggar 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.
Haggar trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom. #T1#
Hall is trying to get back to his feet.
Haggar wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Haggar scoring with punches and elbows.
Hall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#CUT#That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Hall wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hall is looking to reverse the position.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Hall is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.
Hall on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #CUT#The cut above Charlie Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC 45: Bennett vs Haggar III
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett works Haggar's body with a nice hook.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Haggar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haggar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Bennett throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haggar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennett connects with a right hand. Haggar shakes it off.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Haggar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Justin Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bennett defends it well.#T1#
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Haggar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haggar misses the jab.
Bennett dips to his left and cracks Haggar with an uppercut!
No luck for Haggar with that takedown attempt.
Bennett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T2#
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body. #KD#
Bennett cracks Haggar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bennett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haggar to stand back up!#ROC#Haggar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar is aggressively charging in as Bennett backs up avoiding any damage. Bennett tosses out a jab and Haggar runs right into it face first! Haggar is out cold! Bennett dropped down on all fours and is barking in Haggar's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Bennett!
Justin Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
Justin Bennett took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 34
Date: May 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Rodolfo gets tackled into the cage by Haggar. Haggar maintains the clinch.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodolfo is leaning against Haggar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Haggar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Rodolfo.
Rodolfo tries to pull guard but Haggar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haggar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodolfo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodolfo scores with a shot to the side of Haggar's head. #TD#
Haggar has hold of one of Rodolfo's legs. Rodolfo is fighting the takedown attempt but Haggar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Rodolfo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.#SUB2#
Rodolfo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haggar defends it easily.#SUB2#
Rodolfo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Rodolfo is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Rodolfo keeps moving.
Haggar is working Rodolfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar is working Rodolfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2##SUB2#
Rodolfo working for a triangle but Haggar defends it easily. #SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodolfo has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar is in close to Rodolfo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Rodolfo.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar is in close to Rodolfo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3#
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Rodolfo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Rodolfo looking for a guillotine here but Haggar defends easily.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4##SUB2#
Rodolfo looking for subs off his back but Haggar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rodolfo has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Rodolfo's hands, connecting with Rodolfo's forehead.
Haggar prevents Rodolfo from improving his position.
Haggar moves nicely into side control.
Rodolfo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Miguel Rodolfo has been cut.
Haggar landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodolfo throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes. #ROC#Rodolfo is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Rodolfo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Rodolfo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Rodolfo with the counter takedown but Haggar avoids it easily.
Rodolfo fails to land with a series of punches.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Rodolfo avoids it well and moves away.
Rodolfo defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Rodolfo misses with a wild combination.
Rodolfo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Haggar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Haggar lands a jab.
Rodolfo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodolfo feints the counter takedown.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Miguel Rodolfo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands a nice hook to Rodolfo's body. Rodolfo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodolfo throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodolfo sprawls and moves away.
Rodolfo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but Rodolfo is quick to defend against it.
Rodolfo looks to land a combination but Haggar avoids it well.
Rodolfo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haggar swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Haggar throws the left hand but Rodolfo avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Rodolfo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodolfo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Haggar staying out of range there.
Rodolfo misses with a few strikes there.
Haggar slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodolfo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodolfo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haggar as he jumps to the side.
Rodolfo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
And Rodolfo tries to counter it with a takedown but Haggar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodolfo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haggar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haggar swings for the body but Rodolfo moves out of range.
Rodolfo tries to move into range but Haggar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#KD#
Haggar waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Rodolfo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rodolfo to the canvas! Can he finish him!? #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodolfo is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
Haggar distracts Rodolfo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Rodolfo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haggar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodolfo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodolfo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodolfo trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar distracts Rodolfo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Rodolfo working for a triangle but Haggar defends it easily.
Rodolfo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.#T3##SUB2#
Rodolfo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodolfo can do to turn this around?
Haggar stays in close to Rodolfo's body and controls the position.
Haggar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodolfo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Rodolfo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haggar has passed into half guard!
Haggar winds up and cracks Rodolfo with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Rodolfo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Rodolfo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haggar pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Rodolfo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodolfo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Rodolfo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rodolfo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Haggar lands a big elbow - Rodolfo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Haggar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC 39: Pandens vs Gunn
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Miller defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Haggar.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Haggar tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Haggar is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haggar keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haggar is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haggar throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Haggar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Miller is now in half guard.
Haggar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Haggar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haggar throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haggar.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
Haggar dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller avoids the body shot from Haggar.
Haggar throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
Haggar takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
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 Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haggar avoids the body shot from Miller.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Haggar throws an off balance right hand
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haggar throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Haggar moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Haggar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haggar.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Haggar connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Mike Haggar is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar misses with a body punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggar misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Haggar.
Miller throws a body punch but Haggar moves out of range.
Miller cracks Haggar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haggar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
Miller works over Haggar's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab by Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses the jab.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.

Haggar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haggar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haggar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Haggar lands a left hand.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haggar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller tries to work over Haggar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haggar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haggar tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haggar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haggar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haggar misses with a body punch.
Haggar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller prevents a body shot from Haggar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Miller.
Haggar gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haggar tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Haggar scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar working aggressively here.
Haggar swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller tries to work over Haggar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haggar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haggar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Haggar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar misses with a combination
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller tries to bum rush Haggar with a series of wild strikes but Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar connects with a looping right hand.
Eddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Miller drives through with a takedown into Haggar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Eddie Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar is looking to sweep but instead, Miller has passed into half guard.
Haggar tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar has a hand on Miller's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Miller takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Miller fails to advance to Haggar's back.
Haggar is working to get back to half guard.
Miller looking to control but Haggar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller prevents Haggar from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
Haggar regains half guard.
Miller is stalling here. Haggar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Miller seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Haggar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Eddie Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haggar landing a few strikes.
Miller managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Miller 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.
Haggar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.

The cut above Eddie Miller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Miller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
Haggar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller taking a bit of punishment here - Haggar scoring with strikes.

Eddie Miller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Miller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC 35: Weeks vs Foley
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
BangYou misses with a body shot.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
BangYou has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
BangYou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BangYou slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
BangYou digs a good body shot into Haggar's ribs.
Haggar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BangYou.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from BangYou lands.
BangYou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and BangYou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A bone on bone clash there as Haggar blocks the leg kick.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
BangYou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
BangYou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haggar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar swats away the attempt to clinch by BangYou.#T1#
BangYou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haggar backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by BangYou. That's going to slow Haggar down. #CL2#
BangYou clinches. #BC2#
BangYou manages to break the clinch.
A jab from BangYou does it's job there.
BangYou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Haggar.
Haggar is looking to clinch but BangYou is avoiding it.
BangYou throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
BangYou connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BangYou throws an overhand right that lands on Haggar's shoulder, as Haggar tries to avoid the shot.
BangYou throws a quick inside leg kick.
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
BangYou throws a counter combo.#T2#
BangYou misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
BangYou misses the jab.
BangYou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
BangYou controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BangYou has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar 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.
Haggar is in close to BangYou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
BangYou pulls Haggar in to control the position.
Haggar postures up in BangYou's guard and throws a big left but BangYou blocks it.
Haggar prevents BangYou from getting back to his feet.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Haggar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BangYou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haggar throws a strike but BangYou rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Haggar stands and throws BangYou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. BangYou controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
BangYou defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Haggar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
BangYou is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T4#
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar tries to pass to full mount but BangYou defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BangYou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
BangYou is staying active underneath Haggar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haggar thows a huge punch but BangYou dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to BangYou's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar is trying to control the action in half guard but BangYou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
BangYou wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haggar working over BangYou with some ground and pound. BangYou looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
BangYou has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
BangYou staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from BangYou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haggar lands with a nice body punch.
BangYou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haggar's calf.
Aiu BangYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BangYou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
BangYou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but BangYou is just out of range.
BangYou is looking to clinch.
BangYou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
Haggar tries to counter by clinching up but BangYou breaks away and moves out of range.
Good exchange - BangYou coming out on top.
A solid leg kick lands there for BangYou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BangYou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Haggar. That snapped BangYou's head back.
BangYou misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BangYou dodges the punch combination from Haggar. #T1#
Haggar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BangYou.
BangYou is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haggar with a body shot.
Haggar slips a jab and a cross from BangYou.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
BangYou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BangYou throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from BangYou misses the target.
Haggar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
BangYou fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haggar checks it well.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haggar moves out of range as BangYou strikes.
Haggar is looking to counter the offense by BangYou and move into the clinch.
Haggar throws an off balance right hand
and BangYou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
BangYou fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haggar checks it well. #T2#
Haggar blocks a head kick by BangYou.
Nice cross by Haggar.
Haggar misses the shot to the body.
Haggar throws a hook but BangYou blocks it.
BangYou connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BangYou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
A chopping leg kick lands by BangYou.
BangYou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
BangYou catches Haggar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BangYou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. BangYou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Haggar closes the distance and pushes BangYou back into the cage.
BangYou crunches a lovely knee into Haggar's ribcage.
Haggar swings wildly with an uppercut but BangYou uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
BangYou misses with an elbow strike. #BC2#
BangYou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BangYou tests Haggar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haggar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by BangYou.
BangYou is trying to counter with his kicks.
Haggar checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from BangYou 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 Haggar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haggar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from BangYou misses the target.
BangYou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar tries to close the distance and clinch but BangYou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on BangYou's shoulder, as BangYou tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
BangYou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar.
Haggar tries to counter by clinching up but BangYou breaks away and moves out of range.
Haggar misses the jab.
Haggar walks into a straight right hand from BangYou.
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou throws out a powerful jab.
BangYou throws a leg kick which misses Haggar's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggar tries to avoid it.
BangYou throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
BangYou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haggar momentarily. #ROC2#
Haggar is rocked!
BangYou finds Haggar's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Haggar flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. BangYou lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Haggar will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiu BangYou!

Event: RRFC 32: Bennett vs Haggar II
Date: Mar 21, 2020

#R1#
Haggar slips a straight right by Bennett.
Haggar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Haggar tries to counter with a clinch but Bennett shakes him off and moves away.
Haggar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennett scores with a shot to the body.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Bennett.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Haggar drives through and clinches with Bennett against the cage.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennett or not.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Haggar.
Bennett cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Haggar looks winded!
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haggar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bennett.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett is working Haggar over 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!
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bennett.
A body shot lands from Bennett.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Haggar avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Haggar is rocked!
Bennett throws a big uppercut that drops Haggar! More strikes from Bennett and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Haggar lies dazed against the cage as Bennett celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Bennett!
Justin Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
Justin Bennett took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: RRFC 28: Pandens vs Brooks
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1##CL#
Haggar clinches up with Rodolfo and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Haggar drags the fight down to the ground.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodolfo trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Rodolfo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Rodolfo is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
Haggar is keen to just control but Rodolfo is a slippery customer.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar is thwarting Rodolfo's attempts to control the position.
Rodolfo wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodolfo punching from the bottom.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodolfo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
Rodolfo is looking to control Haggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodolfo avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodolfo tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Rodolfo actively working from the bottom here.#T2##SUB2#
Rodolfo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Rodolfo is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodolfo tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Rodolfo's head.
Rodolfo wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Rodolfo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodolfo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Rodolfo actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Rodolfo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
Haggar blocks the strikes from Rodolfo. #SUB2#
Rodolfo actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Rodolfo taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rodolfo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haggar working over Rodolfo with some ground and pound. Rodolfo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Rodolfo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Rodolfo's temple.
Rodolfo landing small, sideways elbows.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Rodolfo's temple.
Rodolfo misses with some strikes from the bottom. #SUB2#
Rodolfo looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar working over Rodolfo with some ground and pound. Rodolfo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Rodolfo looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC#
Rodolfo is rocked!
Rodolfo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodolfo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haggar dominated that round.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Rodolfo shoots in for a takedown but Haggar shows good takedown defense.
Haggar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rodolfo ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar lands with a nice combination. Rodolfo backs away looking to recover.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haggar lands with a left to the head.
Haggar cracks Rodolfo with a nice body shot.
Haggar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodolfo tries a body shot but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haggar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Rodolfo lands a takedown into guard.
Haggar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodolfo chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodolfo wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodolfo is one step ahead there. #T1#
Rodolfo scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodolfo trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Rodolfo throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodolfo preventing the sweep.
Rodolfo postures up and lands a big shot to Haggar's brow.
Haggar is trying to control the position but Rodolfo postures up.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodolfo can do to turn this around?
Rodolfo lands a couple of digs.
Rodolfo stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
Rodolfo chips away with some ground and pound.#T2#
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodolfo is one step ahead there.
Haggar is trying to control the position but Rodolfo postures up.
Rodolfo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodolfo trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodolfo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodolfo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Rodolfo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haggar is in close to Rodolfo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar pushing down on Rodolfo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodolfo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3#
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Rodolfo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar winds up and cracks Rodolfo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Rodolfo is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Rodolfo's temple.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar lands a big elbow - Rodolfo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Haggar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC 25: Jones vs Winn
Date: Jan 18, 2020

#R1#
BangYou defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar 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.
BangYou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BangYou swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
A punch combination from BangYou misses.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar slips a jab from BangYou.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and BangYou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haggar thinking.
BangYou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BangYou misses with a two punch combination.
BangYou throws a series of strikes that have Haggar backpedaling. #CUT2#
It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but BangYou is out of range.
BangYou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BangYou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haggar circles away quickly and effectively.
Haggar drops down looking for a counter takedown but BangYou sprawls and moves away.
BangYou throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar on the wrong end of a nice jab.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! BangYou has knocked Haggar down with a huge combo! BangYou steps away and waves a wobbly Haggar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
BangYou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haggar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from BangYou misses. #T1#
Haggar takes a swing at BangYou's ribcage but misses.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but BangYou is quick to defend against it.
BangYou thows a leg kick but Haggar checks it #TD#
and Haggar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for BangYou!
Haggar trying to control the action but BangYou is working from the bottom.
Haggar landing strikes.
BangYou is looking to reverse the position.
Haggar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Haggar lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BangYou can't do much from the bottom here.
Haggar working the head with strikes.
BangYou struggling a bit here.#T2#
Haggar lands a few punches from side control.
BangYou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar is working BangYou over with some ground and pound from side control.
BangYou wants to control but Haggar postures up.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
Haggar cracks BangYou with a big elbow.
BangYou is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar scores with punches from side control. #T3#
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
BangYou gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
BangYou wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
BangYou preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Haggar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Haggar working BangYou over with strikes. #T4#
BangYou preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
BangYou has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
BangYou gets full guard.
Haggar is in close to BangYou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar 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.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but BangYou has wrist control.
Haggar postures up in BangYou's guard and throws a big left but BangYou blocks it.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BangYou's head.
BangYou has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but BangYou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aiu BangYou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
BangYou throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar blocks a jab.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and BangYou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from BangYou misses.
BangYou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haggar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BangYou paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Haggar moves into the clinch successfully.
BangYou takes a shot to the head.
Haggar can't get the takedown.
Haggar jumps guard but BangYou turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Haggar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. BangYou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
BangYou gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haggar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
BangYou manages to break the clinch.
BangYou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from BangYou misses.
BangYou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.#T1#
BangYou slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar slips a jab from BangYou.
Haggar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haggar avoids the body shot from BangYou. #TD#
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in BangYou's guard.#ES2#
BangYou wriggles free and stands up.
BangYou defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
BangYou swinging wildly here. #CL#
Haggar has closed the distance and engaged BangYou in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but BangYou avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
BangYou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haggar blocks it with crossed arms.
Haggar is trying to drag BangYou to the mat but BangYou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
BangYou blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for BangYou.
A knee to the head by BangYou.
BangYou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but BangYou avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
BangYou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haggar avoids it.
BangYou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haggar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BangYou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haggar's defenses.
BangYou lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
BangYou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haggar shoots and misses
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BangYou scores with the left hand. Haggar knows he should have avoided that one.
BangYou throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar missing with a left hand there. BangYou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
BangYou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
BangYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BangYou.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
A jab from Haggar finds it's way through BangYou's defenses.
Haggar lands a nice hook to BangYou's body. BangYou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Haggar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BangYou manages to avoid it.
BangYou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar moves away from the strike by BangYou.
BangYou misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into side control. BangYou won't be happy with that.
BangYou takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar cracks BangYou with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haggar looks up at the clock and then as BangYou takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haggar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haggar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused BangYou some visible discomfort. #T4#
BangYou takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but BangYou defends.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
BangYou defending against the ground and pound.
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on BangYou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
BangYou tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haggar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haggar scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haggar cracks BangYou with a big right hand but BangYou just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aiu BangYou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar'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!
#R3#
BangYou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
BangYou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haggar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haggar drops down looking for a counter takedown but BangYou sprawls and moves away.
Haggar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling BangYou to counter with a crisp jab.
BangYou defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from BangYou. Haggar shrugs it off though.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BangYou misses with a body kick.
Haggar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from BangYou.
Aiu BangYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar slips a jab from BangYou.
Haggar avoids the body shot from BangYou.
BangYou throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but BangYou moved out of range.
It seemed like BangYou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BangYous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
BangYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BangYou tries to land a leg kick but Haggar saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from BangYou. Those never looked like landing.
Haggar is looking to clinch but BangYou is avoiding it.
Haggar avoids a kick to the body.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
BangYou misses with a wild combination.
BangYou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
BangYou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BangYou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BangYou lands a jab to the head.
BangYou throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but BangYou is quick to defend against it.#T2#
BangYou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BangYou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BangYou throws a right and a left that Haggar avoids nicely.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BangYou throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
BangYou wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar is thwarting BangYou's attempts to control the position.
BangYou has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar working BangYou over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
BangYou is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
BangYou tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but BangYou is working away.
Mike Haggar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggar working BangYou over with strikes.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
BangYou taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
Haggar is thwarting BangYou's attempts to control the position.
Aiu BangYou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Haggar is working for a submission of some sort.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
BangYou is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haggar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haggar's back!
Haggar is in bad spot here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BangYou wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar rolls, trying to escape but BangYou keeps control of the position.

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 Mike Haggar.
I think BangYou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC 22: Haggar vs Bennett
Date: Dec 28, 2019

#R1#
Bennett throws a body punch but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett cracks Haggar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haggar misses with a straight right.
Bennett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Haggar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennett lands with a hook. Haggar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haggar throws a shot to the body.
Haggar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggar defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Bennett with a nice cross.
We've been hearing reports that Haggar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar scores with a jab to the head.
Haggar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Haggar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar 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.
Bennett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haggar momentarily.
Bennett digs a good body shot into Haggar's ribs.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Bennett swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Bennett avoids it well and moves away.
Haggar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Haggar throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Haggar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Haggar rushes Bennett and presses him up against the cage.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Bennett manages to get underhooks.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haggar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Haggar fails to land.
Haggar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bennett walks away with a smile on his face. Haggar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haggar moves away.
Haggar clobbers Bennett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Haggar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haggar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Haggar. Those never looked like landing.
Haggar misses with a looping right.#T3#
A jab from Haggar misses.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
Haggar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haggar jabs Bennett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haggar moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Haggar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haggar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Haggar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4##KD2#
Bennett lands a big shot that drops Haggar! Can he finish him? #ROC2#
Haggar is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Oh Haggar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bennett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Haggar seems to have got his legs back now.
Bennett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bennett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haggar distracts Bennett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haggar stands up over Bennett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Bennett 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#
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Bennett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haggar's head backwards.
Haggar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett slips a straight right by Haggar.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Haggar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.#CL#
Haggar has closed the distance and engaged Bennett in a clinch.
Haggar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haggar misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bennett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haggar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett is leaning against Haggar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haggar tries to pull guard but Bennett forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bennett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
Haggar takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Haggar's ribcage. Haggar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Bennett pushes Haggar against the cage. Bennett is working some dirty boxing. Bennett pushes off with a quick right hook! Haggar goes down! Haggar tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bennett moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Bennett!
Justin Bennett is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Justin Bennett waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: RRFC 19: Pandens vs Dwight
Date: Dec 07, 2019

#R1#
Haggar connects with a jab.
Lang tries to clinch up but Haggar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang tries to clinch there but Haggar circles away.
Lang tries to move into range but Haggar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Haggar. Beautiful body shot.
Haggar scores with a jab to the head.
Haggar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haggar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haggar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haggar works over Lang's head and body with a nice combination.
Haggar swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haggar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang misses with a combination #TD#
and Haggar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lang!
Haggar is working Lang over with some ground and pound from side control.
Haggar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lang felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T1#
Haggar grinds an elbow into Lang's temple.
Haggar is putting a hurting on Lang here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haggar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Haggar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lang taking a bit of punishment here - Haggar scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
Haggar cracks Lang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Lang is looking for a sweep.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar scores with punches from side control.
Haggar grinds an elbow into Lang's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haggar is putting a hurting on Lang here, landing some big shots from side control. #T2#
Haggar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lang keeps working.
Haggar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lang some visible discomfort.
Lang tries to improve position but can't.
Haggar cracks Lang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Haggar lands some shots froms side control.#ROC#
Lang is rocked!
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lang is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
Check out the look on Haggar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lang is looking for a sweep.
Lang seems to have recovered his senses.
Lang looks winded!
Haggar is chipping away with strikes.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lang down.
A big shot lands for Haggar! That's hurt Lang! Will he recover? Haggar fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his heavyweight title!

Event: RRFC Kickboxing
Date: Nov 15, 2019

#R1#
Nice shot by Haggar.
We've been informed that Growdy 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.
Growdy swings widly with a right hand
and Haggar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Growdy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haggar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haggar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Growdy on the side of the head.
Growdy wants to clinch
letting Haggar counter with a right hand.
Haggar looks to land a combination. Growdy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Growdy tries to clinch but Haggar moves out of range.
Growdy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Haggar. That snapped Growdy's head back. #CL#
Haggar clinches up against the ropes.
Haggar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Haggar scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#
Growdy is rocked!#T1#
Growdy blocks an uppercut.
Growdy is still on wobbly legs! Can Haggar finish him?
Growdy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haggar working aggressively here.
Haggar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Growdy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Growdy tries to circle away but Haggar has him pinned against the ropes.
Haggar misses with some punches.
Growdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Haggar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haggar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haggar misses with the head strike.
Growdy blocking some punches.
Growdy seems to have recovered his senses.
Haggar cracks Growdy with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Growdy goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Growdy wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC 13: Haskins vs Kholin
Date: Oct 19, 2019

#R1##CL#
Haggar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Webb can't get the takedown.
Haggar effectively controlling the action here.
Haggar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Webb goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haggar prevents it.
Haggar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mike Haggar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Webb.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haggar.
Haggar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Webb drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haggar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haggar lands with a short shot to the head.
Haggar lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD2#
Webb gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Haggar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Webb must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Webb looking to pass the guard.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet. #T1#
Haggar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Haggar is nestled in close to Webb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb is pressing down on Haggar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haggar works over Webb with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Webb looking for a sweep. Not yet Webb, not yet.
Haggar is working Webb over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar distracts Webb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar is in close to Webb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Webb has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.#ROC#
Webb is rocked!#T2#
Haggar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Haggar is in close to Webb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar 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.
Haggar is pushing down on Webb's leg trying to pass to half guard. Webb is fighting to maintain full guard but Haggar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haggar is nestled in close to Webb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haggar moves nicely into side control.
Haggar cracks Webb with a big right hand but Webb just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Webb is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haggar lands a strong strike to the head of Webb. That's dazed him! Haggar looking to finish here. Webb is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Haggar lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: RRFC Fight Night 6
Date: Sep 22, 2019

#R1##CL#
Haggar takes the fight into the clinch.
Haggar lands with a right to the head.
Peter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haggar just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Haggar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter takes one to the chin there.
Peter dives in and grabs Haggar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haggar pushes down on Peter's head and hops out.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peter was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
Peter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peter is defended easily by Haggar.
Mike Haggar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Peter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haggar as he jumps to the side.
Haggar cracks Peter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haggar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Peter seems unphased. #T1##CL#
Haggar gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haggar.
Haggar pushes Peter against the cage. Haggar is working some dirty boxing. Haggar pushes off with a quick right hook! Peter goes down! Peter tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Haggar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC Fight Night 3
Date: Sep 01, 2019

#R1#
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kholin manages to avoid it.
Kholin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Kholin fails to land the takedown.#TD#
Kholin feints and as Haggar raises his hands in defense, Kholin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kholin wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kholin's guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar won't allow Kholin to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kholin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haggar manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar working a defensive guard here.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kholin is one step ahead there. #T1#
Kholin trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Haggar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kholin lands a couple of digs.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kholin manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Kholin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kholin has wrist control.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar advances to half guard. #T2#
Kholin tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Kholin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar working over Kholin with some ground and pound. Kholin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kholin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kholin is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kholin is looking to control Haggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kholin avoid being mounted?
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Kholin tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar passes to side control.
Haggar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kholin manages to get back to half guard.
Haggar wants to free his trapped foot but Kholin is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Haggar working over Kholin with some ground and pound. Kholin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Kholin's temple.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kholin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kholin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Kholin is keeping the position.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kholin controls Haggar momentarily but Haggar frees himself.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kholin's head.
Haggar pushing down on Kholin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar uses his free foot to push down on Kholin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kholin. #T4#
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haggar lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar raining down shots from the mount!#ROC2#
Kholin is rocked!
Haggar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Kholin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haggar cracks Kholin with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: RRFC 3 Malikov vs Liberti
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1##CL#
Haggar darts in and clinches Two up against the cage.
Haggar looking for a takedown.
Two tries to pull guard but Haggar won't allow it.
Haggar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
Haggar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Haggar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Two's guard. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Two can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haggar trying to control but Two is working from the bottom.
Two looking to control.
Two looks winded!
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar is in close to Two's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar distracts Two with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Two is looking for a triangle but Haggar pushes his legs off easily. #T1#
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar 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.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.#ROC#
Two is rocked!
Haggar arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Two's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: WVTSW S01 WK3B
Date: Jun 23, 2019

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 3836 p4p, 324 weight class) and Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 2495 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

202 cm
19 yrs
266 lbs

195 cm
27 yrs
270 lbs

Haggar

Nurudinov

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Mike Haggar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Diyorbek Nurudinov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Nurudinov moves into the clinch successfully.

Nurudinov has Haggar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nurudinov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Haggar tumbling to the mat - Nurudinov dives into Haggar's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Haggar (0) vs (2) Nurudinov

Haggar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurudinov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurudinov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haggar is trying to control the position but Nurudinov postures up.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurudinov is one step ahead there.
Nurudinov passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurudinov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nurudinov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Haggar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Diyorbek Nurudinov!

Event: WVTSW S01 WK2B
Date: Jun 16, 2019

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 3821 p4p, 321 weight class) and Helio Kimura (ranked 11103 p4p, 426 weight class). Helio Kimura has the eye of the tiger tonight.

202 cm
19 yrs
266 lbs

190 cm
41 yrs
235 lbs

Haggar

Kimura

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Mike Haggar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 18 losses; Helio Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Kimura darts in and clinches Haggar up against the cage.
Haggar has Kimura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kimura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haggar is working for takedown but Kimura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haggar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimura pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kimura has managed to clinch.
Haggar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haggar fails to land the takedown.

Kimura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kimura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kimura gets underhooks to prevent Haggar's takedown attempt.
Haggar goes for a takedown attempt but Kimura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Kimura takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kimura jumps guard and drags Haggar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Haggar (3) vs (0) Kimura

Haggar tries for a kimura but Kimura is defending well.
Kimura keeping his opponent close.

Haggar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kimura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Haggar's guard! Nice work there by Kimura!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Haggar (3) vs (2) Kimura
Haggar trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura passes Haggar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Haggar trying to get back to full guard but Kimura takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Haggar (3) vs (5) Kimura
Kimura controlling from the full mount.
Haggar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kimura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Haggar (3) vs (8) Kimura
Haggar tries to break free.
What can Haggar do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Haggar is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura keeps control of the position easily here as Haggar tries to buck him off.
Kimura keeps control of the position as Haggar tries to break free.
Kimura controls the position.
Haggar tries to break free.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kimura just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Haggar can't escape the position.
Kimura controlling the position well here. Haggar rolled but Kimura kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar rolls, trying to escape but Kimura keeps control of the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controls the action.
Kimura is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape.
Haggar just trying to survive but Kimura is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Haggar can't escape the position.
Kimura controls the position.
I really don't envy Haggar right now.
Kimura controls the action.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Haggar wants to control his opponent's hands but Kimura gets his hands free.
Haggar tries to break free.
Kimura is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Haggar right now.
Kimura is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Haggar tries to roll but Kimura sticks to his back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Haggar trying to control the action but Kimura just sinks the hooks in.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kimura controlling the positon.
Haggar can't escape the position.
Kimura keeps control of the position easily here as Haggar tries to buck him off.
Haggar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controlling from the back.
Haggar tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kimura's guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Haggar (5) vs (8) Kimura
Haggar being controlled here momentarily.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kimura has his hands on Haggar's head, controlling the position.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar looking to sit in guard and control but Kimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Haggar (5) vs (10) Kimura
We've been hearing good reports from Haggar'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.
Haggar trying to keep a closed guard but Kimura is proving a slippery customer.
Kimura pushes down on Haggar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kimura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to free his trapped foot but Haggar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well,Haggar is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Haggar is trying to control but Kimura passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Haggar (5) vs (13) Kimura
A lull in the action here.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Haggar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kimura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kimura moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Haggar is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura taking a breather here.
Haggar is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimura wins on points by 13 to 5.

Event: WVTSW S01 WK1B
Date: Jun 09, 2019

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dick Black (ranked 3057 p4p, 280 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 3812 p4p, 316 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Black might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Dicks - Rich Daddy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Haggar enters the cage!

195 cm
24 yrs
281 lbs

202 cm
19 yrs
266 lbs

Black

Haggar

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Dick Black! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Haggar.
Dick Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haggar!
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Black (4) vs (0) Haggar
Black trying to control the position but Haggar is working away.
Haggar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Black off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Black (4) vs (4) Haggar

Haggar looking to break Black's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Black remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Haggar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Haggar is trying to stick to Black's back but Black is turning into Haggar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Haggar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Black.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Black (6) vs (4) Haggar
Black wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black 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.
Black preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard.
Haggar trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black passes Haggar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Black is trying for a kimura here. Haggar looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Black wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Black!

Event: WVT16 Dabutt v Takeishi
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haggar avoids it really well and circles away.
Haggar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson shoots in but Haggar avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD2#
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haggar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haggar won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Haggar is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#
Jackson is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Q Tip Jackson has been cut.
Haggar postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Jackson's head off the mat! Jackson is out! He's out! Haggar jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!

Event: WVT13 Zexi v Lomachenko
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haggar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spasov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haggar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spasov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haggar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spasov tries to avoid it but Haggar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spasov to the ground. Spasov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Haggar avoids them all with ease.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Spasov moved out of range.
Spasov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haggar throws an overhand right that lands on Spasov's shoulder, as Spasov tries to avoid the shot.
Haggar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spasov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#
It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Spasov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spasov tries to clinch but Haggar is having none of it.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haggar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spasov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spasov tries to clinch up but Haggar circles away and keeps his distance.
Spasov lands a jab to the nose.#CL2#
Spasov rushes Haggar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haggar has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Spasov tries to break the clinch but Haggar is controlling the position. #T1#
Haggar misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Spasov drags the fight down to the ground.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Haggar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Spasov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar preventing the sweep. #ES2#
Spasov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haggar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spasov!
Spasov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spasov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haggar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haggar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haggar shoots for a double leg takedown but Spasov sprawls well. He's pushed Haggar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haggar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Haggar misses.
Spasov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt
letting Spasov counter with a right hand.
Spasov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spasov looks to land a combination but Haggar avoids it well. #CL#
Haggar rushes Spasov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Spasov pulls guard effortlessly.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar stops Spasov from standing up.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar stops Spasov from standing up.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spasov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar is in close to Spasov's body, working some short punches and elbows.#ES2#
Spasov pushes Haggar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T3#
Spasov fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Spasov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haggar, pushing him back against the cage.
Haggar struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands. #TD2#
Spasov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Spasov is looking to stand up but Haggar isn't so interested in that idea.
Haggar is working Spasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spasov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haggar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Spasov is keeping the position.
Haggar is working Spasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T4#
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Spasov.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Spasov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spasov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar won't allow Spasov to get back to his feet.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Spasov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Spasov is keeping the position.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#ES2#
Spasov has his feet on Haggar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spasov tries to clinch up but Haggar circles away and keeps his distance.
Spasov tries to clinch up.
Spasov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spas Spasov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haggar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spasov tries to clinch up.#CL#
Haggar instigates a clinch.
Haggar misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Spasov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spasov looks to land a combination but Haggar avoids it well.
Spasov tries to clinch but Haggar is having none of it.
Spasov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haggar momentarily. #CL#
Haggar rushes Spasov and presses him up against the cage.
Spasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spasov can't break the clinch.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Haggar won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov is trying to stall.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spasov prevents it.
Spasov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haggar has him pressed against the cage.
Haggar misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Spasov stops a takedown attempt from Haggar.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Haggar controls the action.
Haggar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2#
Spasov pulls Haggar into guard.
Haggar is working Spasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Spasov's brow. #ES2#
Spasov uses the cage to get back to his feet. #CL#
Haggar moves into range and clinches up with Spasov.
Spasov jumps guard but Haggar stands there with Spasov around his waist. Spasov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haggar fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Spasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spasov ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
A swing and a miss from Haggar.#CL2#
Spasov moves into the clinch successfully.
Haggar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haggar lands with a left to the head.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar can't break the clinch.
Spasov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spasov prevents it. #BC2#
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spasov! #KD2#
Spasov lands a left and a right that send Haggar crashing to the mat, dazed. Spasov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CL2#
Spasov drives through and clinches with Haggar against the cage.
Haggar tries to stall but Spasov uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Spasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spasov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Spasov has knocked Haggar down with a huge combo! Spasov steps away and waves a wobbly Haggar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Haggar is rocked!
Spasov lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Haggar up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Spasov from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Haggar's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spas Spasov!
Spas Spasov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT9 Hitme v Griffith
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1##TD#
Haggar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haggar stalling away here and it's allowed Wibowo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB2#
Haggar stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Wibowo has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Haggar manages to get his head free but now Wibowo has transitioned to an armbar! Haggar grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Wibowo! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kewin Wibowo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kewin Wibowo thanked RESISTANCE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: WVT1 Braddock vs Liguy
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Willshire wants to counter the offense by Haggar and move into the clinch position.#TD2#
Willshire shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haggar's guard.
Willshire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willshire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willshire.
Willshire tries to free his leg and advance position but Haggar is retaining full guard.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Willshire controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willshire is one step ahead there.
Willshire wants to pass the guard but Haggar is keeping the position.#T1#
Haggar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Haggar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Willshire gets caught flat footed, as Haggar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Willshire is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Haggar stalling.
Haggar has a couple of punches blocked by Willshire.
Haggar misses with some punches.
Haggar scores with a shoulder strike. #TD#
Haggar wants the takedown. Willshire is fighting it off but Haggar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Willshire's guard against the cage.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willshire wants to get back to his feet but Haggar is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Haggar throws a strike but Willshire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willshire with a nice head shot there.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willshire makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willshire stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.#T3#
Haggar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Willshire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willshire is one step ahead there.
Haggar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Willshire felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Haggar is nestled in close to Willshire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar with the ground and pound but Willshire uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T4#
Willshire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willshire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willshire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar is in close to Willshire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Willshire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willshire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD2#
Willshire throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haggar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Willshire is in Haggar's guard.
Haggar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haggar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willshire postures up and lands a big shot to Haggar's brow.
Haggar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haggar tries to get out of the position.
Haggar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willshire looking to pass the guard.
Willshire trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haggar's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willshire manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar cracks Willshire with a solid left hand.
Haggar stops Willshire from standing up.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar 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.
Willshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar tries to free his leg and advance position but Willshire is retaining full guard.
Haggar won't allow Willshire to sweep him here.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Haggar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willshire's head.
Haggar distracts Willshire with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar misses with a head shot. Willshire uses the momentum to regain guard.
Haggar throws a strike but Willshire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Haggar wants to sweep here but Willshire controlling him for the moment.
Willshire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Willshire preventing the sweep.
Haggar has control of Willshire's left arm, preventing Willshire from doing any damage.
Haggar wants to improve his position but instead Willshire has moved into half guard.
Willshire is thwarting Haggar's attempts to control the position.
Haggar is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haggar is working hard here to advance position.
Willshire trying to control from half guard but Haggar is working away.
Willshire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haggar defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Haggar is defending against the submission attempts here by Willshire.
Haggar works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Haggar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willshire.
Willshire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Willshire looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Willshire dives in for a single leg takedown but Haggar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haggar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willshire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willshire wants to counter the offense by Haggar and move into the clinch position.#TD#
Haggar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willshire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Willshire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haggar's guard. #REVB#
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet. #T1#
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willshire's guard. #REVR#
Haggar trying to control but Willshire is working from the bottom.
Haggar works over Willshire with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Willshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Willshire trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willshire has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willshire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar prevents Willshire from getting back to his feet.
Willshire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Willshire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willshire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willshire is keeping the position for now.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haggar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haggar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Willshire taking a bit of punishment here - Haggar scoring with strikes.
Haggar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willshire is not content to let Haggar control the position. #T3#
Haggar grinds an elbow into Willshire's temple.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Willshire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haggar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Willshire is trying to buck Haggar off.
Haggar cracks Willshire with a big elbow.
Perdue Willshire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggar is putting a hurting on Willshire here, landing some big shots from side control.
Willshire tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T4#
Willshire takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haggar cracks Willshire with a big right hand but Willshire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willshire can do to turn this around?
Willshire is trying to improve his position.
Haggar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar working the head with strikes.
Willshire is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Haggar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haggar lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haggar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!

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