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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 548 p4p, 891 weight class) and Banana Republic (ranked 78 p4p, 128 weight class). Haden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Republic was well out of range. Poor timing from Haden.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Republic moves away.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Haden there.
Republic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Republic manages to avoid it.
Haden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Republic throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Haden throws a jab when Republic was well out of range.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden swings for the body but Republic moves out of range.
Republic throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Haden throws a hook but Republic avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Haden misses the target.
Haden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Republic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden misses the jab.
Haden throws the left hand but Republic avoids the punch easily.
Republic slips under a jab from Haden.
ZaDarius Haden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haden swings for the body but Republic moves out of range.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Republic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Republic throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Haden throws a series of punches but Republic avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haden lands with a shot to the body.
Haden thuds a left hand into Republic's body.
Republic wants to clinch up but Haden keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden throws a right hand that misses
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haden scores with a nice head shot.
Haden throws a body punch but Republic moves out of range.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Republic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haden with a poor takedown
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Republic pinned against the cage. Republic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haden misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Republic misses.
Haden missing with a left hand there. Republic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Republic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haden rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden keeps the fight on the outside.
Haden takes a swing at Republic's ribcage but misses.
Republic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
Republic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haden with a body shot.
Republic slips a straight right by Haden.
Republic wants to counter with a clinch but Haden pushes him away.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Republic throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Haden throws a jab when Republic was well out of range.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Republic defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Haden there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Republic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Haden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Republic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Republic ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Republic staying out of range there.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Republic defending well as Haden loads up on a big left hand.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haden takes a swing at Republic's ribcage but misses.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Republic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Republic defending well as Haden loads up on a big left hand.
Republic throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Republic tries to clinch there but Haden circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haden.
Haden misses with an uppercut
and Republic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haden dives in and grabs Republic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Republic pushes down on Haden's head and hops out.
Republic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haden with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic moves into the clinch successfully.
Haden breaks the clinch.
ZaDarius Haden is winning the standup battle so far.
Haden looks to land a left hand but Republic moved out of range nicely.
Republic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haden.
Haden misses with a lunging right hand
and Republic counters with a straight right hand.
Haden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Republic pinned against the cage. Republic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haden misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Republic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haden takes a swing at Republic's ribcage but misses.
Haden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Republic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Haden throws a lazy uppercut
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haden misses with an uppercut. Republic saw that one coming.
It seemed like Republic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haden lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden looks to land a combination but Republic avoids it well.
Good exchange - Haden coming out on top.
Republic slaps away a takedown attempt from Haden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Republic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Republic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haden with a body shot.
Haden thuds a left hand into Republic's body.
Haden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haden cracks Republic with an open hand slap.
Haden shoots in but Republic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Republic throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic moves out of range of the strikes.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Republic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Republic.
Republic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haden.
Republic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haden.
It seemed like Republic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Haden here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Haden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haden misses the body punch
and Republic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Republic defending well as Haden loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Haden as he connects with a hook.
Haden looks for a takedown but Republic sprawls well.
Haden misses with a takedown attempt
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Haden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haden misses the shot to the body.
Republic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Republic stuffs the takedown attempt from Haden. Haden gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Republic misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haden.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haden is looking to counter punch.
Haden with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Republic counter with a right hand.
Haden lands a slapping body shot.
Haden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Republic circles away.
Haden connects with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haden.
Banana Republic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Haden asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Haden in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Republic is trying to buck Haden off.
Haden is chipping away with strikes.
Republic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haden scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Republic to see if he's OK.
We've been hearing that Haden has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Republic throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Haden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Republic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Haden tries to move into full mount but can't pass Republic's legs.
Haden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
ZaDarius Haden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Haden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haden cracks Republic with a big right hand but Republic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Haden lands a really nice looking cross but Republic seems unphased.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Haden misses the target.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaDarius Haden!
ZaDarius Haden gave a mention to ALPHA Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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