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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Szopa (ranked 2046 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 272 p4p, 229 weight class). Darryl Haze has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ingo Szopa's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingo Szopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Szopa scores with a body shot.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Szopa is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Szopa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Szopa slips the punch.
Haze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Szopa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Haze as he connects with a hook.
Haze lands with an overhand left.
A cross from Haze lands.
Haze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Szopa.
Haze misses with an uppercut. Szopa saw that one coming.
Haze slips under a jab from Szopa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Szopa.
Haze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throws a nice head kick!
Haze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szopa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze .
Szopa misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a leg kick.
Haze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Szopa but Szopa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szopa throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Szopa off balance momentarily.
Haze misses with a lunging right hand
and Szopa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Szopa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze blocks a jab.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Szopa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Szopa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Szopa misses with a straight left.
Haze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Szopa defends well and Haze ends up having to push Szopa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ingo Szopa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darryl Haze .
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze lands with a shot to the body.
Haze connects with the punch.
Szopa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haze .
Szopa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haze .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szopa missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haze misses the jab.
Haze 's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haze 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haze lands a jab.
Szopa swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze ! But no joy.
Haze moves away from the strike by Szopa.
Szopa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze misses with a hook. Szopa ducked under it nicely.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haze defending well as Szopa loads up on a big left hand.
Szopa misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Szopa misses with a body shot.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Szopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szopa just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze tests Szopa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haze lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze slips under a jab from Szopa.
Szopa misses with a looping left.
Haze thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Szopa if he has to take too many more of those.
Haze is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Szopa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Szopa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Szopa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haze is one step ahead there.
Haze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haze trying to control but Szopa is working from the bottom.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Szopa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Szopa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szopa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Szopa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haze defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze slips nicely into half guard.
Haze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Szopa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Szopa tries to get to full guard but Haze has control of the leg.
Haze is keen to just control but Szopa is a slippery customer.
Szopa wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze dominated that round.
That's time! Szopa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Szopa. Beautiful body shot.
Szopa misses with a straight left.
A jab from Szopa misses.
Szopa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szopa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haze slips a straight right by Szopa.
Haze tries a quick counter leg kick but Szopa is wise to it.
Szopa loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze lands with an overhand left.
Haze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Szopa's hands.
Darryl Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szopa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szopa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haze counters with a good low kick that Szopa was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze .
Szopa misses with a hook to the body
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Haze lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haze .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Szopa misses the body punch
and Haze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Szopa trying to hold on to Haze 's head to control him but Haze postures up.
Haze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Szopa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haze seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Haze trying to control from half guard but Szopa is working away.
Szopa is trying to maintain the position but Haze is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze is keen to just control but Szopa is a slippery customer.
Szopa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haze content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Haze lands strikes from half guard.
Haze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Szopa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haze looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Szopa trying to control from the bottom.
Haze moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze advances to mount.
Szopa regains half guard.
Szopa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Szopa is trying to get back to full guard.
Szopa is not content to let Haze control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szopa wants to improve his position but Haze is controlling well.
Haze is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Szopa is trying to get back to full guard.
Haze trying to control from half guard but Szopa is working away.
Haze moves nicely into side control.
A lull in the action here as Haze stalls from top position.
Szopa tries to control but Haze manages to take his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Szopa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Szopa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haze , as that shot connected.
Haze scores with a body shot.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Szopa is just out of range.
Szopa looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Szopa misses with a straight right.
Szopa misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szopa loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Szopa misses the target.
Haze lands a head kick. Szopa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Szopa misses.
Haze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Haze . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haze .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szopa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Szopa blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szopa. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze scores with a hook to the body. Szopa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szopa. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szopa swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Szopa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haze moves out of range as Szopa strikes.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Szopa misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Haze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haze throws a hook but Szopa blocks it.
Haze moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze lands a high kick!
Ingo Szopa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze avoids the body shot from Szopa.
Haze feints and then cracks Szopa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Szopa down.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Szopa is looking to counter punch.
Szopa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Haze napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Haze managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Szopa.
Haze prevents Szopa from improving position.
Haze is working to avoid the ground and pound but Szopa connects with a decent elbow.
Szopa trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szopa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Szopa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Haze tries to buck Szopa off but Szopa is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Szopa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Haze manages to work his way to half guard, despite Szopa's best efforts.
Haze is looking to control Szopa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haze avoid being mounted?
Haze is trying to get back to full guard.
Haze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Szopa connects with a nice short shot to Haze 's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze is pressing down on Szopa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Szopa trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szopa postures up and lands a big shot to Haze 's brow.
Szopa postures up and lands a big shot to Haze 's brow.
Szopa postures up in Haze 's guard and throws a big left but Haze blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Szopa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze pulls Szopa in close to his closed guard and prevents Szopa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Darryl Haze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darryl Haze .
Well Haze has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Haze !
After winning the bout, Darryl Haze thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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