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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Amir (ranked 643 p4p, 611 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 97 p4p, 94 weight class). Amir comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - Gobblers of Dregs. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar lands with a hook. Amir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amir avoids the head kick by Haggar.
Amir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amir.
Haggar digs a good hook to Amir's body.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Haggar misses with a straight left.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Amir seems unphased.
Haggar throws a shot from downtown. Amir moves away and avoids it.
Amir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amir looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haggar lands with a hook. Amir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amir misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Amir misses with a head kick.
Haggar connects with a body shot that sends Amir's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Amir is out of range.
Haggar just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Haggar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Amir misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amir. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar blocks a jab.
Amir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Haggar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Amir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Amir!
Amir wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar is looking to stand back up but Amir counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Haggar.
Haggar tries to get to full guard but Amir has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir wants to pass the guard but Haggar is defending well.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
Haggar is not content to let Amir control the position.
Haggar manages to get to full guard.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amir manages to get himself to full guard.
Haggar works over Amir with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Amir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.
Amir working for a triangle but Haggar defends it easily.
Amir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar cracks Amir with a solid left hand.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar stands and throws Amir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Amir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haggar trying to control the position but Amir is working away.
Amir is trying to get back to half guard.
Haggar working the body and head with strikes.
Amir is looking to reverse the position.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Haggar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Amir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
That's time! Amir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haggar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mike Haggar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar throws the left hand but Amir avoids the punch easily.
Haggar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amir lands the left hand.
Amir swinging wildly here.
Haggar loads up on a big right hand but Amir slips the punch.
Amir slips a straight right by Haggar.
Amir is looking to counter the offense by Haggar and move into the clinch.
Amir throws a leg kick but Haggar moved away.
Haggar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amir did well to prevent Haggar getting side control.
Amir is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amir is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amir is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Amir is working away.
Amir is trying to control but can't.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Amir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Amir is trying to control but can't.
Amir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haggar pulls his head out easily.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar winds up and cracks Amir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Amir's head.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar trying to control from Amir's half guard. Amir has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Amir has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Amir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing good reports from Amir's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Amir has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar cracks Amir with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Amir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haggar connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haggar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haggar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haggar is not content to let Amir control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir prevents Haggar from standing back up.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar manages to get to full guard.
Amir advances to half guard.
Amir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
Haggar is in trouble now - Amir has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Amir misses the shot to the body.
Amir blocks a jab.
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Haggar swings for the body but Amir moves out of range.
Amir is looking for a counter combo.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Haggar misses.
Haggar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haggar showed some decent athleticism there.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Amir's hands, connecting with Amir's forehead.
Amir has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Amir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amir keeps working.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir wants to get back to full guard.
Haggar working over Amir with some ground and pound. Amir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Amir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haggar.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Amir is defending well.
Haggar is trying to control. Amir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Amir tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Haggar winds up and cracks Amir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Amir!
Haggar landing strikes from the mount and Amir is in trouble!
It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Haggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haggar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amir looks a forlorn figure.
A big strike lands for Haggar! That's really hurt Amir and he's turned his back - Haggar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Haggar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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