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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 2259 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Uber Hammerfall (ranked 288 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uber Hammerfall!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar with a hook.
It looks like Uber Hammerfall has been cut.
Haggar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammerfall sprawls well initially but Haggar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haggar thows a huge punch but Hammerfall dodges it nicely.
Haggar is working for a submission of some sort.
Hammerfall wants to get back to his feet.
Hammerfall has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Panda Sprawl n Brawl. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Hammerfall's head.
Haggar controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar winds up and cracks Hammerfall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar is keen to just control but Hammerfall is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haggar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haggar's back!
Hammerfall has the hooks in. Haggar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hammerfall is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar tries to break free.
Haggar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hammerfall's guard. Nice work there by Haggar.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfall wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Hammerfall is keeping the position.
Hammerfall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar preventing the sweep.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfall has wrist control.
Hammerfall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar trying to control but Hammerfall is working from the bottom.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammerfall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerfall has wrist control.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfall wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar works over Hammerfall with some ground and pound from guard.
Haggar won't allow Hammerfall to get back to his feet.
Haggar looking to sit in guard and control but Hammerfall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haggar 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfall is looking to stand up but Haggar won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uber Hammerfall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammerfall lands with a straight right. Haggar didn't see that one coming.
Hammerfall throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Hammerfall - just one landing.
Haggar fails with the takedown.
Haggar jabs Hammerfall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haggar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Haggar.
Haggar slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Haggar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hammerfall throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerfall.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammerfall. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
A jab from Haggar finds it's way through Hammerfall's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammerfall! But no joy.
Hammerfall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot
enabling Haggar to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haggar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Haggar lands.
Hammerfall connects with a nice looking jab.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammerfall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hammerfall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Hammerfall is out of range.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haggar throws a body punch but Hammerfall moves out of range.
As Haggar backs off Hammerfall throws a huge counter combo but Haggar manages to avoid it all.
Hammerfall throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfall misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar swings for the body but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Hammerfall slips a straight right by Haggar.
Hammerfall looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar connects with the punch.
Haggar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Hammerfall misses.
Haggar throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haggar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Haggar throws a strike but Hammerfall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar distracts Hammerfall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Haggar stops Hammerfall from standing up.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar trying to control but Hammerfall is working from the bottom.
Hammerfall is looking to stand up but Haggar isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haggar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammerfall can do to turn this around?
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uber Hammerfall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haggar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hammerfall throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerfall manages to avoid it.
Hammerfall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haggar gets the takedown into side control.
Haggar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hammerfall tries to bench press Haggar off him but Haggar keeps the position.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar working the ground and pound but Hammerfall is defending the strikes.
Haggar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hammerfall is avoiding damage well.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Hammerfall's head but Hammerfall avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar throws an elbow but Hammerfall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hammerfall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Haggar.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Hammerfall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammerfall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Hammerfall is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape.
Uber Hammerfall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall trying to control momentarily.
Hammerfall keeps control of the position easily here as Haggar tries to buck him off.
Haggar is trying to break free.
Hammerfall is persistently looking for the submission but Haggar is defending it well.
Haggar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall working for the choke.
Haggar can't escape the position.
Haggar fending off the submission attempt from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall looking for the RNC.
Hammerfall throwing sloppy strikes.
Haggar turns into Hammerfall and is now in his guard.
Haggar prevents Hammerfall from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar stands up over Hammerfall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Hammerfall keeps moving.
Hammerfall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfall keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Hammerfall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Mike Haggar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfall throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Haggar escapes and throws Hammerfall's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haggar, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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