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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slant Grant (ranked 24077 p4p, 3955 weight class) and Marcoh Haas (ranked 483 p4p, 405 weight class). Haas has chosen Pulse and Anxiety as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slant Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcoh Haas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant scores with a head kick.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haas moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grant taking a breather.
Grant wants to stall.
Haas lands a right hand.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Haas won't allow it.
Haas has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Haas.
Haas digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Haas.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grant taking a breather.
Haas pushes Grant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Haas cracks Grant with a nice body shot.
Haas lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
Haas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haas lands a jab-cross combination.
Haas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haas lands a slapping body shot.
Haas digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grant.
Haas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marcoh Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant throws a low kick but Haas avoids it.
Haas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grant rather than just go for the knockout.
Haas throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Grant half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haas lands a right hook to the body.
Haas lands a jab to the head.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Haas moves his leg out of the way.
A right-left combo lands from Haas.
Haas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Haas coming out on top.
Grant does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Haas. Those never looked like landing.
Haas throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Haas looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Grant appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant with a nice calf kick.
Haas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haas moves into the clinch successfully.
Haas lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haas is keeping busy.
We've been informed that Haas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Haas is controlling the position.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Haas improves position.
A right hand to the body from Haas.
Haas breaks the clinch.
Grant throws a low kick but Haas moves out of range easily.
Haas is looking for the big counter here.
Haas looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Haas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Grant half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haas fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haas blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Haas. Those never looked like landing.
Grant looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcoh Haas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Haas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
Haas is working Grant over against the cage.
Haas works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Haas is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haas swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Haas throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Grant feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas clinches.
Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haas forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Haas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haas breaks the clinch.
Haas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Haas.
Grant lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Haas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Haas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haas misses the jab.
As Haas backs away, Grant returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grant wants to slow Haas down by chopping away at his legs.
Haas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haas clinches up against the cage.
Grant tries to circle away but Haas has him pinned against the cage.
Grant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcoh Haas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grant can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking to stall.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haas is keeping busy.
Grant is trying to maintain a safe position but Haas gets an underhook and turns Grant into the cage.
Grant looking to slow down the pace here.
Grant looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Slant Grant.
Haas moves into the clinch.
Haas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Haas.
A hook to the body from Haas.
Haas lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Haas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haas presses Grant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haas controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Haas.
Haas digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Haas.
Haas is working Grant over against the cage.
Haas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Haas coming out on top.
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!
Grant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marcoh Haas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant takes one to the side of the head.
Haas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcoh Haas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grant backs up against the cage.
Haas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grant back to the cage. Haas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haas throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Grant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.
Haas thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
Haas lands with a nice body punch.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Haas.
Haas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Haas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant keeps Haas at a distance using the push kick.
Haas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grant backs up against the cage.
Haas misses with a looping right.
Haas misses with a double jab.
Haas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haas checks the leg kick.
Haas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Haas swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Haas has Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Haas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Haas.
Haas is working Grant over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant trying to stall but Haas improves his position.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Haas improves position.
Maybe Grant would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A right handed body shot lands from Haas.
Haas is leaning against Grant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Haas.
Slant Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haas digs a right hand underneath Grant's ribcage. Grant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Haas.
Haas scores with a hook to the body.
Haas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haas managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haas digs a right hand into Grant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grant's gas tank.
Haas pushes Grant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Haas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Haas.
Haas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Haas.
Haas lands a nice shot to the body.
Haas presses Grant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Haas.
Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grant under the eye.
Marcoh Haas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haas works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haas.
Haas manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Haas catches Grant right on the button with a cross.
Haas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haas scores with a one two! Grant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas throws a series of strikes that have Grant backpedaling.
Haas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Haas was not able to check.
Haas scores with the left hand. Grant knows he should have avoided that one.
Grant misses with a low kick as Haas jumps back.
Haas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haas blocks a head kick by Grant.
Marcoh Haas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haas throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcoh Haas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcoh Haas!
Marcoh Haas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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