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DUEL#81 Haack vs Arjuna PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bobeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yourfist Myface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myface has chosen Protect Ya Neck - Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Michael Bobeth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yourfist Myface's chin.
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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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 Tokyo, Michael Bobeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yourfist Myface!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myface throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Myface looks to move away, Bobeth throws a big counter combo but Myface just gets out of the way.
Myface is looking to clinch but Bobeth is avoiding it.
Bobeth shoots in for a takedown but Myface shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Myface is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bobeth keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobeth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Yourfist Myface has been cut.
Bobeth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Myface is rocked!
Bobeth seems to be stalking Myface here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Myface drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Bobeth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osama Bin Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Logan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Laden misses with a left hand
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Bin Laden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bin Laden misses with a combination
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden misses with a few strikes there.
Logan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bin Laden throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
Bin Laden cracks Logan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bin Laden misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan connects with the punch.
Logan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bin Laden's hands.
Logan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bin Laden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bin Laden misses with a left hand
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osama Bin Laden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Laden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bin Laden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Laden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bin Laden throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Bin Laden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bin Laden, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Laden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan scores with a shot to the side of Bin Laden's head.
Logan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Logan pushes Bin Laden against the cage. Logan is working some dirty boxing. Logan pushes off with a quick right hook! Bin Laden goes down! Bin Laden tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Logan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny Logan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fagell McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything. Jaius Garcius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
34 - 39 - 1 |
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198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
34 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fagell McLovin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcius.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McLovin as he avoids it easily.
Garcius has a takedown stuffed.
McLovin connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLovin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcius momentarily.
Garcius moves out of range as McLovin throws a body kick.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McLovin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A good leg kick by McLovin.
McLovin slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McLovin throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLovin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garcius if he has to take too many more of those.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from McLovin.
Garcius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McLovin defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin stuffs the takedown.
McLovin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McLovin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcius doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from McLovin.
Garcius shoots and misses
letting McLovin counter with a right hand.
McLovin has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Garcius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab, jab by McLovin - just one landing.
Jab, jab by McLovin - just one landing.
McLovin lands a head kick. Garcius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcius.
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!
Garcius dives in for a single leg takedown but McLovin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcius is breathing heavily.
McLovin connects with the punch.
McLovin scores with a nice head shot.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius shoots in but McLovin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McLovin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaius Garcius's cut is getting worse.
Fagell McLovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLovin lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcius's head.
The crowd cheers as McLovin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcius doesn't seem phased though.
Garcius needs to keep his hands up - McLovin had a free shot at his head there.
Garcius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Garcius with a poor takedown
and McLovin counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcius is rocked!
McLovin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Garcius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLovin batters Garcius with a massive right followed by a huge left! Garcius is out on his feet looking like a zombie as McLovin lands a final crushing right hand to drop Garcius to the mat with a gruesome thud! McLovin is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fagell McLovin!
During a confident post fight interview, Fagell McLovin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jaius Garcius was interviewed post fight and said 'STOCKTON 1,2,5!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khan Krooshur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krooshur has chosen The Clash - Rock the Casbah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khan Krooshur!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krooshur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krooshur cracks Baby with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Krooshur has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Baby to stand back up!
Baby is rocked!
It looks like Big Baby has been cut.
Baby 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.
Crack! Krooshur connects with the perfect overhand right and Baby falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Krooshur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khan Krooshur!
Khan Krooshur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marv Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
219 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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216 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marv Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Mela!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller scores with the left hand. Mela knows he should have avoided that one.
Mela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mela changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Miller lands a nice looking body kick.
Mela misses with a looping left.
It appears Miller was looking to counter with a kick there.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Mela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller slaps away a takedown attempt from Mela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Mela catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws the left hand but Mela avoids the punch easily.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Mela. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
Mela throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Miller catches Mela right on the button with a cross.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Mela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller moves out of range as Mela strikes.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mela dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marv Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Mela.
Miller scores with the left hand. Mela knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Mela ducks down to avoid it.
Miller cracks the inside of Mela's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller tries to work over Mela's front leg with a kick but Mela checks it.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mela.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Mela moved away.
Mela feints the counter takedown.
Mela misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Marv Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Mela.
Mela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Mela throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller with a jab.
Miller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Mela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela goes for a double leg but Miller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Miller continues to drive forward.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mela's hands.
Mela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller keeping full guard, as Mela tries to pass.
My spies in AK Beasties inform me that Mela has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Miller 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mela wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Mela is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mela fails with the takedown
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marv Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller misses with a hook. Mela ducked under it nicely.
A solid body kick from Miller.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mela.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Mela's ribs.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Mela avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mela scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Mela down.
Miller avoids the body shot from Mela.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller throws a hook but Mela blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Mela blocks the leg kick.
And Mela tries to counter it with a takedown but Miller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela fails with a takedown attempt.
Mela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Mela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mela.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Mela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mela.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Mela avoids it.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mela.
A quick step to the side and Miller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Miller.
Mela is breathing heavily.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Mela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller leaves Mela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marv Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Mela.
A jab lands there for Miller.
A telegraphed right hand from Mela misses the target.
Mela moves away from the strike by Miller.
Mela slips under a jab.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Miller cracks the inside of Mela's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoids the body shot from Mela.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Mela in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mela.
A big right from Miller misses.
Mela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mela throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Mela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Miller catches Mela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Mela's defenses.
Mela is rocked!
Miller drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mela right on the button. Mela goes down! Miller follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Miller gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marv Miller!
Marv Miller made sure to mention his sponsor, RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrace Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snorten comes into the arena with Learn to fly blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrace Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Snorten moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Snorten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.
Snorten moves forwards but Phillips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snorten has closed the distance and engaged Phillips in a clinch.
Snorten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Snorten lands a body shot.
Snorten misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Snorten scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snorten.
Phillips tries a body shot but Snorten blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Snorten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Snorten.
Phillips looks winded!
Snorten blocking some punches.
Phillips misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten lands a left hand.
Phillips swings wildly with an uppercut but Snorten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorten scores with a shot to the side of Phillips's head.
Snorten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snorten gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Snorten is nestled in close to Phillips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Snorten connects with a nice short shot to Phillips's temple.
Phillips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorten lands with a punch from half guard.
Phillips is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phillips can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phillips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Phillips is still in real trouble! Can Snorten finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snorten lands a big elbow - Phillips 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 Snorten!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rip Snorten!
A relieved looking Rip Snorten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Feltre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haywood Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feltre comes to the cage accompanied by Someday Never Comes. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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37
134 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger misses with an uppercut.
Feltre thinks about countering with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Feltre.
Feltre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badger.
Badger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Feltre.
Badger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Feltre to score with a decent uppercut.
Badger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Badger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Feltre is able to avoid easily.
Feltre scores with a head kick.
Badger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badger.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badger lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badger blocks a head kick by Feltre.
Feltre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feltre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badger is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Badger is predictable there
and Feltre counters with a stiff right hand.
Badger misses with a hook.
Feltre lands with a kick to the temple. Badger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Badger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Feltre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Badger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Badger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
Badger connects with a solid leg kick.
Felipe Feltre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Feltre connects with a crisp jab.
Badger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Feltre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Feltre scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Badger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Badger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Feltre's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Badger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Feltre actively working from the bottom here.
Feltre gets back to full guard.
Feltre trying to control the position.
Feltre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Feltre working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feltre is trying to hold Badger in close to prevent damage but Badger has managed to pass into half guard.
Feltre is not content to let Badger control the position.
Badger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Feltre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Feltre wants to control but Badger is keeping busy.
Feltre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badger is thwarting Feltre's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Feltre sees it coming and defends easily.
Feltre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Feltre actively working from the bottom here.
Badger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Feltre keeps working.
Feltre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Feltre tries to roll over but Badger keeps him under control.
Badger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haywood Badger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Badger throws out a leg kick but Feltre moves out of range and Badger only half commits.
Felipe Feltre is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Badger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Feltre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Badger misses with a low kick.
Feltre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Feltre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Feltre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Feltre can pounce on him.
Feltre misses with a series of wild punches.
Badger misses with a right hand
and Feltre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Feltre as he checks the leg kick.
Feltre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Badger connects with a leg kick. Feltre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Badger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Badger.
Feltre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Feltre is able to avoid easily.
Badger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Feltre.
Feltre lands with an uppercut that bounces Badger off the cage and back into range.
Feltre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badger's head.
Feltre misses with a kick to the body.
Badger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Feltre.
Feltre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badger throws out the jab.
Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badger connects with a solid leg kick.
Badger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Badger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Badger tenderised Feltre's leg. Feltre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Feltre scores with a shot to the body.
Haywood Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Feltre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Badger scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feltre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Badger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Feltre looks to land a right hand but Badger moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Badger - just one landing.
Badger keeps Feltre at a distance using the push kick.
Feltre throws a sloppy head kick and Badger moves out of range easily.
Badger throws a leg kick but Feltre checks it.
Feltre throws a head kick but Badger moves out of range.
Feltre throws a head kick but Badger moves out of range.
Feltre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Feltre throws a head kick but Badger moves out of range.
Badger swings for the body but Feltre moves out of range.
Badger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Feltre on his heels. He'll look to pass Feltre's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre keeping moving, preventing Badger from controlling successfully.
Feltre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Badger is aware though and is defending well.
Feltre working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Badger has passed into half guard!
Feltre trying to control but Badger postures up.
Badger trying to control from half guard but Feltre is working away.
Badger is taking a breather. Feltre 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.
Feltre looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badger trying to control from half guard but Feltre is working away.
Feltre moves into full guard.
Badger content to stall in guard here.
Feltre working a defensive guard here.
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 Felipe Feltre 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!
Badger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Feltre is out of range and Badger settles back down.
Feltre connects with a body shot.
It looks like Feltre has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Badger missing with a left hand there. Feltre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Feltre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Badger.
Feltre connects with a body shot that sends Badger's belly button to the back.
Badger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feltre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badger.
Feltre throws a shot to the body.
Feltre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Feltre quickly recovers to half guard.
Feltre looking for submissions off his back.
Feltre is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre is looking to control Badger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Feltre avoid being mounted?
Feltre is holding on to half guard well.
Badger working over Feltre with some ground and pound. Feltre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Feltre trying to hold on to Badger's head to control him but Badger postures up.
Badger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Badger there.
Haywood Badger has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Badger wants to control but Feltre is keeping him busy.
Badger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Feltre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Feltre actively working from the bottom here.
Badger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Feltre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Feltre gets full guard.
Feltre is trying to control the position but Badger postures up.
Feltre throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Badger escapes and throws Feltre's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Feltre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Badger's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Badger seems content to control.
Feltre wants to improve his position but Badger is controlling well.
Feltre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Feltre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Badger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Feltre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Feltre wants to improve his position but Badger is controlling well.
Badger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Feltre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Badger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Feltre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Badger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Badger content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Feltre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badger defends it easily.
Feltre has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Badger doesn't defend quickly enough and Feltre has managed to lock this one up! Can Badger escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Feltre on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Felipe Feltre!
Felipe Feltre took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne has chosen Knock You Out as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
282 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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39
285 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Browne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muller clinches up with Browne and pushes him back against the cage.
Browne tries to circle away but Muller has him pinned against the cage.
Browne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Muller.
Muller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Browne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller lands an elbow that stopped Browne in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Browne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muller has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Browne tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
Muller avoiding damage.
Browne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Browne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Browne tries to circle away but Muller has him pinned against the cage.
Browne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Browne backwards.
Muller prevents Browne from breaking the clinch.
Muller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Browne told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Browne wants to break free but Muller has control.
Muller scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Travis Browne's cut even more.
Muller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Browne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Browne looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muller.
Muller lands a vicious elbow to the side of Browne's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Muller tries to finish him with strikes but Browne still seems able to defend himself so Muller steps back and lets Browne get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Browne is rocked!
Travis Browne'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 Travis Browne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolas Muller!
After winning the bout, Nicolas Muller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Om. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haack swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arjuna crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haack - the referee stops the clock and Arjuna gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haack. Arjuna manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arjuna throws a leg kick which misses Haack's front leg but catches the back leg as Haack tries to avoid it.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna avoids the head kick by Haack.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arjuna tries to bum rush Haack with a series of wild strikes but Haack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arjuna defending well as Haack loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Arjuna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack scores with a jab.
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haack.
Haack misses with a head 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!
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack misses with a looping right.
Arjuna throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arjuna shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haack eats them both and turns towards Arjuna to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Haack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arjuna closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Arjuna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Haack does it's job there.
Arjuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haack moves away.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arjuna.
Haack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arjuna checks it well.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Haack is looking to counter punch.
Haack misses with a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haack throws a lazy head kick
and Arjuna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haack swats away the attempt to clinch by Arjuna.
Haack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haack catches Arjuna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Arjuna misses.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haack circles away quickly and effectively.
Haack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Arjuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arjuna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haack lands a front kick.
Arjuna throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Haack.
Haack scores with a kick to the body.
Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Arjuna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haack jabs at Arjuna's body.
Arjuna drops his hands momentarily and Haack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick.
Arjuna slips under a jab from Haack.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haack.
Haack connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arjuna misses with a body shot.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the head.
Haack is rocked!
Arjuna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haack scores with a leg kick.
Oh Haack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haack seems to have got his legs back now.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Haack avoids them all with ease.
Haack looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range.
Haack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack motions for Arjuna to come forward. Haack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arjuna throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Arjuna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Haack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Haack.
Arjuna takes a swing at Haack's ribcage but misses.
Arjuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haack is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arjuna scores with a hook to the body. Haack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arjuna with a jab.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Haack avoids them all with ease.
Arjuna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haack wants to slow Arjuna down by chopping away at his legs.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Arjuna avoids it.
Arjuna unleashes a big counter combination but Haack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Arjuna.
Haack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arjuna.
Arjuna takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Haack.
Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Haack takes one on the button.
Haack thuds his shin into the meat of Arjuna's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haack scores with a jab. Arjuna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arjuna throws a low kick but Haack avoids it.
Haack is looking to counter with a body kick.
Arjuna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haack.
Haack tries to score with a low kick but Arjuna moves his leg out of the way.
Arjuna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arjuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack throws an off balance right hand
and Arjuna counters with a right hand to the body.
Arjuna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haack rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haack thinks about countering with a body kick.
Haack explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Haack checks it.
Haack throws out a leg kick but Arjuna moves out of range and Haack only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arjuna blocks a head kick by Haack.
Arjuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Arjuna misses the target.
Andre Haack is winning the standup battle so far.
Haack lands a head kick. Arjuna smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arjuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna misses with a low kick.
Haack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arjuna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haack tries a low kick but Arjuna avoids it.
Arjuna unleashes a big counter combination but Haack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arjuna has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haack.
Haack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arjuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack scores with a shot to the body.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Haack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arjuna. Arjuna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arjuna throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
Haack thuds his shin into the meat of Arjuna's side.
Haack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arjuna scores with a leg kick.
Arjuna closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haack misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Arjuna avoids it.
Arjuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haack throws a head kick that Arjuna semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arjuna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arjuna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arjuna keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arjuna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Haack scores with a nice strike.
Haack lands a jab-cross combination.
Arjuna throws a big shot that misses.
Arjuna digs a good hook to Haack's body.
Arjuna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arjuna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haack at a distance.
Arjuna misses with a looping right.
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 Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haack moves out of range as Arjuna throws a body kick.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haack is looking to chop away at Arjuna's legs.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Arjuna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arjuna.
Arjuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haack throws a low kick but Arjuna avoids it.
Crunch! Haack slams his shin into Arjuna's torso.
Haack moves out of range as Arjuna strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Despite the aggression on Arjuna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arjuna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arjuna misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Jab by Haack.
Haack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haack tries to land a leg kick but Arjuna saw it coming and moves away.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming.
Haack throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range.
Haack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Haack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haack moves out of range of the body kick from Arjuna.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming.
Arjuna moves forwards but Haack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haack misses the jab.
Arjuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haack moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haack.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arjuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haack.
Haack lands with a straight right. Arjuna didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Arjuna.
A countering left hand to the body from Arjuna misses.
Haack throws a leg kick but Arjuna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arjuna throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arjuna.
Haack slips a straight right by Arjuna.
Nice shot lands for Haack.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Arjuna moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
Haack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arjuna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arjuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Arjuna blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with a two punch combination.
Haack slips under a jab.
Haack tried to counter with a leg kick but Arjuna avoided it.
Arjuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haack wants to slow Arjuna down by chopping away at his legs.
Arjuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arjuna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haack can pounce on him.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arjuna. That did some damage!
Haack gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haack.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Arjuna misses with a straight left.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick
and Arjuna counters with a straight right hand.
Arjuna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna swinging wildly here.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Haack thows a leg kick but Arjuna checks it
and Arjuna counters with a low kick, right behind Haack 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arjuna throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Haack looks for the body kick but Arjuna saw that one coming.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haack throws a quick counter kick to the body but Arjuna avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haack 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 Arjuna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arjuna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Arjuna misses.
Haack keeps Arjuna at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haack.
Arjuna has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haack.
Jab from Arjuna.
A leg kick checked by Arjuna.
Arjuna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arjuna missing with a left hand there. Haack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haack blocks a jab.
Haack throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arjuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arjuna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Arjuna throws a low kick but Haack avoids it.
Crunch! Haack slams his shin into Arjuna's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Haack
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arjuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Haack.
And Haack counters with a quick kick to the body but Arjuna blocks it.
Arjuna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
Arjuna drops Haack with a beautiful combination! Haack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arjuna is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack wants to slow Arjuna down by chopping away at his legs.
Arjuna is looking for the big counter here.
Arjuna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arjuna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arjuna misses with a hook. Haack ducked under it nicely.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arjuna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Haack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arjuna throws out the jab.
Haack slips a jab and a cross from Arjuna.
Haack blocks a head kick by Arjuna.
Arjuna is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Arjuna takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haack scores with a kick to the body.
Haack tries to land a leg kick but Arjuna saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Haack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arjuna looks to land a right hand but Haack moved out of range.
Haack dodges the punch combination from Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with a hook. Haack ducked under it nicely.
Arjuna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haack!
Arjuna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haack counters with a leg kick.
A cross from Haack lands.
Haack avoids a kick to the body.
Arjuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Haack.
Arjuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arjuna has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arjuna blocks a low kick nicely.
Haack stuns Arjuna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arjuna ducks right into an uppercut from Haack.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haack throws out the jab.
Haack misses with a kick to the body.
Haack throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arjuna scores with a jab to the body.
Haack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
Haack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haack throws a lazy body kick
and Arjuna counters with a nice body kick.
Haack throws a leg kick which misses Arjuna's front leg but catches the back leg as Arjuna tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haack circles away quickly and effectively.
Haack misses with a head kick.
Arjuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arjuna thuds a left hand into Haack's body.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arjuna misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Haack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arjuna.
Haack delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Arjuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arjuna looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Arjuna avoids it.
Haack misses with a left hand
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Arjuna does no damage.
It appears Haack was looking to counter with a kick there.
Haack lands a glancing blow to the side of Arjuna's head.
A slow jab from Arjuna misses its intended target.
Haack is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Haack misses.
Haack throws a head kick but Arjuna moves out of range.
Haack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack connects with a looping right hand.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Haack lands a body shot.
Haack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haack wants to land a leg kick but Arjuna is out of range.
Haack scores with a head kick. Arjuna tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arjuna works over Haack's head and body with a nice combination.
Haack feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Haack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haack 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.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arjuna might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haack has got the better of the exchanges.
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!
Arjuna throws a head kick but Haack moves out of range.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre Haack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arjuna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haack.
A left lands for Haack.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjuna motions for Haack to come forward. Arjuna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haack lands a jab to the nose.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick.
Arjuna is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna misses with a double jab
and Haack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arjuna misses with a head kick.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arjuna.
Arjuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Haack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna misses with a looping right.
Haack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haack throws a push kick but Arjuna slaps the foot to one side.
Arjuna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haack slips under a jab.
Haack misses with a kick to the body.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Arjuna avoids it.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Haack moves out of range.
And Haack counters with a quick kick to the body but Arjuna blocks it.
Arjuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arjunas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haack keeps Arjuna at a distance using the push kick.
Arjuna misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arjuna if he has to take too many more of those.
Arjuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Haack throws a shot to the body.
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!
Haack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Haack avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Haack.
Arjuna misses with a body shot.
Arjuna just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHaack.
A punch lands to the side of Arjuna 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna throws a counter combo.
Haack throws a head kick that half lands.
Arjuna scores with a hook to the body. Haack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haack 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
Andre Haack retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Andre Haack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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