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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Wood (ranked 25864 p4p, 4675 weight class) and Henry Haze (ranked 491 p4p, 422 weight class). Morgan Wood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Morgan Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Haze!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze blocks a jab.
As Wood backs off Haze throws a huge counter combo but Wood manages to avoid it all.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Haze throws a counter combo.
Haze needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Haze lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Morgan Wood has been cut.
Haze misses with a wild combination.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Haze is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wood can't fight it off and eventually Haze manages to take the fight to the floor. Wood looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze is fighting to break Wood's control of his arms but Wood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Haze stands up over Wood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haze wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wood is trying to keep Haze in close.
Haze cracks Wood with a solid left hand.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood trying to control the position here.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood seems keen to control Haze's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Wood misses.
Haze gets a double leg takedown into Wood's guard.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Haze postures up.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws an elbow that misses. Wood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haze's guard. Nice move by Wood!
Wood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been informed that Haze has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
Wood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haze is adopting a defensive guard.
Wood looking to sit in guard and control but Haze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Haze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters with a single leg into guard. Wood didn't expect that.
Wood pulls Haze in close to prevent any damage.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haze is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Wood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wood tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze preventing the sweep.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze is fighting to break Wood's control of his arms but Wood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henry Haze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haze defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wood wants to control but Haze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wood is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze chips away with some ground and pound.
Wood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Wood's brow.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wood is pulling down on Haze's head. It's preventing any offense from Haze, at least for the moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Wood.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wood 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.
Wood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haze's guard.
Wood trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Haze manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze scoring with some ground and pound.
Wood is trying to control the position but Haze postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wood looking to sit in guard and control but Haze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wood's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wood grinds an elbow into Haze's temple.
Wood throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wood controlling from side mount.
Wood trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Wood stalls from top position.
Wood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Haze sneaks back into half guard.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wood.
Wood is trying to control the action in half guard but Haze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haze is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry Haze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wood not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haze preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wood working Haze over with strikes.
Haze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wood.
Wood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Wood misses with a body shot
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
And Haze tries to counter it with a takedown but Wood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wood looks to clinch
and Haze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wood thinking.
Haze looking to score a takedown here. Wood is defending well but Haze drives through and ends up in Wood's guard.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood pulls Haze in to control the position.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Haze tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wood gets caught napping as Haze dives in and scores a takedown. Wood manages to retain guard.
Wood is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Haze.
I've got Haze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Haze!
Henry Haze took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Going The Distance for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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