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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Haba (ranked 3841 p4p, 23885 weight class) and Krzysztof Diaz (ranked 509 p4p, 776 weight class). Diaz has chosen Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Haba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haba takes the fight into the clinch.
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Haba's head coaches at Wolves of Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haba has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Haba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Krzysztof Diaz has been cut.
Haba takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haba gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haba.
Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haba has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Haba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haba moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Haba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Haba.
Haba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haba doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Haba blocks the leg kick.
Haba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Haba stalling against the cage.
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Haba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haba is breathing heavily.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Haba moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Haba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the cage.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Haba moves out of range.
Haba moves into the clinch.
Haba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Haba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Haba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Haba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Haba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haba lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haba, as that shot connected.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Haba finish him?
Haba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haba has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Haba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haba closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Haba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Haba lands a left hand.
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haba rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haba breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba closes the distance and clinches.
Haba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haba scores with a three punch combo!
Haba clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Haba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Haba on the inside.
A short left from Haba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillip Haba is winning the standup battle so far.
Haba throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Diaz stumbling backwards into the cage! Diaz bounces back off the cage towards Haba, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Haba lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Haba celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phillip Haba!
Phillip Haba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Krzysztof Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming out tonight to cheer me on. I'll get my revenge!'.
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hype
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RATING
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