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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Techno Viking (ranked 1013 p4p, 640 weight class) and ZaDarius Haden (ranked 144 p4p, 91 weight class). Haden has chosen Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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16 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Techno Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Viking has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Viking pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haden throws a looping overhand right but Viking ducks down to avoid it.
Viking throws a lazy right hand but Haden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haden throws out a loose jab but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haden scores with a shot to the body.
Viking throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like ZaDarius Haden has been cut.
Viking misses with a head kick.
Haden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haden slips under a jab.
Viking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
A punch lands to the side of Haden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haden misses with a looping right.
Haden avoids the head kick by Viking.
Viking misses with a straight left.
Viking connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Techno Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking throws a head kick but Haden moves out of range.
Viking misses with a right hand
and Haden counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Viking!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viking manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haden's best efforts.
Haden passes the guard and advances to mount!
Viking can't escape the position.
Haden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Viking's face.
Viking bucks Haden off and manages to get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haden under the eye.
Haden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Viking.
Haden tries to move into range but Viking moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden ducks straight into an uppercut from Viking and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Haden manages to regain guard straight away.
Haden is rocked!
Viking wants to stand but Haden is controlling his posture from full guard.
Viking engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haden 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.
Viking controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Haden is proving hard to escape from.
Viking trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Viking controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haden clobbers Viking with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Viking tries to clinch up but Haden circles away and keeps his distance.
Viking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
Haden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circling - Viking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viking manages to avoid it.
Viking moves into range and clinches up with Haden.
A short right from Haden.
Haden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viking misses with a punch on the inside.
Haden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viking holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haden cracks Viking with a nice body shot.
Viking stops a takedown attempt from Haden.
Haden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Techno Viking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ZaDarius Haden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Viking throws the left hand but Haden avoids the punch easily.
Haden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Viking is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Haden misses.
Viking misses with a left hand
and Haden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Viking's guard.
Haden postures up and lands a big shot to Viking's brow.
Haden throwing strikes from guard but Viking blocks nicely.
Viking is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haden is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Viking tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Viking is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Viking avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haden trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Haden is working Viking over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haden shoots for a takedown but Viking saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Viking lands a high kick to the side of Haden's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Viking dives into guard, looking to finish.
Haden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Viking wants to stand but Haden is controlling his posture from full guard.
Haden has control of Viking's left arm, preventing Viking from doing any damage.
Haden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Viking controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viking's corner calls for a 1-2. Viking obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up ZaDarius Haden's cut even more.
Viking tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking tried to score with a low kick but Haden checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haden. Viking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haden stuns Viking with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haden lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haden. Viking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viking uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haden.
Techno Viking is winning the standup battle so far.
Viking connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Techno Viking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viking doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Viking connects with a high kick.
Haden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Viking fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Viking misses.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden moves away from the strike by Viking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Viking, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viking throws a lazy uppercut
and Haden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viking walks into a left hand.
Haden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haden fails to land the takedown.
Techno Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Haden walks into a jab.
Viking has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Viking on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Viking is looking for a sweep. Haden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but ZaDarius Haden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on ZaDarius Haden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Viking.
Haden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viking's head.
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viking ducks right into an uppercut from Haden.
Viking throws a poor cross that misses
and Haden counters with a stiff right hand.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viking.
Viking closes the distance and clinches.
Haden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Viking misses.
Viking slips a jab from Haden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden looks to land a combination. Viking sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Viking is rocked!
Viking misses with a head kick.
Oh Viking is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haden.
Viking leaves his chin hanging out and Haden seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Viking crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). ZaDarius Haden!
ZaDarius Haden managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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