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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck The Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Shortcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bison comes to the cage accompanied by this is my shit- chuck vidells music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck The Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Shortcut!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shortcut checks a low kick from The Bison.
The Bison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shortcut's head.
The Bison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Aiden Shortcut has been cut.
Shortcut misses with a body punch
and The Bison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - The Bison scores with a four punch combination!
The Bison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shortcut.
Shortcut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Bison.
Shortcut throws an overhand right that lands on The Bison's shoulder, as The Bison tries to avoid the shot.
The Bison digs a good hook to Shortcut's body.
The Bison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Bison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shortcut looks gassed!
The Bison wants to work for an arm triangle but Shortcut is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shortcut is staying active underneath The Bison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Bison is trying to work for a kimura but Shortcut is defending well.
The Bison thows a huge punch but Shortcut dodges it nicely.
Shortcut is staying active underneath The Bison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shortcut tries to get to full guard but The Bison has control of the leg.
The Bison working over Shortcut with some ground and pound. Shortcut looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Bison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shortcut's head.
The Bison wants to control but Shortcut is keeping him busy.
The Bison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shortcut does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shortcut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Bison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Bison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Bison looking for a guillotine from mount but Shortcut is having none of it.
The Bison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shortcut is squirming around, avoiding The Bison's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The Bison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Bison controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! The Bison connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shortcut is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bison looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Bison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from The Bison! Shortcut is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chuck The Bison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Dominator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominator has chosen Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robert Dominator has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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245 lbs
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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Dominator!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robert Dominator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santoro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dominator circles away.
Santoro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dominator slaps away a takedown attempt from Santoro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Santoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dominator swings for the body but Santoro moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dominator misses.
Santoro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dominator sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominator throws a right and a left that Santoro avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santoro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dominator breaks from the clinch.
Dominator moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dominator gets tackled into the cage by Santoro. Santoro maintains the clinch.
Santoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Santoro.
Santoro doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominator circles away.
Santoro shoots in and drives through. Dominator sprawls well.
Santoro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dominator is fending him off so far but Santoro persists. Nope, Dominator circles away and we're back to standing.
Dominator thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dominator, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santoro wants to clinch up but Dominator keeps it at a distance.
Dominator lands with a good body shot.
Dominator pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominator closes the distance and pushes Santoro back into the cage.
Dominator wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Dominator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santoro successfully pulls guard.
Dominator has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santoro is proving hard to escape from.
Santoro looking to control.
Santoro throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro working for a triangle but Dominator defends it easily.
Dominator wants to get up but he can't break Santoro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Santoro trying to keep a closed guard but Dominator is proving a slippery customer.
Dominator wants to stand but Santoro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santoro is trying to control the position but Dominator postures up.
Santoro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dominator bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santoro's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santoro shoots for a takedown but Dominator saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santoro moves in looking to clinch but Dominator pushes him off.
Robert Dominator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santoro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dominator.
Santoro shoots in for a double leg but Dominator sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dominator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominator fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santoro fails with a takedown attempt.
Santoro ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
Dominator swats away the attempt to clinch by Santoro.
Santoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santoro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dominator throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominator will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santoro shoots in for a takedown but Dominator shows good takedown defense.
Santoro tries for a takedown but Dominator sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santoro closes the distance and clinches up with Dominator, looking for a takedown. Santoro pushes Dominator against the cage but Dominator circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santoro throws a wild hook but Dominator just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Santoro gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Dominator raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Dominator!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rand al Thor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has al Thor pinned against the cage. al Thor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
al Thor gets a clinch.
al Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al Thor.
al Thor sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Thor.
al Thor drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.
A short body shot lands from al Thor as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by al Thor.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison wants a takedown but no success here.
Morrison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morrison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrison, not yet.
al Thor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rand al Thor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
al Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from al Thor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
al Thor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
A kick lands to the mid section there for al Thor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor throws a combination. Morrison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jay Morrison has been cut.
Morrison takes one to the side of the head.
al Thor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrison has time to react.
Morrison looks up at the clock. Bad move! al Thor lands a right hand from hell, dropping Morrison. al Thor pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
After the big win, Rand al Thor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers comes into the arena with We Run This - Missy Elliot blaring out of the sound system. Jerome Powers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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147 lbs
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135 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerome Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zedong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zedong throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
Powers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Powers slaps away a takedown attempt from Zedong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zedong looks to land a body kick but Powers moved away.
Powers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zedong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zedong shoots in but no luck this time.
Zedong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Zedong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zedong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Powers swivels and escapes.
Jerome Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mao Zedong.
Powers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zedong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Powers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong throws a head kick that misses.
Powers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Powers misses with a body shot.
Powers leaves Zedong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zedong checks a leg kick.
Zedong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powers misses with a series of wild punches.
Powers misses with a few strikes there.
Zedong staying out of range there.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zedong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zedong.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Powers keeping full guard, as Zedong tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zedong wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers trying to keep a closed guard but Zedong is proving a slippery customer.
Zedong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Powers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Powers has escaped and now he's on top!
Zedong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zedong keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Zedong has Powers pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong trying to control the position.
Zedong keeping full guard, as Powers tries to pass.
Zedong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zedong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zedong looking to control but Powers passes into half guard.
Powers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong trying to control but Powers postures up.
Powers throwing shots but Zedong is blocking nicely.
Zedong manages to get to full guard.
Zedong working a defensive guard but Powers manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zedong can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers trying to control the action but Zedong is working from the bottom.
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 Jerome Powers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powers takes a swing at Zedong's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Powers misses its intended target.
Zedong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zedong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers misses with a left hand
and Zedong counters with an outside leg kick.
Zedong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Powers.
Powers misses with a looping left.
Powers avoids the head kick by Zedong.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zedong moves away.
Zedong drives through with a takedown into Powers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zedong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Powers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zedong defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong is trying to maintain the position but Powers is very close to passing his half guard.
Powers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Powers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zedong trying to control but Powers postures up.
Zedong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Powers kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Powers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zedong is looking to control Powers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zedong avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong tries to get to full guard but Powers has control of the leg.
Zedong is trying to control Powers's posture. Powers takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Zedong! Powers is rotating here... this could be the end... Zedong is out! Powers has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jerome Powers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Bear has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Winter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear lands with a good body shot.
Bear misses with a head kick.
Winter 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.
Winter tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
Winter trying to move into half guard but instead Bear has managed to sweep!
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Winter.
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
Bear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winter avoids it really well and circles away.
Andrew Winter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter gets a double leg takedown into Bear's guard.
Bear wants to stand up but Winter is controlling him.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Winter from controlling successfully.
Winter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bear swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winter is controlling him.
Winter trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Winter landing some decent shots from guard.
Winter looking to pass the guard.
Winter looking to sit in guard and control but Bear gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bear has passed into half guard!
Bear thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winter wants to control but Bear is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Winter is refusing to be controlled, as Bear sits in half guard.
Bear prevents Winter from improving his position.
Bear is keen to just control but Winter is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bear fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winter dives in and grabs Bear's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes down on Winter's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Winter 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.
Winter shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Winter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bob Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Winter.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winter pinned against the cage. Winter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Winter shoots in and bounces Bear off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andrew Winter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winter is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear keeping full guard, as Winter tries to pass.
Winter wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Winter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bear swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bear wants to stand but Winter is controlling the position.
Winter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bear dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winter is trying to control the position but Bear postures up.
Bear drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winter dives on top into guard.
Winter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bear wants to stand but Winter is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bear swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winter is controlling him.
Bear trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Winter throws a big right hand that misses.
Bear wants to stand up but Winter is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear can't keep his opponent in guard - Winter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Winter with the ground and pound but Bear uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Winter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Winter postures up and lands a big shot to Bear's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear is looking to stand up but Winter isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Winter 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! 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.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bear counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winter is defended easily by Bear.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter fails with the takedown
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear manages to break the clinch.
Winter dives in and grabs Bear's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes down on Winter's head and hops out.
Bob Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Winter.
Bear fails with the takedown.
Winter shoots in but no luck this time.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Winter shows good takedown defense.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Winter leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winter.
Bob Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Bob Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear has closed the distance and engaged Winter in a clinch.
Winter pulls guard.
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bear shoots in and drives through. Winter sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Winter on that attempt.
Winter tries to clinch up.
Winter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bear tries to avoid it but Winter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bear to the ground. Bear escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Winter or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear which made him look bad.
Bear gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bear wants to stand up but Winter is controlling him.
Winter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bear wants to stand up but Winter is controlling him.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Winter from controlling successfully.
Bob Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winteris looking to pass into half guard but Bear pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bear is in guard.
Andrew Winter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Winter 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Winter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Arca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Leben has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Arca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arca moves away from the strike by Leben.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Arca is just out of range.
Arca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arca moves out of range as Leben strikes.
Arca moves out of range of the body kick from Leben.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leben has time to react.
Arca avoids the body shot from Leben.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arca has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leben after a bit of a struggle.
Leben wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arca misses with a body punch.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Arca.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arca.
Arca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
letting Arca counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arca.
Arca jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arca ducks right into an uppercut from Leben.
Good standup being displayed there by Leben as he connects with a hook.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Arca moves away and avoids it.
Arca misses with a wild body shot.
Arca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Arca. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Bruno Arca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leben counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a hook.
Arca connects with a jab.
Arca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leben throws a low kick but Arca moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Arca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leben counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leben misses with a hook.
A big left from Leben misses.
Arca lands a slapping body shot.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chris Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leben looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben tries to clinch up but Arca circles away and keeps his distance.
Leben bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arca's head.
Arca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leben avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arca.
Arca working Leben over with strikes.
Leben is trying to get back to full guard.
Leben pushes Arca off, looking to escape but Arca dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Leben is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Arca!
Bruno Arca made sure to mention his sponsor, •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK] in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duane Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sobota feat. chór Montu - Do góry łeb (prod. Matheo) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duane Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Shepherd.
Materla is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shepherd's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shepherd tries to roll over but Materla keeps him under control.
Shepherd trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Materla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shepherd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Materla controlling the action here.
Shepherd is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Duane Shepherd wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shepherd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd dodges the punch combination from Materla.
Materla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shepherd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Materla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Materla slips under a jab.
Shepherd throws a leg kick but Materla checks it.
Shepherd throws an off balance right hand
and Materla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Materla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shepherd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Materla checks a leg kick.
Materla scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shepherd working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is working hard here to advance position.
Materla swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shepherd is now in Materla's guard. A big mistake from Materla there, giving up the dominant position!
Shepherd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Materla is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shepherd, into his guard.
Shepherd looking for a triangle here. Materla is fighting it but it looks tight! Shepherd pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Materla is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Duane Shepherd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Haffa's choice of entrance music: Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire. Harry Haffa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjan Haze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Haffa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haffa circles away.
Arjan Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haffa slaps away a takedown attempt from Haze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haffa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haze somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haffa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haffa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haze has a takedown stuffed.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haffa as he jumps to the side.
Haze misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Haffa to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haffa counters with a stiff right hand.
Haffa stuffs the takedown attempt from Haze. Haze gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa slaps away a takedown attempt from Haze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haffa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Haffa scores with a jab to the body.
Haffa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haze in his tracks.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Haffa shows good takedown defense.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haffa as he avoids it easily.
Haffa stuffs the takedown.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Haffa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haffa misses with a wild body shot.
Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot by Haffa.
Nice sprawl there from Haffa as Haze shoots in.
Haze tries for a takedown but Haffa circles away easily
and Haffa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa jabs Haze right on the nose. Haze blinks but takes it well.
Haffa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haffa misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haffa.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haffa as he jumps to the side.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
Haffa thows a body shot but no joy.
Haffa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Haffa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haffa scores with a nice right hand.
Haffa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haze.
Haze walks into a straight right hand from Haffa.
Haffa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haze fails with the takedown
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haffa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haze had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice takedown defense from Haffa. No joy for Haze on that attempt.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haffa but Haffa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haffa connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haffa scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Haze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harry Haffa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haffa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haze doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Haffa swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haffa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haffa.
Haze shoots in but Haffa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haze tries to move into range but Haffa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa misses the shot to the body.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haffa as he avoids it easily.
Haffa 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Haffa dominated that round.
That's time! Haze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haze closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haffa did well to prevent Haze getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haffa wants to improve his position but Haze is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haffa is looking for a sweep. Haze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haffa wants to control but Haze is keeping busy.
Haffa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haze.
Haze wants to control but Haffa is keeping him busy.
Haffa is trying to get back to full guard.
Haze seems to be working for a kimura but Haffa defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa is defending against the submission attempts here by Haze.
Haffa wants to control but Haze is keeping busy.
Haze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haffa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haffa's head.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haffa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haffa keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Haffa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Haffa is pushing down on Haze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haze is fighting to maintain full guard but Haffa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haze wants to control but Haffa is keeping busy.
Haze is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Haffa jumps into side control!
Haze is looking to regain half guard here but Haffa keeps moving and retains side control.
Haffa tries to advance to mount but Haze denies him.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Haze is pressing down on Haffa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haffa is aware though and is defending well.
Haffa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haze, up you get!
Haze closes the distance and clinches up with Haffa, looking for a takedown. Haze pushes Haffa against the cage but Haffa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffa cracks Haze with a good jab.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haffa jabs at Haze's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haffa with a nice cross.
Haffa scores with a hook to the body. Haze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haze has his takedown stuffed
and Haffa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Arjan Haze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Haffa as Haze shoots in.
Haffa works Haze's body with a nice hook.
Haffa jabs Haze right on the nose. Haze blinks but takes it well.
Horrible takedown by Haze or perhaps it was just good defense by Haffa which made him look bad.
Crunch! Haffa slams his shin into Haze's torso.
Haze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haffa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haffa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haffa.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Haffa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haffa scores with a jab to the body.
Haffa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Haffa. No joy for Haze on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haze. Haze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haffa jabs Haze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haffa stuffs the takedown.
Haze shoots and misses
and Haffa counters with a nice body shot.
Haze takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haffa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haffa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haffa, right into the meat.
Haffa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haffa finds it's way round the side to connect with Haze's head.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Haffa sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot lands for Haffa.
Haze tries for a takedown but Haffa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haze takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Haffa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haffa throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harry Haffa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haffa thuds a left hand into Haze's body.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haffa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haffa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haze fails with the takedown
and Haffa counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Haffa.
Haffa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haffa throws a nice looking combination but Haze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haffa jabs at Haze's body.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze ducks right into an uppercut from Haffa.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haze misses with a takedown
and Haffa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haffa stuffs the takedown.
Haze ducks right into an uppercut from Haffa.
Haffa cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haffa circles away.
Haffa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haffa tries to avoid it but Haze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haffa to the ground. Haffa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haffa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haffa misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze takes a swing at Haffa's ribcage but misses.
Haze has his takedown stuffed
and Haffa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haffa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Haze back to the cage. Haffa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Haze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haffa throws a nice looking combination but Haze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haffa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haze throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haffa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Haze is in Haffa's guard.
Haffa seems keen to control Haze's posture.
Haze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze is looking to advance position but Haffa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Haffa stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Haffa really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haffa lands with a hook. Haze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haffa counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haffa counters with a nice body shot.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze fails with the takedown
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haffa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haffa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haze.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haffa as he avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Haffa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Haffa sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa connects with an inside leg kick.
Haffa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haffa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haze has his takedown stuffed
and Haffa counters with a left to the body.
Haffa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haffa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haze takes one to the side of the head.
Haffa cracks a nice hook into Haze's ribs.
Haze has his takedown stuffed
and Haffa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haffa thuds a left hand into Haze's body.
Haze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze shoots in but Haffa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haze moves away from the strike by Haffa.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haffa.
Haffa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Haffa as Haze shoots in.
Haffa connects with a crisp jab.
Haze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haffa.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Haffa counters with a good low kick that Haze was not able to check.
Haze shoots for a takedown but Haffa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haffa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haffa stalks Haze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haze's face. Haze staggers backwards, shaken.
Haffa scores with a jab.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haffa connects with a looping right hand.
Haze looking to score a takedown here. Haffa is defending well but Haze drives through and ends up in Haffa's guard.
Haffa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haffa is keeping the position for now.
Haze wants to control from the top but Haffa keeps moving.
Haze postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haffa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haze, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze has his foot on Haffa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haffa works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haze is looking for a triangle but Haffa pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Haffa dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haze misses with a takedown
letting Haffa counter with a right hand.
Haze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haffa counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haffa circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Haze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Haffa tenderised Haze's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haffa misses with an uppercut.
Haze shoots in looking for a takedown but Haffa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haffa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haffa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Haffa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haffa counters with a leg kick.
Haffa scores with the left hand. Haze knows he should have avoided that one.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze fails with the takedown.
Haffa thows a body shot but no joy.
Haffa lands with a good body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haze.
Haze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haffa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze looking to sit in guard and control but Haffa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haffa wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Haze has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Haffa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Haze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haffa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Haze to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze fails with the takedown.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjan Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze fails with the takedown
and Haffa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haffa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haze momentarily.
Haze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haffa swivels and escapes.
Harry Haffa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haze tries for a takedown but Haffa circles away easily
letting Haffa counter with a right hand.
Haze shoots in and drives through. Haffa sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa misses with a wild body shot.
Haze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haffa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Haffa misses.
Haze doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Haffa to counter with a crisp jab.
Haffa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haze, pushing him back against the cage.
Haze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haffa lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa is pressed up against the cage. Haze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haffa down to the mat. Haffa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Haffa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haffa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Haffa!
Harry Haffa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Harry Haffa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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