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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou Haggen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp throws a head kick but Haggen moves out of range.
Sapp wants to clinch but Haggen slips to the side
and Haggen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sapp's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggen throws an elbow that misses. Sapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggen's guard. Nice move by Sapp!
Haggen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sapp manages to get himself to full guard.
Sapp wants to sweep here but Haggen controlling him for the moment.
Haggen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Sapp wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggen wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
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!
Haggen postures up in Sapp's guard and throws a big left but Sapp blocks it.
Sapp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haggen postures up in Sapp's guard and throws a big left but Sapp blocks it.
Sapp is trying to keep Haggen in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Sapp hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sapp leaves Haggen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haggen feints a jab promting Sapp to slip. Haggen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sapp slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
Lou Haggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggen shoots in for a takedown but Sapp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sapp shoots in but no luck this time.
Haggen shoots in looking for a takedown. Sapp tries to sprawl out of it but Haggen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Haggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haggen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haggen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haggen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sapp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haggen's waist but Haggen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sapp off to one side.
Sapp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haggen tries to avoid it but Sapp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haggen to the ground. Haggen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haggen misses with the combination.
Haggen shoots for a double leg takedown but Sapp sprawls well. He's pushed Haggen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sapp misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapp shoots in for a double leg but Haggen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haggen stuffs the takedown.
Haggen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left and a right from Haggen both land. Nice combination.
Sapp gets caught flat footed, as Haggen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haggen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggen is in close to Sapp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggen drops back looking for a leg! Sapp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sapp manages to kick Haggen off! Haggen jumps back into Sapp's guard.
Sapp is trying to control the position but Haggen postures up.
Haggen won't allow Sapp to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haggen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Haggen trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
Sapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haggen wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
Sapp wants to get back to his feet but Haggen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp has momentary wrist control but Haggen slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sapp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haggen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haggen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sapp is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Haggen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sapp's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haggen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haggen closes the distance and clinches up with Sapp, looking for a takedown. Haggen pushes Sapp against the cage but Sapp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sapp.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haggen but Haggen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haggen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sapp's waist but Sapp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggen off to one side.
Haggen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sapp. Sapp obviously looking to wear him down.
Sapp shoots for a takedown but Haggen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sapp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sapp wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Haggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haggen misses with a takedown attempt - Sapp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haggen as he jumps to the side.
Haggen dodges the punch combination from Sapp.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp dives in and grabs Haggen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haggen pushes down on Sapp's head and hops out.
Sapp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sapp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sapp moves in looking to clinch but Haggen pushes him off.
Haggen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sapp shoots in for a double leg but Haggen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sapp closes the distance and clinches up with Haggen, looking for a takedown. Sapp pushes Haggen against the cage but Haggen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haggen gets a takedown into half guard.
Haggen winds up and cracks Sapp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haggen is looking to stall here but Sapp recovers full guard.
Haggen wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sapp punching from the bottom - just letting Haggen know he's still in a fight.
Sapp 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haggen throws a big right hand that misses.
Haggen landing some decent shots from guard.
Haggen won't allow Sapp to sweep him here.
Sapp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haggen lands a couple of elbows.
Sapp wants to sweep here but Haggen controlling him for the moment.
Sapp trying to control the position.
Haggen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haggen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sapp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Haggen has managed to get both his arms back between Sapp's legs - danger averted.
Sapp looking to control.
Haggen passes Sapp's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sapp is looking to improve his position.
Haggen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haggen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sapp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haggen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sapp has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lou Haggen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Sapp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Haggen leaves Sapp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Haggen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sapp tries to clinch but Haggen is having none of it.
Sapp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haggen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggen throws a right hand that Sapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sapp also avoids with ease.
Sapp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haggen.
Haggen fails with a takedown attempt.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sapp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haggen jumps guard but Sapp stands there with Haggen around his waist. Haggen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Haggen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp breaks the clinch.
Sapp shoots in looking for a takedown. Haggen tries to sprawl out of it but Sapp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haggen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sapp shoots in for a double leg but Haggen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sapp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haggen defends it nicely.
Haggen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sapp really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Haggen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggen lands a big shot there that rocks Sapp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sapp is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haggen lands with some strikes.
Sapp wants to control but Haggen is having none of it.
Haggen unloading with bombs!
Sapp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Haggen.
Haggen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Haggen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggen looking to ground and pound but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Sapp wants to control but Haggen is having none of it.
Haggen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sapp wants to hold on but Haggen pushes him away.
The referee warns Sapp that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Haggen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haggen with shots to the head and body - Sapp looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sapp keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sapp is bucking up trying to escape but Haggen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggen is working for a guillotine from mount but Sapp frees his head quite easily.
Lou Haggen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sapp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Haggen controlling his opponent.
Haggen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sapp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bob Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haggen controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Haggen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haggen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Haggen!
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