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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markos Hadjilis (ranked 3001 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Willie Faacker (ranked 438 p4p, 444 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Willie Faacker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 1, fighting out of London, Markos Hadjilis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Faacker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faacker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faacker misses with the combination.
Hadjilis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hadjilis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hadjilis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faacker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faacker tries a low kick but Hadjilis avoids it.
Faacker looks to land a combination but Hadjilis avoids it well.
Faacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Willie Faacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hadjilis scores with a push kick.
Hadjilis connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faacker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hadjilis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hadjilis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faacker. That did some damage!
A cross from Faacker lands.
Hadjilis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faacker defending well as Hadjilis loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Faacker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faacker misses with the combination.
Faacker tests Hadjilis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Markos Hadjilis has been cut.
Faacker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hadjilis. Faacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hadjilis throws a hook but Faacker avoids it easily.
Hadjilis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faacker.
It looked like Hadjilis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Faacker.
Hadjilis looks to score with a jab to the body but Faacker is just out of range.
Faacker scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faacker. Hadjilis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hadjilis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faacker.
Hadjilis throws a hook but Faacker avoids it easily.
Faacker catches Hadjilis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Faacker looks to land a left hand but Hadjilis moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faacker swinging wildly here.
Hadjilis lands a big head kick that sends Faacker tumbling to the mat! Hadjilis takes a step backwards and waves Faacker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Faacker is rocked!
It looks like Willie Faacker has been cut.
Faacker throws a jab when Hadjilis was well out of range.
Faacker staying out of range there.
Faacker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hadjilis connects with a leg kick.
Faacker throws a shot to the body.
Faacker stalks Hadjilis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hadjilis's face. Hadjilis staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Faacker.
Faacker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faacker blocks a head kick by Hadjilis.
Faacker moves out of range as Hadjilis strikes.
Hadjilis defending well as Faacker loads up on a big left hand.
Faacker looks to land a combination. Hadjilis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hadjilis lands with a straight right. Faacker didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis connects with an inside leg kick.
Hadjilis 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.
Faacker is still on wobbly legs! Can Hadjilis finish him?
Faacker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Faacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hadjilis manages to break the clinch.
Faacker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hadjilis throws a head kick that misses
and Faacker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hadjilis. That's going to slow Faacker down.
Faacker throws a hook but Hadjilis avoids it easily.
Hadjilis swings for the body but Faacker moves out of range.
Faacker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Faacker showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadjilis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hadjilis actively working from the bottom here.
Faacker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hadjilis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faacker is keen to just control but Hadjilis is a slippery customer.
Hadjilis tries to get to full guard but Faacker has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Markos Hadjilis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hadjilis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice combination there by Faacker.
Hadjilis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Markos Hadjilis's cut is getting worse.
Hadjilis slips a straight right by Faacker.
Hadjilis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Faacker just manages to avoid it.
Hadjilis tries to clinch there but Faacker circles away.
Faacker lands with a good body shot.
Willie Faacker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hadjilis jabs Faacker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hadjilis looks to land a left hand but Faacker moved out of range nicely.
Faacker scores with a jab.
Hadjilis with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faacker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faacker scores with a sloppy right hand. Hadjilis should have avoided that one.
Hadjilis throws the left hand but Faacker avoids the punch easily.
Faacker has Hadjilis up against the cage in a clinch.
Hadjilis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faacker walks away with a smile on his face. Hadjilis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Faacker misses its intended target.
Hadjilis is looking to clinch.
Hadjilis throws out a loose jab but Faacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faacker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hadjilis looks to land a right hand but Faacker moved out of range.
Faacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hadjilis connects with a leg kick.
Hadjilis dodges the punch combination from Faacker.
Hadjilis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Hadjilis misses the target.
Hadjilis takes a swing at Faacker's ribcage but misses.
Faacker misses with a head kick.
Faacker lands with a nice body punch.
Willie Faacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hadjilis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hadjilis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faacker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Hadjilis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faacker throws a nice looking combination but Hadjilis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faacker throws a one two combo.
Faacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hadjilis throws a leg kick which misses Faacker's front leg but catches the back leg as Faacker tries to avoid it.
Hadjilis throws a body shot but no joy.
Hadjilis thumps Faacker with a low kick.
Faacker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hadjilis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faacker, pushing him back against the cage.
Hadjilis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hadjilis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hadjilis.
Hadjilis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faacker backwards.
Hadjilis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hadjilis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Faacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hadjilis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faacker takes a swing at Hadjilis's ribcage but misses.
Hadjilis dodges the punch combination from Faacker.
Faacker is breathing heavily.
Hadjilis moves into the clinch successfully.
Hadjilis misses with the head strike.
Hadjilis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faacker backwards.
Hadjilis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faacker backwards.
Hadjilis lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis swings wildly with an uppercut but Faacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hadjilis jumps guard and drags Faacker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faacker is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hadjilis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Faacker is looking to defend but Hadjilis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Faacker! Hadjilis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Faacker taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Markos Hadjilis!
In his post fight interview, Markos Hadjilis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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